Original: The Valais (German: ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps.
Simplified: Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the south-western part of the country. It is  near the valley of the Rhone River from its springs to Lake Geneva, that separates Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps.