The city of Sion

The sunny capital of Valais, Sion, offers to its visitors a great number of cultural and historic activities:

• The old city and its market on Friday morning
• The art, history and nature museums and penitentiary museum
• The four castels Valère, Tourbillon, Montorge and Majorie
• The shows at Théâtre de Valère between others
• The music with the old organ festival of Valère , and the Tibor Varga International violin competition

A few minutes walking from Hotel des Vignes is located the underground lake of St-Léonard (Lac souterrain de St-Léonard) which deserves a visit as being the biggest underground lake in Europe.  

The Music and wines organization will make you discover the richness of local wines while listening to classical music virtuoso.

The Fondation Gianadda has been hosting famous artist’s exhibitions since 1978 and is contributing to the international reputation of Martigny city.

You will find more information:

Sion tourism website

There is always something happening in Sion. You will find here the main events:

Annual main events

Detailed event calendar