Les Diablerets' history
Les Diablerets... a century of tourism !
In the later half of the 19th century, the development of means of communication had two immediate consequences...
Increased contacts with towns in the plain and the rapid expansion of tourism, due to the construction of various hotels and guestshouses.
By 1867 horse-drawn coaches and carts could reach le Plan des Isles. This meant that timber could be exported and increasing numbers of tourists could come to enjoy the fresh, pure air and magnificent peaks.
This led to a tourist board being set up in 1888 (now called Diablerets Tourisme).
Le Temple de Vers-L'Eglise
Legend has it that, when the inhabitants of the Valley des Ormonts were trying to decide where to build a church, they erected 3 wooden poles in different places to see which was the least likely to be hit by an avalanche. Two we...
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