We first visited 🐶 Barryland – Musée et Chiens du Saint-Bernard with a dog-loving and inquisitive 3 year old and a sleeping (mostly!) newborn baby in a pram . . . this visit coincided with the arrival of Saint-Bernard puppies!

A year later we visited again and this visit coincided with another litter of cute puppies, but also with the most wonderful 🐣 Easter egg hunt in the grounds next to the 🏺Roman Amphitheatre!  The museum not only organised an 🐣 Easter egg hunt (included in the entrance to the museum), there were also lots of 🎨 creative Easter workshops on offer. After this visit, we came home with great quantities of chocolate and also some hard-boiled eggs (part of the hunt!).

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Layout of the museum

The museum is set across three floors, with the 🐶 ground floor devoted to the Saint-Bernard dogs. Visitors can view the dogs in their kennels and there is a large outdoor space where they play. At various stages during the day, there are some “ meet and greet ” moments with the dogs. On the first floor, visitors can learn about the history of the Great Saint-Bernard Pass and on the second floor there is an interactive exhibition about St-Bernard dogs for children. The museum also organises 🎨 family activities and workshops on this floor – Découvertes Barry Family.

Children and adults alike will LOVE this museum.

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Restaurant & Café

When you need a break from cute dogs (but you won’t), then there is a ☕️ café / restaurant at the museum, with both indoor seating and terraced seating outside, called the Café de Barry.

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Gift Shop 

There is a 🎁 gift shop at the entrance, so if you need a new Saint-Bernard cuddly toy, this is the place to be!

good to know: if you have no intention of leaving with a new cuddly toy, then you’ll need to have this discussion before entering the museum, as there is quite the tempting collection on offer!

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Price

adults: CHF 12;
senior citizens (60+ years): CHF 10;
children (8+ years) and Students: CHF 7;
families: 25 CHF;

good to know: visitors to Barryland – Musée et chiens du Saint-Bernard are entitled to a 30% reduction on the admission price to the Pierre Gianadda Foundation on presentation of their entrance ticket, and the reverse is also applicable.

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Practical Information

🗓 opening hours: the museum is open daily from 10h until 18h and CLOSED on 24th and 25th December;

address:
Barryland - Musée et chiens du Saint-Bernard
Rue du Levant 34
1920 Martigny
Switzerland

tel: +41 (0)27 720 49 20

website: www.barryland.ch

🚙 parking: there is plentiful parking on site.

good to know: please note that the museum is located on a busy main road. Be very careful near the entrance with small children!

other activities for families in Martigny and nearby: here;