Discover Conthey: Culture, History and Wine Trails
Accommodation in Conthey
Conthey can be explored through cultural offerings and themed trails: the Tour Lombarde features exhibitions and seasonal tastings, while historic trails can also be found in the medieval town centre. Other trails explore winegrowing, the history of irrigation and outdoor exercise. If you are looking for a hotel in Conthey, first consider which of these themes you want to shape your stay. The details below will help you factor cultural offerings and trails into your travel plans.
Culture and local history
The Tour Lombarde is located in Conthey’s historic town centre. Its gallery presents six exhibitions a year featuring acclaimed artists from the region and beyond. If you want to see a particular exhibition, check the dates before your trip. Depending on the season, you can sample selected local wines and regional specialities at the Tour Lombarde’s Caveau. Planning considerations therefore differ: exhibition dates are important for a visit to the gallery, while the Caveau’s offerings depend on the season.
The historic trail “Le Bourg médiéval de Conthey, vers 1470” starts at the Tour Lombarde. A historic circular route through Conthey’s medieval town centre includes the Counts of Savoy’s castle as a stop. Conthey’s oldest chapel is also part of the town’s history: the Waldin patrician family from Sion built it around 1690 and furnished it with an intricately decorated altar. It is one of the few surviving small Baroque gems in French-speaking Valais.
Trails exploring water, wine and exercise
The Bisse de la Tsandra is well signposted and can be walked in sections over several stages. Its 24 information panels document its history, from its beginnings around 1400 to its enclosure in pipes. They also explain changes to irrigation and the work carried out on Conthey’s municipal irrigation network between 1982 and 1991. For travellers who want to learn about the development of irrigation as they walk, the route and its panels provide a shared thematic focus.
Offering a different kind of exercise, the Parcours sportif features 16 exercise stations over just under 2.7 kilometres. Here, the route length and number of stations are specified; on the Bisse de la Tsandra, the stages and information panels provide the thematic framework.
Conthey’s wine trail features 33 panels about vines and wine, as well as the fauna and flora along the vineyards. The updated panels showcase all the grape varieties grown in the municipality. Topics range from local grape varieties to the plant and animal life of the vineyards.
The wine trail from Ardon to Conthey is open year-round and is 11.2 kilometres long. It passes through the vineyards of VĂ©troz and Conthey; bilingual information panels cover the grape varieties grown there. The stated distance and the topics covered by the panels give you specific points of reference when planning this trail.
The Parcours de l’eau du glacier au Rhône passes through Savièse, Conthey and Sion. It is 30 kilometres long in total, divided into three sections, and accessible by public transport. Its route extends beyond Conthey, distinguishing it geographically from the trails described here that have a direct connection to Conthey. Check public transport access information before your trip.
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