Is Sion Switzerland worth a visit?

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    26 June 2019 at 15:03:20 #822496

    What can one do in Sion?
    How far by train from Montreaux to Sion.?
    Worth to visit?

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    Snowman
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    26 June 2019 at 15:49:30 #916192

    Hi Ginger 62, and welcome to MySwissAlps!

    Sion is the capital of the Alpine canton Valais. Known for the two castles, each one on a hill, on top of the old town. Nice old town, pedestrian zone, good restaurants. Great local wines. Sion is also a good starting point for the side valleys.

    About 1 hr by train from Montreux (for details find the timetable, starting at “How to Travel” on top of your screen).

    To give you more hints we’d need to know when you plan your visit (there are great opportunities throughout the year, but they are very different from season to season), how much time you would have available in and around Sion, and what your main interests (outdoor, museums, night life, architecture, local life, business, alpine economy,…).

    Check this out : siontourisme.ch/index. php/en/

    You should enjoy the trip!

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    27 June 2019 at 0:23:48 #916193

    Completely agree with Snowman – a nice place to visit – and something a bit different from the usual discussions on this site!

    On the journey look out for the curiosity that is the 90 degree turn in the Rhone Valley – a geological oddity

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    27 June 2019 at 1:12:26 #916194

    Danke schon

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    28 June 2019 at 0:08:52 #916195

    You will be saying Merci not Danke in Montreux and Sion (and in fact in most of Switzerland as the French ‘Merci’ is used in Swiss-German speach as well

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    28 June 2019 at 3:03:23 #916196

    👍 Merci beaucoup😀

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    28 June 2019 at 3:06:41 #916197

    I will be at Sion on 26 July n stayin a nite at the Youth hostel

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