Try Sion wines at the Verre à Pied – Tasting menus, wine tours and more! In French, “Verre à pied” translates as a wine glass, but in Sion’s case, it refers to a wine cellar-bar-cum shop situated right in the heart of the old town. This wine bar is open seven days a week and […]
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 […]
Merry Christmas and Joyeux Noël!
Living in Sion would like to wish all readers a Very Merry Christmas, a Joyeux Noël and a Happy New Year! We will be back in 2018 with more articles, interviews and news. The photo below was taken by Samuel Fiore. We like the Christmas red and green colours of the jackets and the snow. […]
Sion in the Snow – Photos by Samuel Fiore
These fabulous, atmospheric photos were taken in Sion one evening after a recent big snowfall in the town. They were taken by photographer Samuel Fiore. Samuel lives near the centre of Sion which enables him to be on the local scene very quickly, resulting in these magnificent monochrome images. Spot the children skiing near the shops! You […]
Alpine Wellness – Les Bains de Saillon, Thermal Wellbeing in the heart of the Rhone valley
Now that winter is here, what could be better than soaking and swimming in bubbling warm water after a day on the slopes or taking a few hours to recharge your batteries in an Alpine spa? The Grimentz Rambler (Living in Sion’s regular contributor) recently visited the thermal baths at Saillon and has written about […]