Sion, Switzerland

Sion, the capital of the Valais, is crowned by the fortified church of Valère above the Rhône, and mapmakers and artists hav...

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Sion, the capital of the Valais, is crowned by the fortified church of Valère above the Rhône, and mapmakers and artists have recorded it since the sixteenth century. Sebastian Münster's view of 1572 shows the city and its basilica, with a companion plate praising the wine of the fertile Valais, and d'Anville's Alpine map of 1754 spells the name Syon. Prints of 1856 show the fort and church of Valère, and later views look along the upper Rhône valley. The guidebook maps of 1897 to 1938 cover the valleys south of the town towards Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Hérens and Entremont, while vintage sheets add the Rhône valley resorts, Crans-Montana and Sierre, and a 1969 ski map of Thyon and the Four Valleys.

Sion, the capital of the Valais, is crowned by the fortified church of Valère above the Rhône, and mapmakers and artists have recorded it since the sixteenth century. Sebastian Münster's view of 1572 shows the city and its basilica, with a companion plate praising the wine of the fertile Valais, and d'Anville's Alpine map of 1754 spells the name Syon. Prints of 1856 show the fort and church of Valère, and later views look along the upper Rhône valley. The guidebook maps of 1897 to 1938 cover the valleys south of the town towards Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Hérens and Entremont, while vintage sheets add the Rhône valley resorts, Crans-Montana and Sierre, and a 1969 ski map of Thyon and the Four Valleys.

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