The results of today’s vote (Sunday 10th June) on Sion 2026 are now in. Voters in the Valais have rejected the plan to bring the Winter Olympics to Sion and surrounding regions in eight years time. Read Living in Sion’s article from September 2017 about the original proposal and how, if it had gone ahead, […]
Sion’s bid to host the Winter Olympics 2026
It would make Sion a household name across the world. The ambitious CHF 1.98billion bid to bring the 2026 Winter Olympics to Switzerland is gathering force and, if successful, could be a wonderful boost for the town’s economy and culture. Organisers claim that it would bring vast-ranging benefits to the region and to the whole […]