Château de Tourbillon

Tourbillon Castle is a castle in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated on a hill and faces the Basilique de Valère, located on the opposite hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Valère Basilica and Stade de Tourbillon.

Valère Basilica

Castle

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Valère Basilica is situated 380 metres southwest of Château de Tourbillon.

Stade de Tourbillon

Stadium

Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.

The Stade de Tourbillon is a multi-purpose stadium in Sion, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Sion. Stade de Tourbillon is situated 760 metres southeast of Château de Tourbillon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bramois and Salins.

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 Château de Tourbillon.

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 3 km south of Château de Tourbillon.

Grimisuat

Village

Photo: Dodoïste, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grimisuat is a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Grimisuat is situated 3 km northeast of Château de Tourbillon.

Château de Tourbillon

Type: Castle
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Sion, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.23649° or 46° 14′ 11″ north

Longitude

7.36718° or 7° 22′ 2″ east

Open location code

8FR969P8+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 237143474

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

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