Whether you enjoy boating, hiking, biking, wine tasting or are looking for the ultimate Switzerland ski bvacation/b, Geneva offers easy access to paradise as well as numerous organized tours. b..../b The VALAIS (Wallis in German; bVallese/b in Italian) is Switzerland's third-largest canton, a diverse swathe of country occupying the valley ? hence the name ? of the River Rhône, from its source in the glaciers of the central Alps all the way to its inflow to Lake Geneva. ...