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EPFL Valais Wallis to Double in Size – Interview with Director Marc-André Berclaz

December 14, 2017 by Rachel Beacher Leave a Comment

EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) is one of the biggest employers of English-speakers in Sion. It brings together academics from all over the world to carry out ground-breaking research in the fields of science and technology. It has had many successes, with numerous awards and highly cited academic papers. And over the next few […]

Filed Under: EPFL, Science, Sion Tagged With: epfl, EPFL Valais Wallis, sion

Facebook group for English Speakers in Valais – and another meet up

November 24, 2017 by Rachel Beacher Leave a Comment

In response to requests from readers about how to meet other Anglophones in the region, we have set up a Facebook group for you to share news and events and to connect with each other. Anyone living in the Sion or Valais area can join the group – English Speakers in Valais. There will be […]

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New destination for passengers flying from Sion Airport

November 14, 2017 by Rachel Beacher 2 Comments

Swiss International Air Lines will offer travellers the option to fly from Sion to Portugal this winter. The company is testing the route with two round-trip journeys to Porto, Portugal’s second largest city, on 23 December and 6 January. Swiss did a similar thing last winter, with two taster flights to London Heathrow. This year, […]

Filed Under: Sion, Sion Airport Tagged With: Sion Airport, Sion to Portugal, Swiss International Airline

Sion Airport gets ready to welcome new airline powdair

November 2, 2017 by Rachel Beacher 1 Comment

For the first time regular flights will run directly from Sion to the UK and other European destinations when powdair launches in December. The company is billing itself as a ‘mountain sports airline’. It will run all year round and is targeted not just at people coming to ski in the region, but summer tourists, […]

Filed Under: Sion, Sion Airport, Tourism

Launch event for Living in Sion

October 30, 2017 by Rachel Beacher 2 Comments

Would you like to come to the inauguration event for the Living In Sion website? It will take place at La Croix Fédérale bar and restaurant, Rue du Grand-Pont 13, 1950 Sion on Tuesday, the 7th November. Join us for an apéritif at 10.30am followed by a short presentation at 11am. If you have a […]

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