Valère Basilica
The Valère Basilica, also called Valère castle, is a fortified Roman Catholic church situated in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located on a hill and faces the Château de Tourbillon, situated on the opposite hill.Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Sion in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Church and castle Notre-Dame de Valère”, “Valère”, and “Valère Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle de Tous-les-Saints de Sion and Majorie Castle.
Chapelle de Tous-les-Saints de Sion
Church
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle de Tous-les-Saints de Sion is a church, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Valère Basilica.
Majorie Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Majorie Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sion in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Majorie Castle is situated 220 metres northwest of Valère Basilica.
Sion Cathedral
Church
Photo: Martin Doelberg, CC0.
Sion Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sion, Valais, Switzerland. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sion. The cathedral, in the Byzantine style, contains several Roman inscriptions, 15 altars, and many fonts. Sion Cathedral is situated 390 metres west of Valère Basilica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salins and Les Agettes.
Salins
Village
Salins was a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Salins merged into the municipality of Sion. Salins is situated 2½ km south of Valère Basilica.
Les Agettes
Village
Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Les Agettes is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipality of Les Agettes merged on 1 January 2017 into Sion. Les Agettes is situated 3 km south of Valère Basilica.
Bramois
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bramois is a village located in Switzerland, in the canton of Valais, approximately 4 km southeast of the center of Sion. The commune of Bramois was merged with the commune of Sion in 1968. Bramois is situated 3 km east of Valère Basilica.
Valère Basilica
- Categories: co-cathedral, minor basilica, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sion, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.23376° or 46° 14′ 2″ northLongitude
7.36428° or 7° 21′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8FR969M7+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1355593557OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q688261
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Valère Basilica” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بازيليكا فاليري”
- Arabic: “قلعة فاليري”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية فاليري”
- Arabic: “كنبية وقلعة سيدة الفاليري”
- Arpitan: “Châtél de Valiére”
- Basque: “Valère basilika”
- Chinese: “瓦莱里圣母圣殿”
- Chinese: “瓦萊教堂”
- Czech: “Bazilika Valère”
- Czech: “Hrad Valère”
- Dutch: “Basilique de Valere”
- Dutch: “Basilique de Valère”
- Dutch: “Notre-Dame de Valere”
- Dutch: “Notre-Dame de Valère”
- Esperanto: “Baziliko de Valère”
- French: “Basilique de Valère”
- French: “Bourg fortifié et église de Valère”
- French: “château de Valère”
- French: “Château de Valère”
- French: “Église et château Notre-Dame de Valère”
- German: “Basilika von Valeria”
- German: “Basilique de Valère”
- German: “Château De Valère (Kirchenburg Valeria)”
- German: “Valeria”
- Hebrew: “מצודת ואלר”
- Hungarian: “Valère bazilika”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda dari Valère, Sion”
- Italian: “Basilica di Valère”
- Japanese: “ヴァレール城”
- Japanese: “ヴァレール聖堂”
- Luxembourgish: “Buerg vum Valère”
- Polish: “Bazilika Valère”
- Russian: “Базилика де Валери”
- Scots: “Valère Basilica”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Valere”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Valère”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Valere”
- Spanish: “basílica de Valère”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Valère”
- Spanish: “Basilique de Valere”
- Spanish: “Basilique de Valère”
- Thai: “มหาวิหารวาแลร์”
- Western Frisian: “Basilique de Valère”
- Western Panjabi: “ولیری قلعہ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Valais History Museum and Basilique Notre-Dame de Valère.
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