The once dilapidated Renaissance garden, which in the meantime has even been used as a camping site and sheep pasture, was redesigned from 1997 to 2001. Historical documents were hardly …
The Château de Saint-Maurice, also known as the “Castle of the Governors”, is located at the entrance to Saint-Maurice in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. This impressive castle is …
Saillon "little town" First mentioned in 1052 as the castle of the Bishop of Sion. Under the rule of the Savoys, the town was one of the most important commercial …
Construction of the Château de la Bâtiaz began around 1260. It is the only surviving testimony of the medieval period in this region. The castle often changed hands between the House of Savoy and the Bishops of Sion.
A city in the Canton of Valais, Sion is located at an altitude of 500m, in a valley along the Rhône, surrounded by the Swiss mountains and winter sports resorts. …
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 …
The palace in Brig named after the builder Kaspar Stockalper. The famous building with its three towers with the onion tips already graced many a calendar page. It was Kaspar …
Mercier Castle, originally called Pradegg Castle, stands magnificently and sophisticatedly on a hill in the town of Sierre (French: Sierre). For half a century, the castle served mainly as a …