General brochure Sion, Swiss capital of the Alps

This brochure is a gift from the Tourist Office. We would like you to take our region home with you and share it with your friends and family. The professional photographs you will discover are our special favourites. Valais-born journalist and author Manuella Maury has been chosen to convey in just the right words the wonders of this holiday kingdom in which we wish you countless opportunities to experience wonderful emotions.

Happy reading and have an excellent stay.

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Ideas for visits

Discovery walk

The Tourist Office has created a «Discovery Walk» which will give visitors the opportunity to appreciate its wealth of sights and its historical centre of great beauty.

Guided tours

The best way to discover Sion, its 7’000 year-old history (one of the oldest town in Switzerland) and its places that are normally closed to the public.

Old town market

The largest weekly market in French-speaking Switzerland

Sion Wine Tour

Guided tour offering the tasting of 5 wines of Sion & 1 Valais selection of cold cuts. Discovery of 3 historic sites located in the old town

Castles

The topography of Sion is very specific – situated in the middle of the Rhone Valley, the town is dotted with hills. They have always been occupied by men who have made them into observation points and defensive sites.

Museums

One site - three museums: art, history, nature

Shopping

Sion is the largest open-air shopping center: hundreds of shops and several supermarkets will meet your expectations, either in the heart of the city or on the outskirts.