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Basilica of Valère

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Basilica of Valère

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Location: Sitten, Sion, Valais, Switzerland

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1. View of Sion – Bisse de Clavau loop from Saint-Léonard

18.2km

05:14

410m

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2. Town Hall of Sion – Tourbillon Castle loop from Sion

4.77km

01:21

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3. Mont d'Orge Lake – Bisse de Lentine loop from La Muraz

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02:23

260m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Paul

October 7, 2021

Valère Castle, Sion / Sitten

The castle and basilica of Valeria, named in honor of Valeriana, mother of the Roman city prefect Titus Campanius Priscus Maximianus, who is attested in 43 AD, are located on one of the two hills that the city of Sion on the eastern side of the old town tower above. Already laid out in Celtic times, the castle and church were first mentioned in a document in 1049. The oldest parts of the three-aisled basilica, divided into four bays, with a transept and two chapels flanking the choir, were built between 1100 and 1130 in the High Romanesque style. The tower above the north transept, the polygonal window floors above the semicircular apse and the barrel vault above the pillars were added later. In the 13th century, the nave and aisles were given a cross-belt vault, modeled on the Lausanne Cathedral. The rood screen separating the choir from the nave was also installed at this time. Laid out as a pilgrimage church of “Our Lady of Valeria”, the miraculous image, a Gothic marble statue of the Madonna with the baby Jesus from the beginning of the 15th century, forms the central element of the church. Today it stands high above the high altar. Pictures of apostles, prophets and national saints decorate the walls of the choir.

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seespitze

June 9, 2022

Admission to the museum is free on the first Sunday of every month.

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Thomas ❄️💦☀️

September 2, 2022

Church on the southern of the two castle hills on the eastern border of the old town of Sion.

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Location: Sitten, Sion, Valais, Switzerland

Basilica of Valère

1. View of Sion – Bisse de Clavau loop from Saint-Léonard

2. Town Hall of Sion – Tourbillon Castle loop from Sion

3. Mont d'Orge Lake – Bisse de Lentine loop from La Muraz

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