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Age-old custom: mattress-stuffing

Riederalp
03:00 h

Learn how mattresses were traditionally stuffed with straw and leaves in the old days and lend a hand yourself. A number of different steps await you in the production process. It’s an unusual experience in a tradition that is rarely practised nowadays.

Meeting point: 14:00 h Alpine Museum, Riederalp
Guide: Roberta Brigger
Registration: no registration required

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Roberta Brigger
3987 Riederalp
Mobile: +41 79 290 90 23

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Treffpunkt: Alpmuseum Riederalp
3987 Riederalp
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