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Next Valais English Club Meet Up on 23 June

June 14, 2018 by Catherine Nelson-Pollard Leave a Comment

Next Valais English Club Meet Up on 23 June

The next Valais English Club Meet Up will be on Saturday 23rd June 2018 at 18:00 and will take place at Les Iles restaurant. This is an outdoor restaurant right by the water in a green park just on the outskirts of Sion. Photo above – Domaine les Iles – courtesy Bourgeoisie de Sion These Meet […]

Filed Under: Events, Meet Ups, Sion Tagged With: English club Valais meet ups, Valais Switzerland

Reduction to Guinness Irish Festival with Passeport Valaisan.

June 14, 2018 by Catherine Nelson-Pollard Leave a Comment

Reduction to Guinness Irish Festival with Passeport Valaisan.

“Passeport Valaisan” are offering a reduction on entry (plus a free Guinness!) to the Guinness Irish Festival which will take place in Sion from the 9th -11th August 2018 making a saving of CHF 17 per person. The festival’s line-up includes the band Dervish from County Sligo who play traditional Irish music (see video below). The Stepcrew brings together […]

Filed Under: Events, Sion Tagged With: dervish, guinness irish festival, Passeport Valaisan, sion, switzerland, the stepcrew, Valais

Neighbour’s Day in Sion – Friday 25th May 2018

May 22, 2018 by Catherine Nelson-Pollard Leave a Comment

Neighbour’s Day in Sion – Friday 25th May 2018

It’s the annual “Neighbours’ Day” in Sion on Friday 25th May 2018. This day is organised by both neighbours and organisations themselves so take a look out in your neighbourhood for the La Fête des Voisins posters to see if there is an event going on near you. These events usually take place in the […]

Filed Under: Events, Sion Tagged With: fete des voisins, sion, Valais, ville de sion

Snow-Shoe meet up 14th January/ Apéro and English conversation – Friday Jan 19th in Sion

January 12, 2018 by Catherine Nelson-Pollard Leave a Comment

Snow-Shoe meet up 14th January/ Apéro and English conversation – Friday Jan 19th in Sion

There are two Meet-Up group events taking place in the Sion area this week – a snow-shoe event in Veysonnaz on Sunday 14th January, and an Apéro and English conversation in Sion on Friday 19th. The Veysonnaz Meet-Up on Sunday, January 14th is organised by the Valais English Club. Subject to weather conditions, the meet […]

Filed Under: Events, Hiking/Skiing, Sion Tagged With: living in sion, meet-up, sion, switzerland, veysonnaz

When Santa swings between the Chalets – Christmas Market in Grimentz 9/10 December

November 20, 2017 by Catherine Nelson-Pollard Leave a Comment

When Santa swings between the Chalets – Christmas Market in Grimentz 9/10 December

Date for your diaries – Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December Les Fééries de Noël is a Christmas market which is set in Grimentz, a traditional Alpine village in the Val d’Anniviers. With stalls selling local and international goods, handcrafted goods, toys, food stands and more, it’s a perfect place to visit for a winter’s day out. […]

Filed Under: Events, Surrounding Villages Tagged With: Alps, Christmas market, Grimentz, Les Fééries de Noël, sion, switzerland, tradition, Valais

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