10 May 2018

Sion Art Museum

Sion Art Museum



When You like mountains, this is it in the Valais, very old historic district, stairs up, stairs down, not your contemporary museum with a immensely flat floor, high ceiling up to the sky and white walls, no no : Stägeli uf, Stägeli ab. Great Museum
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08 May 2018

Church, L'Église de St-Pierre-de-Clages

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in pure Roman style. It is located in the French speaking part of The Valais in the municipality of Chamoson. It is famous for its 11th-century church with its octagonal bell tower. Inside shady and dark. The village of Saint-Pierre-de-Clages is also known as the Swiss book town with an annual book festival. Située sur le territoire de la commune de Chamoson en Valais. Ce monument est l'un des plus intéressants spécimens des formes que l'art carolingien affecta dans la Suisse méridionale. D'un pur style roman, cette église vieille de bientôt mille ans. Le toit enfin est recouvert de tavillons de mélèzes.
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Everything I've done before the age of seventy is not worth bothering with

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