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Place Centrale, Martigny – Tour de la Majorie loop from Martigny
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Place Centrale, Martigny – Tour de la Majorie loop from Martigny
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Place Centrale, Martigny – Tour de la Majorie loop from Martigny
01:56
7.28km
70m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 21, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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1.26 km
Notre-Dame de la Visitation Cathedral, Martigny
Highlight • Religious Site
Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, this church rebuilt in the Tuscan style in the 17th century, is flanked by a 50m high neo-Gothic bell tower (18th century). The monumental portal in particular with the artfully decorated door wings gives the church a lofty character.
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2.26 km
Barryland – Museum and Saint Bernard Dogs
Highlight • Monument
Serenity, calm and "standing above things". That is what characterizes the St. Bernard. If you would like to get to know the national dog of Switzerland up close, Barryland is the right place for you. Here you can learn everything about the history of the imposing dogs their gentle disposition. In addition to a museum, you can also experience the dogs "in action". In the dog area you can watch the clumsy puppies playing and eating. They enchant every visitor with their clumsy nature. You immediately want to take a St. Bernard home with you take.
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2.61 km
Fondation Pierre Gianadda Art Museum
Highlight • Monument
Pierre Gianadda Foundation, Martigny
The Pierre Gianadda Foundation in Martigny was founded in 1978 by Leonard Gianadda in memory of his younger brother Pierre, who had died in an airplane accident two years earlier. Leonard Gianadda, born in Switzerland and of Italian descent, initially trained as a civil engineer. After a brief stint as a journalist for Swiss television, he turned to real estate. A Roman temple was discovered when Leonard excavated a piece of land outside Martigny in 1973 to build a block of flats.
While he was pondering how to design a building around the temple to preserve this important monument and respect its history, his brother was killed. At this point, Leonard decided to build a museum with the Roman temple instead of a block of flats. He imagined the museum as an energetic place where several elements could be brought together: "I wanted it to be an animated place, not a dead museum." He created a special gallery for the Gallo Roman History of Martigny and a second for temporary exhibitions with space for musicians.
His goal was that function would create form, not the other way around. The goals of the foundation were set at an early stage: to combine the memory of a brother who died much too early with the preservation of the Gallo-Roman history of Martigny and to offer significant visual and musical events. In 1981, Pierre Gianadda opened the automobile museum together with Fortunato Visentini, a mechanic from Martigny who was passionate about classic cars and classic cars.
The collection now includes over 40 rare specimens. Sculpture exhibitions were held regularly in the museum's extensive gardens from 1984 onwards, and a beautiful permanent collection has been built up over the years. About ten years later, the nearby Old Arsenal was converted into a meeting place for groups and the Szafran Pavilion was named as a tribute to the family who donated an extraordinary collection of photographs to the Fondation.
Text / Source: FONDATION PIERRE GIANADDA
worldartfoundations.com/de/foundation/fondation-pierre-gianadda/?v=14efbb26a99d
The Pierre Gianadda Foundation in Martigny was founded in 1978 by Leonard Gianadda in memory of his younger brother Pierre, who had died in an airplane accident two years earlier. Leonard Gianadda, born in Switzerland and of Italian descent, initially trained as a civil engineer. After a brief stint as a journalist for Swiss television, he turned to real estate. A Roman temple was discovered when Leonard excavated a piece of land outside Martigny in 1973 to build a block of flats.
While he was pondering how to design a building around the temple to preserve this important monument and respect its history, his brother was killed. At this point, Leonard decided to build a museum with the Roman temple instead of a block of flats. He imagined the museum as an energetic place where several elements could be brought together: "I wanted it to be an animated place, not a dead museum." He created a special gallery for the Gallo Roman History of Martigny and a second for temporary exhibitions with space for musicians.
His goal was that function would create form, not the other way around. The goals of the foundation were set at an early stage: to combine the memory of a brother who died much too early with the preservation of the Gallo-Roman history of Martigny and to offer significant visual and musical events. In 1981, Pierre Gianadda opened the automobile museum together with Fortunato Visentini, a mechanic from Martigny who was passionate about classic cars and classic cars.
The collection now includes over 40 rare specimens. Sculpture exhibitions were held regularly in the museum's extensive gardens from 1984 onwards, and a beautiful permanent collection has been built up over the years. About ten years later, the nearby Old Arsenal was converted into a meeting place for groups and the Szafran Pavilion was named as a tribute to the family who donated an extraordinary collection of photographs to the Fondation.
Text / Source: FONDATION PIERRE GIANADDA
worldartfoundations.com/de/foundation/fondation-pierre-gianadda/?v=14efbb26a99d
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3.57 km
Martigny
Highlight • Settlement
The south begins in "Martigny": thanks to the large number of hours of sunshine, tomatoes and grapes thrive here, as well as apricots and other fruit trees. The town itself also exudes a southern atmosphere, which is further reinforced by the traces from Roman times that keep cropping up in the townscape. Martigny also benefits from a favourable location: at the crossroads of the major alpine routes over the Simplon and the Great Bernard Pass, and near various winter sports centres. It developed into an important cultural centre, partly thanks to the Fondation Pierre Gianadda.
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3.82 km
Place Centrale, Martigny
Highlight • Settlement
Martigny - Roman and culture in Lower Valais
The city of Martigny in the French-speaking Lower Valais can look back on over two thousand years of history. The place is already mentioned in Julius Caesar's famous work "Bellum Gallicum", but under its then name "vicus Octodurus". In the battle of Octodurus there was a battle between local Celts and Romans in 57 BC. The Romans won despite being numerically inferior.
Since then, Martigny has had an eventful history, which is also expressed in different names. Martigny is first documented as a name in the 11th century. Historians attribute the name change to the abandonment of the ancient settlement in the fourth century AD. "Martigny" stands for the "people of Martinius", probably the name of a landowner at the time.
Text / Source: Reiseziel.ch
reiseziel.ch/martigny-roemisches-und-kultur-im-unterwallis
The city of Martigny in the French-speaking Lower Valais can look back on over two thousand years of history. The place is already mentioned in Julius Caesar's famous work "Bellum Gallicum", but under its then name "vicus Octodurus". In the battle of Octodurus there was a battle between local Celts and Romans in 57 BC. The Romans won despite being numerically inferior.
Since then, Martigny has had an eventful history, which is also expressed in different names. Martigny is first documented as a name in the 11th century. Historians attribute the name change to the abandonment of the ancient settlement in the fourth century AD. "Martigny" stands for the "people of Martinius", probably the name of a landowner at the time.
Text / Source: Reiseziel.ch
reiseziel.ch/martigny-roemisches-und-kultur-im-unterwallis
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4.72 km
La Bâtiaz Covered Bridge, Martigny
Highlight • Bridge
Pont de la Bâtiaz (wooden bridge), Martigny
This is the last wooden bridge in Valais that is still navigable.
Here, a bridge was swept away by the floods of the Dranse river in 1635 and later by the Giétroz debacle (1818). A new bridge was then built in 1829, covered with a structure supported by larch wood arches. The bridge was consolidated in 1920 and is the last arched bridge in Valais that is still navigable.
Text / Source: Office de Tourisme de Martigny
martigny.com/de/aktivitaten/holzbruecke-la-batiaz-5286/?gt-reset
This is the last wooden bridge in Valais that is still navigable.
Here, a bridge was swept away by the floods of the Dranse river in 1635 and later by the Giétroz debacle (1818). A new bridge was then built in 1829, covered with a structure supported by larch wood arches. The bridge was consolidated in 1920 and is the last arched bridge in Valais that is still navigable.
Text / Source: Office de Tourisme de Martigny
martigny.com/de/aktivitaten/holzbruecke-la-batiaz-5286/?gt-reset
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5.35 km
Tour de la Majorie
Highlight • Castle
There are approx. 146 steps to the top (which is free) - nice views, watch out for pigeon droppings!
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7.28 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
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3.52 km
2.50 km
1.11 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.37 km
2.73 km
606 m
331 m
186 m
< 100 m
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