Sion, Switzerland and library, the church of the Notre-Dame de Valère and the church of St-Théodule. The remains of a neolithic settlement and the modern city of Sion are also on the list. The entire town of Sion and the village of Bramois are both part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. A characteristic of Sion is its medieval townscape, dominated by the hills Valère () with the Basilique de Valère (12th–13th century), and Tourbillon () with the ruins of the Tourbillon Castle. The Valère Basilica is the church on top of the southern of the two mottes, at the east
Gheorghe Sion elected a titular member of the Romanian Academy. In Bucharest, he founded "Revista Carpaților" in 1860 and, together with V. A. Urechia, published "Transacțiuni literare și științifice" starting in 1872. His volumes included poetry ("Ciasurile de mulțămire a lui Gheorghe Sion", 1844; "Din poeziile lui Gheorghe Sion", 1857), plays ("Influința morală", 1869; "La Plevna!", 1878; "Dramatice", 1879; "Sărutarea", 1888), a travel book ("Suvenire de călătoria în Basarabia meridională", 1857), and memoirs ("Suvenire contimpurane", 1888). Gheorghe Sion Gheorghe Sion (May 22, 1822 – October 1, 1892) was a Moldavian, later Romanian poet, playwright, translator and memoirist. He was born in Mamornița