Excursion: Saint Bernard Museum in Martigny, Valais
There's a museum (Musée et Chiens du Saint-Bernard, the website has pages in English as well) dedicated to the St. Bernard (Swiss National History Museum and Wikipedia and St. Bernard Club of America) dog in Martigny in Canton Valais (Wallis). One can go up to the old Augustine monastery and hospice at the St. Bernard pass where in the summer months they have a few dogs for tourists to fawn over, but that takes an additional hour from Martigny and I had already travelled for more than three from Villigen. I just visited the museum and associated kennel to learn more about these special dogs and their legendary service to the monks and the wayfarers at the pass through the Alps between Italy and Switzerland.
To see more pictures from my trip, visit my overflow site:
Saint Bernard museum in Martigny
Updated to add the SNHM link.
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6 comments:
dogs are so special....the truest friend a man can have. loved the collection on the overflow site :)
Very good dog ! We have had a dog from mountains Pyrénées. The race is Labrit. It is a dog for guarding sheeps. White with long hair and a good face too.
Dogs have a special place in my heart and your post today is very special. I have heard about these dogs all of my life and it is good to see some of them finally. Thanks for the post.
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Love dogs as I have said many times. These dogs are great except for the slobbers.
un musée du saint bernard c'est surprenant. belle photo, ils sont beaux. je te souhaite un bon weekend
a museum of the saint Bernard it is surprising. beautiful photograph, they are beautiful. I wish you a good weekend
An unusual but obviously delightful museum! The overflow pictures completed the story!
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