Switzerland and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy, and TyrolHandbook for travellers . its ruined castle, is picturesquely situated, 1 M. fromthe station, in a gorge at the foot of the Pierre-a-Yoir. Ascent of the Pierre-a-Voir (8123) from Saxon in 5-6 hrs. (guide 6 fr.);see p. 263. The Grand Hotel de la Pierre a Voir (p. 263) on the Col duLen (5250) is reached from Saxon by a good bridle-path in 21/2 hrs. (roadfrom Martigny in 5 hrs., see p. 263), — To Chable in the Val de Bagnes(p. 313) from Saxon (or from Riddes, see below), a bridle-path over theCol des Etablons (7130; fine view) in 7 h
Switzerland and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy, and TyrolHandbook for travellers . its ruined castle, is picturesquely situated, 1 M. fromthe station, in a gorge at the foot of the Pierre-a-Yoir. Ascent of the Pierre-a-Voir (8123) from Saxon in 5-6 hrs. (guide 6 fr.);see p. 263. The Grand Hotel de la Pierre a Voir (p. 263) on the Col duLen (5250) is reached from Saxon by a good bridle-path in 21/2 hrs. (roadfrom Martigny in 5 hrs., see p. 263), — To Chable in the Val de Bagnes(p. 313) from Saxon (or from Riddes, see below), a bridle-path over theCol des Etablons (7130; fine view) in 7 hrs. (guide unnecessary); On a hill on the right bank is Saillon, with a ruined castle. Thetrain crosses the Rhone (1570) beyond (8i/2M.)Eidde5, and the Li-seme at (12 M.) Ardon (*H6t. des Gorges de la Lizerne, pens. 5 fr.).Ardon, Vitroz, and Conthey, all yielding excellent wine (p. 269),lie at the foot of the hills to the left. The train crosses the Morge. 16 M. Sion, Ger. Sitten (1710; pop. 5147; ^Grand-Hotel deSion et Terminus, near the station; *H6t. de la Poste, R., L., & to Domodossola, SlERRE. V. Route 79, ^\1 31/2, D. 3 fr. ; Hot. du Midi, moderate, good wine; ^ de laGare, with garden, pens, from 5 fr.; Cafe du Grand-Pont), thecapital of Canton Valais, which formed the French Departement duSimplon, 1810-15, lies on the Sionne, which flows through it in anartificial channel, below the Rue du Grandpont, now the principalstreet. From a distance the town, with its castles on isolated hills,looks very picturesque. On the height to the N. are the ruins of theepiscopal castle of TourhiUon [2150), erected in 1294, and burneddown in 1788 (reached in 20 min. by the Rue du Chateau, to theleft by the town-hall) ; extensive view, down to Martigny, and upto Leuk. On the lower hill to the right, on the site of a Roman fort,stands the old castle of Valeria [2040), surrounded by towers andother buildings, among which is the Church of Notre Dame de Valere[9-13th cent.; now
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