Heritage buildings by Région du Léman, Lake Geneva Region, Genferseegebiet

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The Lake Geneva Region welcomes all enthusiasts of history, old monuments and culture and invites you to experience its legendary, pleasant lifestyle ! Let yourself be carried away by the region’s grandiose landscapes and its exceptional and superbly preserved heritage sites. Roman vestiges, Romanesque or Gothic churches, fortified castles and medieval hamlets, the Lavaux vineyards, which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Programme, as well as countless museums will satisfy the most demanding of visitors. The Lake Geneva Region boasts a host of precious vestiges bearing witness to its various inhabitants since the Palaeolithic Age. The shores of Lake Geneva and Yverdon-les-Bains house the most ancient sites of the Neolithic Age in Switzerland. Interested in Roman vestiges ? You’ll be spoilt for choice: Lausanne and its archeological walk in Vidy, Orbe and its fantastic set of Roman mosaics, Nyon and its amphitheatre, Yverdon-les-Bains and its castrum. Be sure to visit Avenches, a site of national importance, whose monumental vestiges will leave you breathless. Immerse yourself in the Middle Ages by visiting the dozens of castles adorning the Lake Geneva Region. The most famous of them is Chillon Castle, which can be visited from top to bottom. For some soul food visit Lausanne Cathedral, the Abbey Church in Romainmôtier or the Abbey Church in Payerne. And for all those interested in culture, there are some eighty museums with interesting exhibitions.

Cover picture: Castle of Aigle

Ready for a country treat ? Explore the shore of the Lake Geneva and its Belle Epoque hotels, drive up to Pays-d’Enhaut embellished with its beautiful ancient chalets or make an excursion to Joux Valley, the cradle of the most prestigious watches in the world.

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Prehistory 100,000 B.C. – 6 B.C. From the Ice Age to the appearance of the first fortified settlements

Roman period 6 B.C. – 475 A.D Sumptuous years under the Roman Empire

Middle Ages

475 A.D. – 1492 A.D.

The times of counts, dukes and lords

Modern period 1492 A.D. – 1800 A.D. Architecture under the influence of the French The great wood architecture

Contemporary period 1800 A.D. – today Architectural eclecticism and the appearance of leisure tourism The advent of great architects and avant-garde buildings

Lavaux, vineyard terraces A heritage site recognized for its universal appeal

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Explanations of pictograms Cluniac order Cluny sites: set of buildings – or what is left of them today – bearing witness to the connections the site entertained with the Cluny Abbey Church in France from the 10th to the 18th century.

Cistercian order Cistercian sites: abbeys under the monastic order of Citeaux, which have preserved their original architectural ensemble. Places that preserve beautiful vestiges or even simple ruins that reveal the memory of previously existing buildings in a preserved “Cistercian space” are also considered as Cistercian sites.

European Heritage Label The European Heritage Label is designed to promote the transnational European dimension of cultural property, monuments, natural or urban sites, tangible and intangible, contemporary and traditional heritage and sites that have played a key role in building and uniting Europe.

The Lake Geneva Region Tourist Office would like to extend special thanks to art historian Ariane Devanthéry for her valuable cooperation in producing this document, as well as to all other specialists, historians and craftsmen for their major contributions, namely: Catherine May Castella, Carine Wagner, Cécile Laurent, Denyse Raymond, Bruno Marchand, Gaëtan Cassina, Pierre Blanc, Colin Karlen, Olivier Piguet.

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Destinations Aigle page 8

Vienna

Paris / London

Lucerne Bern Vallorbe

Assens page 4

Sion

Bex page 16

Turin / Rome

Lyon / Barcelona

Milan

Bonmont page 11 Pontarlier

Chêne-Pâquier page 14 Corseaux page 19

Le Chasseron

Sainte-Croix

Cully page 22

L’Auberson

Grandson page 11

Le Suchet

Gressy page 4

Vallorbe

La Sarraz page 11

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Prangins Castle page 14

Bonmont

Nyon Nyon Castle page 9

Vallorbe page 19 Vevey page 10

Coppet Coppet Castle page 14

Vuillerens page 14 Yverdon-les-Bains page 4 page 6 Geneva

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La Sarraz La Sarraz Castle page 8

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Rougemont page 9 page 15

Yverdon-les-Bains Castle of Yverdon-les-Bains page 9

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Prehistory 100,000 B.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6 B.C.

Menhir statues in Clendy, Yverdon-les-Bains

Prehistory

From the Ice Age to the appearance of the first fortified settlements 13,000 years ago the grounds of the Lake Geneva Region appeared progressively after thousands of years of glaciation. A few groups of humans started colonizing the region again. These nomadic hunters and gatherers found temporary shelter under the rocks or in open-air camps. They evolved in harmony with nature and their herds. The Neolithic Age six thousand years before Christ represented a revolution: life changed dramatically because human beings turned sedentary by becoming farmers and cattle breeders. Society was starting to be organised in a hierarchy. The first real villages were built, particularly along the lakeshores (“lakeside villages”). New technical know-how followed in the wake of this revolution: first of all bronze metallurgy (from 2,200 B.C.). Trading activities intensified and travelling distances increased. The funeral rites changed, with inhumation progressively replaced by incineration: burial mounds (so-called “tumuli”) covered the burials. The acquisition of forging techniques in around 800 B.C. improved agricultural know-how and the manufacture of weapons. A direct consequence was the institution of a highly hierarchised social system with so-called “princely” sites. In the La Tène Period (450 B.C.), the first fortified Swiss towns made their appearance. Simple burials in communal graves were reinstated. Money started to be commonly used.

Destinations Gressy

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Murus Gallicus in Sermuz The wall of this rampart, which was part of an oppidum fortification system, measures six metres in length and in height. It was built with limestone and strengthened with an internal structure consisting of timber beams, which were intersected and nailed together.

Yverdon-les-Bains

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Assens

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Menhir statues in Clendy

Tumulus

Forty-five human-shaped menhirs constitute the Clendy Neolithic site, which was built 6,000 years ago. Some of these monoliths are as high as 4.5 metres and weigh as much as five tons.

This tumulus of the First Iron Age, which was excavated in 1901, contained at least one incineration and one burial of a later period (beginning of the Second Iron Age). A rich selection of copper material was also discovered.

Other suggestions Lausanne

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Archeology and History Museum This museum houses a rich and diverse collection of local archeological heritage and brings the prehistoric period in the Lake Geneva Region alive (up to the Middle Ages). List of the tourist offices concerned on page 25

Roman period 6 B.C. – 475 A.D

Mosaic from “La Boscéaz” site, Orbe

Roman period

Sumptuous years under the Roman Empire In order to conquer Gaul and Germany, Rome had to bring Helvetia under control, because it commanded a central position in Europe. In 58 B.C., Julius Caesar won the battle of Bibractus. Towards 40 B.C., two colonies were founded in Augst (BL) and in Nyon (VD) for the control of the territory. Helvetia enjoyed two prosperous centuries, as witnessed by the numerous archeological vestiges. Towards 250 A.D., the Allamans pillaged eastern Switzerland, which is when the notables left the country.

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Avenches

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Roman site Aventicum, the former capital of Roman Switzerland, had nearly 20,000 inhabitants at the beginning of our era. Today, this nationally important historical site retains remarkable vestiges, such as the amphitheatre, the thermae, the “Cigognier” column, the Roman theatre, the eastern gate and Tornallaz tower.

Lausanne

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Archeological walk in Vidy This walk discloses the vestiges of Lousonna, a lakeside town in Roman times: the ruins of the basilisk, the temple and other buildings for habitation and trade, as well as the Roman quays lining a pool showing the level of the lake in olden times.

Yverdon-les-Bains

Orbe

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Archeological site and mosaics at a site called “Boscéaz” The most beautiful set of Roman mosaics in Switzerland ! These vestiges represent figurative and geometrical scenes (from the first to the third century A.D.). They constitute a unique site north of the Alps.

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Castrum Aware of the strategic importance of Eburodunum (crossroads of land, lake and river communication routes), the Romans built a defence site in 325 A.D. A few striking vestiges are visible near the castle, as well as near the Museum of Yverdon and Region, which boasts two authentic Gallo-Roman loading stages.

Nyon

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Roman ruins The town of Nyon rests on the vestiges of Noviodunum, one of the major Roman towns in Switzerland founded during Julius Caesar’s reign. The Roman museum was set up in the antique basilisk. An amphitheatre, one of the four known in Switzerland to date, was discovered in 1996. The columns discovered in the main street were transferred to Esplanade des Marronniers.

Pierre Blanc, a man enquiring into the past Pierre Blanc studied archeology at Lausanne University. Already his first excavations were successful and confirmed him in his vocation to be in the field and to discover vestiges. In 1987 he participated in the excavations carried out on the Roman site in Avenches before the motorway was built. The future archeologist wrote his dissertation about them. He was later hired by the Pro Aventicum Foundation and performed excavations for twenty years before becoming head of staff. This archeology enthusiast draws future archeologists’ attention to the fact that archaeology studies are expensive and subsequent employment is scarce.

Other suggestions Avenches

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Roman museums Avenches, Lausanne and Nyon have their own museums dedicated to this period. Some of them are located on Roman ruins. All of them present a rich collection of Gallo-Roman antiquities. List of the tourist offices concerned on page 25

Middle Ages 475 A.D. – 1492 A.D.

Romainmôtier Abbey Church

Middle Ages

The times of counts, dukes and lords During the political reign in the 13th century, which was mainly shared between the Count, later Duke of Savoy, and the Bishop of Lausanne, many new towns based on admirable plans were founded. One of the results were fortified castles appearing here and there in the countryside. Despoiled of their liturgical furniture during the Reform, the countless Romanesque and Gothic churches remind visitors of the power of the spiritual reign, exemplified above all by the exceptional cathedral in Lausanne.

Destinations

Aigle

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The castle and Maison de la Dîme

Enjoying a strategic key position between the North and the South, Chillon Castle bears witness to the history from the 12th to the 16th century. Located on a rocky islet, this restored site boasts an impregnable fortress on the mountainside and a princely residence on the lakeside. It can be visited from the donjon to the basements, including the dungeon that inspired Lord Byron’s famous poem The Prisoner of Chillon.

The imposing castle of Aigle rises in the heart of the Lake Geneva Chablais Region and is surrounded by vineyards. It was built in the 12th century and became the residence of the Bernese governors in 1475. It is now the property of the town of Aigle and houses the Citadel of Vine and Wine, as well as museums and reception rooms. Wine tastings are held in the restored barn.

Grandson

Morges

Montreux

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Chillon Castle

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La Sarraz

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The castle and the medieval town

La Sarraz Castle

Morges Castle

This majestic fortress towering above Lake Neuchâtel is the second largest castle in Switzerland, which was essentially built by Othon the First around 1280. This medieval edifice tells of the Burgundy wars against Charles the Bold. Exhibitions of old-timers, collections of armours and crossbows enhance the visit of this monumental building.

This castle was built in the 11th century on a rocky outcrop to control the passage between France and Italy. It was the residence of the Lords of La Sarraz and their descendants until 1948 and was awarded the European Heritage label in 2009. The castle presents a rich collection of various items of furniture, porcelain, paintings and corkscrews.

Presenting a round tower at each corner, this castle located on the lakeshore opposite Mont-Blanc is a good example of a “Savoy Square”. Morges Castle was built in 1286 by Louis of Savoy to oppose the Lausanne bishopric. It served as a fortress and as a residence to the Counts and Dukes of Savoy and later to the Bernese bailiffs.

Nyon

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Nyon Castle Nyon Castle is a Romanesque fortress built in the 12th century and transformed in the 16th century into a superb location on a promontory dominating Lake Geneva. It served as an administrative building since the times of the Dukes of Savoy and was completely restored from 1999 to 2006. It is now entirely accessible to the public.

Yverdon-les-Bains

Oron

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Oron Castle This historic monument of national importance has been keeping watch over Broye Valley for 900 years and has been owned by the Association for the Conservation of Oron Castle since 1936. It contains an impressive library consisting of novels published in French between 1775 and 1825, representing the most important private collection of that period.

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Castle of Yverdon-les-Bains This medieval monument of the “Savoy square” type was built in the 13th century by Peter of Savoy as a defence structure and a seigniorial residence. It accommodated the pedagogue J.H. Pestalozzi and his institute and now the Pestalozzi Centre, the Museum of Yverdon and Region, as well as the Swiss Fashion Museum.

Rougemont

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Rougemont Castle and Church This Romanesque church, which has the form of a Latin cross, was built by the Cluny monks in the 11th century. Under the Bernese reign, a steeper, typical Bernese Oberland roof structure replaced the Burgundy roofs. The adjoining castle was built in the 16th century in the location of the priory and served as a residence to the Bernese bailiffs.

A European heritage castle ! La Sarraz Castle and Maison des Artistes, both inherited from its last owner Hélène de Mandrot, obtained the label “European heritage” for its historic and cultural value. This prize rewards the gigantic work accomplished in preserving, maintaining and promoting this medieval jewel not only as a historic but also as a cultural place of international importance. Indeed, the lady of the manor used to invite many celebrities, architects, filmmakers and other personalities from the art world.

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Payerne Romainmôtier

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Romainmôtier Abbey Church and Priory This abbey church is one of the oldest Romanesque churches in Switzerland. It was built between 990 and 1028 based on a plan identical to that of the Cluny church. After extensive restoration work, this imposing building is a venue where mass is celebrated and where concerts are held. Maison du Prieur, which has become a listed historic monument, offers splendid banquet halls.

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Payerne Abbey Church This showpiece of Cluniac architecture is the most important witness of Romanesque art in Switzerland. It was built in the 11th century and features a particularly well-preserved unity of style. The purity and grandeur of its architecture make this monument a masterpiece of Romanesque art at its peak.

Vevey

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St-Martin Church

Moudon

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Medieval town The old town of Moudon, which is listed as a site of national interest, has retained all traces of its history. Rue du Château, which corresponds to the initial town centre, features houses with arcades. A huge tower remains as a remnant of the seigniorial fortress, while Rue du Bourg charms visitors with its typically medieval look.

This magnificent Gothic church was erected on the foundations of a former Romanesque church dating of the 11th century. The current chancel dates back to the end of the 13th century and constitutes the most elegant part of this sanctuary. The imposing stained-glass window, which was created by Ernest Bieler and realised by the glass painter Hosch in 1900, illuminates the flat wall behind the chancel.

The influence of Cluny The Benedictine abbey in Cluny (Burgundy), which was founded in 909/910, was one of the leading monastic orders in the Middle Ages. Towards 930 A.D., it obtained the priory in Romainmôtier and in 965 A.D. the abbey church in Payerne. Due to its large estates, its power and its number of monks (20-30), the Romanmôtier priory constituted a kind of small state, to which Payerne town owed its existence. The Romanesque churches of these two monasteries were built in the 11th and 12th century, respectively. They are precious witnesses of a particularly refined building style, as well as of successive buildings of the main abbey, now disappeared.

Bonmont

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Bonmont Abbey The Bonmont Abbey, a masterpiece of Romanesque art, is one of the first creations of the Cistercian order. This order, which was founded in 1098 by Robert de Molesne, was remarkably successful. Every year, the Bonmont Abbey Foundation organises a cycle of concerts mainly dedicated to ancient music, particularly to Gregorian chant.

La Sarraz

Lausanne

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The old town and the cathedral The hill of the old town forms a medieval ensemble of houses snuggling up to each other, where visitors will find a multitude of boutiques, art galleries, typical restaurants and pleasant bars. The 13th century cathedral, which is the most beautiful Gothic building in Switzerland, commands a central position and features several art treasures (a painted gate and a rose made of 105 glassstained windows).

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Saint Anthony Chapel and its recumbent statue The Saint Anthony Chapel, which is also called “Jaquemart”, dates back to the second half of the 14th century. It contains a cenotaph of Francis the First of La Sarraz, who, recumbent and devoured by foul beasts, is surrounded by his family. This edifice, which represents an exceptional medieval token of the macabre in the west, has been restored by La Sarraz town.

Grandson

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Church of Saint John the Baptist The church of Saint John the Baptist is located in Rue Haute and was entirely renovated in 2006. It is one of the region’s heritage treasures, particularly because of the Romanesque columns in the nave dating back to the second quarter of the 12th century. The church was mentioned for the first time in 1178 and is dependent on the Benedictine priory of Vautravers (Môtiers), which is affiliated to the congregation of La Chaise-Dieu.

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Other suggestions Montreux

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Yverdon-les-Bains

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Montreux Museum

Swiss Fashion Museum

This museum in the heart of the old town exhibits the multiple facets of the region: history, terroir, tourism and the hotel business.

The Swiss Fashion Museum exhibits over 5,000 garments from the 18th century to our times.

Aigle

Payerne

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Wine Museum This museum next to Aigle Castle owns collections showing the region’s winemaking heritage and cultural wine traditions over 1,500 years.

Grandson

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Castle Museums Grandson Castle exhibits a collection of 20th century automobiles, some of which belonged to celebrities, as well as a collection of armours and crossbows unique in Switzerland.

La Sarraz

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Castle Museums The military museum and the museum of the Police in the Lake Geneva Region, the Swiss Museum of Historic Figurines, as well as the Artillery Museum. 20844

Alexis Forel Museum This museum, which was created in 1918, shows collections and temporary exhibitions in a mansion equipped with an “Italian-style” courtyard created in 1670.

Nyon

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Museum of History and Porcelain Since 1888, the Museum of History and Porcelain has presented an important collection of 18th century porcelains manufactured in the famous porcelain factory in Nyon.

Yverdon-les-Bains

The museum presents the permanent collections of General Jomini and of the painter Aimée Rapin, as well as temporary exhibitions.

Moudon

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Eugène Burnand Museum The former house of Denezy is dedicated to the work of Eugène Burnand (1850-1921), a Naturalist and portrait painter.

Moudon

This museum, which was created in a fantastic setting in 1982, shows the world of the horse and its evolution over seventy million years.

Morges

Payerne Museum (General Jomini Museum, Aimée Rapin Museum)

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Horse Museum

Morges

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Museum of Yverdon-les-Bains and Region

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Museum of Old Moudon The emblematic house of Rochefort, which boasts a small clock tower, retraces the history of the town and presents an interactive scale model of Moudon at the beginning of the 15th century.

Vevey

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La Tour-de-Peilz Castle (Game Museum) This 13th century castle accommodates the Swiss Game Museum.

Vevey

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Vevey History Museum This 16th century building, which is owned by the Brotherhood of Winegrowers, houses the Museum of the Brotherhood and the Vevey History Museum.

Lausanne

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Mudac The Museum of Contemporary Applied Arts in Western Switzerland, which is housed in several medieval buildings, dedicates prestigious exhibitions to the graphic arts, to design and to handicrafts.

This museum, which was founded in 1760, displays the civilisations that inhabited the region over 6,000 years.

List of the tourist offices concerned on page 25

Modern period 1492 A.D. – 1800 A.D.

“Grand chalet”, Rossinière

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Architecture under the influence of the French The Lake Geneva Region prospered under the rule of Berne, whose architectural and artistic heritage is visible both in the towns and in the countryside: opulent bourgeois mansions and farms, castles of nobles and patricians, as well as new temples of the reformed Church. Models were imported or brought along from France, particularly by Huguenot refugees, who fled to Switzerland after the Edict of Nantes was revoked (1685). However, local artists emerged in the course of the 18th century.

Destinations

Chêne-Pâquier

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Oval temple in Chêne Pâquier

The history of Prangins Castle, which was built around a court of honour in the French style of the 1730s, is quite eventful. There was a succession of barons during the Enlightenment, followed by Voltaire and Joseph Bonaparte, who lived there for a while. The museum has now become western Switzerland’s headquarters of the Swiss National Museum and exhibits the recent history of Switzerland.

This temple, which was built in 1667 based on an elliptical plan, is one of the oldest witnesses of Protestant architecture in Switzerland symbolizing the Protestants’ will to break away. The sacred number four predominates: the four Gospels as the central part of reformed faith, four pillars, four small oval stained-glass windows and four windows with panes.

Coppet

Lausanne

Prangins

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Prangins Castle

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Vullierens

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Coppet Castle

Iris Garden (Vullierens Castle)

Beaulieu Castle

This castle was built in the 13th century. It was burnt down by the Bernese authorities and rebuilt in the French style in the 17th century. After being acquired by Jacques Necker, it became a place of renown. The castle remained in the ownership of the same family, including Necker’s daughter Madame de Staël, until our time. The apartments are worth a visit.

Vuillerens Castle, a fortress converted into a seigniorial residence in 1706, owes its reputation to one of its owners, who started cultivating irises in the mid-Fifties. Today, 600 species of iris and hemerocallis embellish the gardens from May to July.

This castle is one of the most majestic private buildings of 18th century Lausanne. It has been the home of the Art Brut Collection since 1976, which was initially constituted by the personal collection of the French artist Jean Dubuffet. The Art Brut Collection is a historic reference throughout the world.

The great wood architecture Inhabitants of the Lake Geneva Region’s Alps build their homes out of wood above an altitude of 800 metres. The huge spruce forests yield straight trunks, which, once squared off, provide the beams. These beams are then erected and crossed at the angles, forming the partitions for the attics, the barns, stables and living quarters. However, the buildings in the higher Alps, which should rightfully be called chalets, are often made of masonry and bricks.

Destinations Preserved heritage The village houses serve as accommodation. The kitchen is at the back and the bedrooms are at the front. The front bears an engraved or painted date. Sculpted friezes decorate the beams. The majority of these buildings, which are scattered over the meadows, have the living quarters and the barn and stable under the same roof. Most of these preserved buildings date back to the 17th or 18th century. At the end of the 19th century, the carpenters adapted their know-how to the requirements of tourism. The roofs, usually with two sides, were covered with thin wooden layers, so-called “tavillons” (shingles), an art which has fortunately survived until our day.

Rossinière

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Wood at its most beautiful Although some houses in Rossinière were rebuilt with bricks after a devastating fire in 1855, the village has been able to preserve a large set of wooden houses. Two of them are particularly remarkable. The first, which is called “La Maison de la Place”, dates of 1664 and was made by Abraham Goballet, the member of a dynasty of carpenters active from the end of the 16th century to the middle of the 18th century. Behind the house’s opulently sculpted façade are two apartments under a vast, gently sloping roof. The second house is a real castle made of wood, called “La Grande Maison” and covered with a half hip roof made of tiles. It was built by a team of carpenters led by Joseph Geneyne in 1754 on top of the huge cellars owned by Jean-David Henchoz, a lawyer and cheese exporter. Towards 1860, the building became a boarding house and took the name “Grand Chalet”. It was acquired in 1976 by the illustrious painter Balthus, whose family still lives there.

Rougemont

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Rougemont village Rougemont consists mostly of wooden houses, bearing witness to the talent of local carpenters and their colleagues in neighbouring Saanenland. Rue du Village, from the church up to Allamans via Hôtel de Commune (built in 1709), reveals an art that goes back centuries. Dating the buildings became a custom towards 1600. The house, which dates of 1623 and is the work of Claude Dubac, exhibits a finely sculpted décor. Most of the countless attics have disappeared, bar a few, one of which exceptionally bears a Latin inscription. Opposite this attic, there is the former “Auberge du Cheval Blanc” of 1810, built by Moïse Henchoz in the style of the 17th century. A series of houses with easily legible dates illustrate the evolution of the consoles supporting the eaves. These consoles were initially oblique but gradually acquired a more rounded shape around the beginning of the 18th century. A few undated 20th century buildings towards the village square show this continuing tradition.

Colin Karlen or the passion for “tavillons” (shingles) Colin Karlen is happiest when putting “tavillons” (shingles) on the roof or the façade of a second home or an Alpine chalet. He grew up in Rougemont and trained as a joiner-carpenter at the Wood Institute in Bienne. On his return to Pays-d’Enhaut, a retired expert initiated him into the art of “tavilloning”. Heading a flourishing company, Karlen now works for private individuals and public institutions. One of his recent works is the roof of the Rubloz chalet in Rougemont measuring 646 square metres. This activity, which is typical of Pays-d’Enhaut and Gruyère, has a promising future ahead !

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Other suggestions Prangins

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Rossinière

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Swiss National Museum

Balthus Chapel

This museum shows the history of Switzerland with topical and chronological exhibits. Swiss cultural life in the 18th and 19th century is presented in a multi-faceted way.

The Balthus chapel is located in the heart of Rossinière. It focuses on the memory of the artist with documentary films and some of his works, and invites the public to the world of one of the greatest figurative painters of the 20th century.

Coppet

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Museum of Old Coppet (Maison Michel)

Château-d’Oex

This 15th century building in the heart of the old town exhibits art objects and items handcrafted in the olden days. The authentic setting of the museum contributes to presenting an image of the regional life in the past.

Museum of Old Pays-d’Enhaut This museum, which is considered one of the major museums of Swiss popular art, contains a collection of cutouts, as well as a host of objects connected to mountain traditions.

Leysin Lausanne

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Musée de l’Elysée Musée de l’Elysée, a widely recognised museum, is situated in an elegant manor dating of 1783. It focuses exclusively on art and on the history of photography from its beginnings to our day.

Lausanne

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Musée de l’Hermitage Fondation de l’Hermitage is set up in a 19th century residence and proposes temporary painting and sculpting exhibitions from 1850 to 1920, with a particular focus on Impressionism and French Art.

Lausanne

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Art Brut Collection Jean Dubuff ’s initial donation has been expanded with a collection of surprising and strange works created by asylum and prison inmates.

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Cheesemaking Museum Taste cheese dishes in a setting enhanced with the daily objects used by mountain farmers until the middle of the 20th century.

Vers-l’Église

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Ormonts Museum Ormonts Museum, which is set up in Vers-l’Église, devotes itself to transmitting the multiple aspects of this valley’s history with temporary exhibitions, publications and didactic paths.

Bex

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Salt Trail Discover the fascinating odyssey of white gold on a trail offering some thirty didactic signs that will keep children and adults on tenterhooks !

Bex Salt Mines

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The Bex Salt Mines were discovered six centuries ago. This underground labyrinth consists of galleries, shafts, stairs and rooms and displays the history and the salt exploitation techniques used since 1684. The journey starts by train and ends on foot, just like in the times of the explorers of white gold.

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Contemporary period 1800 A.D. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to today

Rolex Learning Center, EPFL, Lausanne

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Architectural eclecticism and the appearance of leisure tourism Spanning the period from the end of the 19th century to 1914, Belle Epoque represented a time of great trust as well as a happy-go-lucky attitude. It was also the peak of middle-class travelling in the 19th century. Belle-Epoque architecture is characterised by eclecticism as well as by new interpretations of classical styles, such as Neo-Baroque and Neo-Renaissance, which symbolize traditional values. The only new style was Art Nouveau, which can be found in buildings resolutely turned towards modernism, such as large department stores.

Destinations

Leysin History of the sanatoriums

Lausanne – Montreux – Territet – Caux Architecture of the palaces The period of palaces spanned the mid-nineteenth century until the First World War. The palaces were initially of the Neo-classical style (the first Beau-Rivage in Lausanne in 1861). Then they started stretching towards the sky (Caux Palace, 1902, in the “old Swiss style”) and turned towards the Neo-Baroque style (Montreux Palace, 1906, Suisse-Majestic, 1907, Beau-Rivage Palace, 1908). Lausanne-Palace (1915), which was the last palace built in Switzerland, constitutes a grand finale.

Leysin enjoys a climate that favours the treatment of infectious diseases. From 1850 onwards, it enjoyed an unexpected boom thanks to physicians prescribing sanatorium stays to patients suffering from tuberculosis. The architecture of the sanatoriums with their large balconies played something of a trail-blazing role in the appearance of balconies on private buildings.

Lausanne Palais de Rumine

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Lausanne Conservatoire The Conservatoire is situated in the former “shopping galleries” presenting a mixture of the NeoBaroque and Art Nouveau (1908-1909) styles. The building possesses three concert halls where the students of the cantonal music academy perform. It features a magnificent elliptical staircase topped by a beautiful Art Nouveau glass roof, as well as a wooden elevator called “Pater Noster”.

This palace in the Florentine Neo-Renaissance style was built between 1898 and 1906 in the historic centre of Lausanne. It houses natural history and archeology collections, a part of the cantonal and university libraries as well as the cantonal parliament. The museum has ten rooms, three of which with overhead natural lighting and a hall with sculptures.

Initiate yourself into the secrets of time with Olivier Piguet

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Olivier Piguet hails from Joux Valley, the cradle of the most prestigious watches in the world. This passionate watchmaker has created an initiation centre open to the public. To discover the subtleties of a mechanical watch movement – an emblematic heritage object – he has devised a unique imitation journey showing the history, the theory and the practice of Joux Valley watchmaking in a restored farm dating of 1798.

The advent of great architects and avant-garde buildings Contemporary architecture, which is non-attributable to any region, style or trend of ideas, has become an area of Swiss excellence. Sobriety and tempered rationalism: the modern movement with Le Corbusier acting as a key figure dominated the 20th century. The Sixties produced the Tessin school of architects, with main players such as Luigi Snozzi and Mario Botta. In recent years, Herzog & de Meuron, as well as Peter Zumthor have been gaining international reputation with their combination of audacity and expressive force.

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Lausanne

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Flon Quarter

Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery

Bel-Air Tower

This former warehouse area has been converted into a zone of ultra contemporary buildings offering shopping precincts, administrative buildings, accommodation and nightlife. The designer architects have preserved the distinctive character of this 19th century industrial area, while combining it with futuristic looking buildings.

As one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Switzerland, Bois-de-Vaux represents a current trend which tries to turn “this last collective place of rest into a leisure park with space for tombs”. Some celebrities have found repose there, such as Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Coco Chanel and lexicologist Paul Robert.

This tower was designed by the architect Alphonse Laverrière (from the Lake Geneva Region) and built in 1931. It is the oldest skyscraper in Switzerland and stirred up a fierce controversy when it was built. Inside, there is a marvellous auditorium seating a thousand spectators, as well as offices and shops.

Corseaux

Les Diablerets

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Maison Le Lac (Le Corbusier)

Glacier 3000, Building M. Botta

Rolex Learning Center, EPFL

At the beginning of the Twenties, this avant-garde architect sketched a small functional, comfortable and bright house for his parents. In 1923, the Le Lac villa arose from a heavenly plot of land. It was inhabited by the Jeanneret family until 1972 and now houses the Le Corbusier Museum.

This building perched on the summit of the Diablerets glacier, at an altitude of almost 3,000 metres, combines the form of a square with that of a fork, as a reference to the Devil which is omnipresent in the region. The building was designed by the famous architect Mario Botta and contains the arrival hall of the cable car as well as two large restaurants offering an unrestricted view of the Alps.

The Rolex Learning Center symbolises the new heart of the EPFL campus (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne). The Center indicates a new era of architecture devoted to the exchange of knowledge. The stimulating atmosphere exploits several strands and the avant-garde building can be called the result of technical wizardry.

Pré-Giroud Military Fort

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The Pré-Giroud artillery fortress, which nestles in the forest above Vallorbe, was an addvance defence post in World War II. Its mission was to prohibit the passage to and from Col de Jougne. Its interior has meanwhile been made accessible to the public and offers insight into the soldiers’ survival conditions from 1939 to 1945.

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Other suggestions Lausanne

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L’Auberson

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F’ar Forum for architecture

Musée Baud

Redesign the urban space together: this is the objective of f ’ar (forum for architecture). It invites professionals and the general public to discuss urbanism and anything connected with the quality of our life space.

Musée Baud in L’Auberson is a unique and surprising place. It was opened in 1955 upon the initiative of the Baud Brothers and presents a splendid collection of mechanical music pieces made from 1750 to 1940.

Lausanne

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Olympic Museum

CIMA Museum

The Olympic movement information centre, which is now equipped with interactive museography, traces the history of Olympism and the Olympic games back to their origin and also lends its space to temporary exhibitions.

As a mirror of the know-how in Ste-Croix, which has been the world capital of mechanic movement manufacturing for two centuries, CIMA (International Centre of Arts and Mechanics) exhibits a unique collection of music boxes.

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Caux Expo Caux Expo portrays the eventful history of Caux Palace from the beginning of the 20th century to our time. This palace, which was completed in 1902, became the largest and most luxurious of Swiss hotels for celebrities.

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Arts and Science Museum This museum, which was founded in 1872, has been portraying the history of the region with objects donated by the local population, such as paintings and collections of typewriters and cameras manufactured in the Paillard factories.

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Espace Horloger Espace Horloger, the cradle of top-of-therange watchmaking, goes back in time by exhibiting marvels of previous times – watches and measuring instruments – which evoke the beginnings of watchmaking in Joux Valley. It also presents new creations.

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Iron and Railway Museum Located in the town’s largest smithy, the Iron and Railway Museum describes Vallorbe’s metallurgic past since 1495. The museum also preserves the memory of the Paris-Milan railway line, which was of capital importance at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces

Epesses, Lavaux

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A heritage site recognised for its universal value The terraced vineyards in Lavaux are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They are a work of architecture in their own right. They incorporate the buildings that are necessary for the humans who live there and who bring them to life. To avoid encroaching on the precious vineyard space, the typical stone houses form compact villages. Cellars and wine presses find their place in the basement, while the living quarters of the vintner and his family occupy the ground floor and the first floor. The rooms on the second floor are reserved for seasonal staff. The attics used to serve as storage space for wood and vine shoots, which were used as a combustible. This material was heaved up with the help of a pulley, which was fastened above a large skylight (called “dome”) cut into the tiled roofs. Some of the preserved barns and stables remind visitors that, until the first half of the 20th century, vintners were also farmers owning pastures above the vineyards. Some particularly large buildings stand out from the rest of the village. These are the larger estates or are the property of notables or of public organizations that succeeded the religious orders who initially cleared the plots of land. Other buildings are almost invisible: leaning against the vineyard walls or hidden among the vines, these minute houses, called “capites”, serve as storage space for the vintner’s tools and as a shelter during mealtimes.

Destinations

Cully

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Old town of Cully

Lutry

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Old town of Lutry This small fishermen’s village in Roman times was called “Lustriacum”. A Benedictine convent was established there in the 11th century, on which site the church was built. Of the 13th century village fortification remain Tour du Bourg-Neuf, Maison du Simplon and Tour Bertholod. In 1536, the castle was extended and acquired its current size.

The Romans liked Cully. They built a villa on the site of the current town. Cully has had the title “Bonne ville” since 1359. This name is given to the towns that have obtained the right to hold a weekly market and to erect fortifications. Although the fortification wall has unfortunately disappeared, the historic old town has preserved its authenticity.

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Old town of Saint-Saphorin Lovely Saint-Saphorin nestles between the lake and the vineyards. It boasts charming alleys and a Gothic church, which was built around 1530 on the site of a 6th century sanctuary, where a military boundary marker indicates the presence of the Romans towards 53 A.D. In medieval times, Glérolles castle near St-Saphorin protected the land of the bishopric.

Nature brought under control

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Lavaux is a strip of sloped, south-facing land covering several kilometres of vineyards. Its territory consists of terraced plots which reach down to the lake and which are protected by bonded walls, whose main function is to hold the soil of the vineyards together. These walls have been manmade for centuries – originally by monks and more recently by vintners. They constitute a cultural landscape of exceptional universal value and are thus recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This sublime and picturesque stretch of land, whose horizontal ridges form an opposition to the vertical Alpine massifs, is reflected on the water surface, creating an ever changing and flowing tapestry of light and colour.

Other suggestions Rivaz

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Lavaux Vinorama

Cellars

A unique site to discover vine and wine, where 300 Lavaux wines can be tasted and bought. A documentary shows a vintner family’s year.

A great number of cellars, which are open to the public, can be found in the vaulted cellars of the vintners’ homes. It will be the Lavaux vintners’ pleasure to let you taste one of the wines from their estate.

Chexbres – Cully – Lutry

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The Lavaux tourist trains Discover the picturesque paths leading through the terraced vineyards of Lavaux from Lutry, Cully and Chexbres, either on your own, with your family or with your friends ! Dream itineraries in a magnificent setting that forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Programme. List of the tourist offices concerned on page 25

Follow our guides! The Lake Geneva Region Tourist Office (as well as local tourist offices) will be happy to provide you with a wide range of attractive free brochures to help you plan your visit.

One region, four worlds Lake Geneva Region Towns and Lakes, Alps, Jura, Countryside The enchanting shores of the lakes and the charm of the towns, landscapes with a thousand colours, the calm of wide open spaces, the majesty of the mountains: four quite different worlds all together in one region

The starting and the finishing line

Mother Earth

Dream Lines

Gourmet worlds

The extremely dense local transportation network lets visitors discover and explore the Lake Geneva Region at their own pace. This guide proposes countless panoramic itineraries by boat, funicular, cable car or steam train.

Savour a specialty in typical surroundings, have a meal on a mountain pasture, taste vintage wines in the heart of our vineyards, discover our finesse cuisine in prestigious restaurants… a guide for gourmands and gourmets alike!

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On foot

Fun & Festivals

Discovery trails

The must if you do not want to miss any of the major events on the Lake Geneva Region Calendar. This colourful and comprehensive guide covers an extensive array of attractions. It is updated every year and is free for the asking.

Strolls through bright city streets, hikes along quiet river banks, rambles through forests and vineyards, treks along steep ridges, scrambles to the summits – this guide is the first step in helping you discover the vast and breathtaking diversity of the Lake Geneva Region on foot.

A life-size theme park

By bike

One region, a thousand adventures

Getting away from it all on two wheels

The Lake Geneva Region is a gigantic, natural theme park with plenty to discover all year round. This guide is informative and entertaining. It will help you experience some unforgettable moments in an environment that will take your breath away.

Several important routes cross the length and breadth of Switzerland. This guide to cyclo tourism and mountain biking selects some that allow you to discover the region according to your tastes… and your fitness.

Find all our publications on the website of the Lake Geneva Region Tourist Office www.lake-geneva-region.ch You can leaf through all our brochures online, save them in PDF format or order them.

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Graphic design: DidWeDo.com – Printed in Switzerland – Edition 2010 – This brochure is a promotional material and it is not aiming to present an exhaustive list of heritage buildings of the canton of Vaud.

Useful adresses Office du Tourisme d’Aigle Rue Colomb 5, Case postale 100, 1860 Aigle T : +41 (0)24 466 30 00 – F : +41 (0)24 466 30 03 tourisme@aigle.ch – www.aigle.ch

Nyon Région Tourisme Av. Viollier 8, Case postale 1288, 1260 Nyon 1 T : +41 (0)22 365 66 00 – F : +41 (0)22 365 66 06 info@nrt.ch – www.nyon-tourisme.ch

Avenches Tourisme Place de l’Eglise 3, Case postale 106, 1580 Avenches T : +41 (0)26 676 99 22 – F : +41 (0)26 675 33 93 info@avenches.ch – www.avenches.ch

Office du Tourisme d’Orbe et environs Grand-Rue 1, Case postale 164, 1350 Orbe T : +41 (0)21 442 92 37 tourisme@orbe.ch – www.orbe-tourisme.ch

Office du Tourisme de Bex Avenue de la Gare 24, 1880 Bex T : +41 (0)24 463 30 80 – F : +41 (0)24 495 95 85 info@bex-tourisme.ch – www.bex-tourisme.ch

Office du Tourisme d’Oron Le Bourg, Case postale 63, 1610 Oron-la-Ville T : +41 (0)21 907 63 32 – F : +41 (0)21 907 63 40 info@region-oron.ch – www.region-oron.ch

Château-d’Œx Tourisme La Place, Case postale 103, 1660 Château-d’Œx T : +41 (0)26 924 25 25 – F : +41 (0)26 924 25 26 info@chateau-doex.ch – www.chateau-doex.ch

Payerne/Estavayer-le-Lac Tourisme Place du Marché 10, Case postale 301, 1530 Payerne T : +41 (0)26 660 61 61 – F : +41 (0)26 663 42 07 tourisme@estavayer-payerne.ch – www.estavayer-payerne.ch

Montreux-Vevey Tourisme, Point i Chexbres Place de la Gare, 1071 Chexbres T : +41 (0)21 962 84 64 – F : +41 (0)21 962 84 66 info@montreuxriviera.com – www.lavaux.com

Office du Tourisme de Rolle Grand-Rue 1 bis, Case postale 140, 1180 Rolle T : +41 (0)21 825 15 35 – F : +41 (0)21 825 11 31 tourisme@rolle.ch – www.tourisme-rolle.ch

Montreux-Vevey Tourisme, Point i Cully Place de la Gare 4, 1096 Cully T : +41 (0)21 962 84 54 – F : +41 (0)21 962 84 55 info@montreuxriviera.com – www.lavaux.com

Office du Tourisme de Romainmôtier Accueil et informations « La Porterie », 1323 Romainmôtier T : +41 (0)24 453 14 65 tourisme@romainmotier.ch – www.romainmotier-tourisme.ch

Diablerets Tourisme Maison du Tourisme, Case postale 144, 1865 Les Diablerets T : +41 (0)24 492 33 58 – F : +41 (0)24 492 23 48 info@diablerets.ch – www.diablerets.ch

Office du Tourisme de Rougemont Bâtiment communal, 1659 Rougemont T : +41 (0)26 925 11 66 – F : +41 (0)26 925 11 67 info@rougemont.ch – www.rougemont.ch

Office du Tourisme d’Echallens Place des Petites Roches 1, 1040 Echallens T : +41 (0)21 881 50 62 – F : +41 (0)21 881 50 64 region@echallens-tourisme.ch – www.echallens-tourisme.ch

Office du Tourisme de St-Cergue Pl. Sy-Vieuxville, Case postale 144, 1264 St-Cergue T : +41 (0)22 360 13 14 – F : +41 (0)22 360 24 74 tourism@st-cergue.ch – www.st-cergue.ch

Office du Tourisme de Grandson Maison des Terroirs, Rue Haute 13, 1422 Grandson T : +41 (0)24 445 60 60 – F : +41 (0)24 445 60 70 info@terroirs-region-grandson.ch – www.grandson-tourisme.ch

Office du Tourisme de Sainte-Croix/Les Rasses Balcon du Jura Vaudois Tourisme, Hôtel de Ville, Rue Neuve 10, 1450 Sainte-Croix T : +41 (0)24 455 41 42 – F : +41 (0)24 455 41 15 ot@sainte-croix.ch – www.sainte-croix-les-rasses-tourisme.ch

Gryon Tourisme Place de la Barboleuse, 1882 Gryon T : +41 (0)24 498 00 00 – F : +41 (0)24 498 26 22 information@gryon.ch – www.villarsgryon.ch

Vallée de Joux Tourisme Centre Sportif, Rue de l’Orbe 8, 1347 Le Sentier T : +41 (0)21 845 17 77 – F : +41 (0)21 845 50 08 info@valleedejoux.ch – www.myvalleedejoux.ch

Lausanne Tourisme Av. de Rhodanie 2, Case postale 49, 1000 Lausanne 6 T : +41 (0)21 613 73 73 – F : +41 (0)21 616 86 47 information@lausanne-tourisme.ch – www.lausanne-tourisme.ch

Office du Tourisme de Vallorbe Les Grandes-Forges 11, Case postale 90, 1337 Vallorbe T : +41 (0)21 843 25 83 – F : +41 (0)21 843 22 62 contact@vallorbe.ch – www.vallorbe-tourisme.ch

Office du Tourisme Venoge-Milieu du Monde Château de la Sarraz, 1315 La Sarraz T : +41 (0)21 866 64 23 – F : +41 (0)21 866 11 80 info@tourisme-lasarraz.ch – www.tourisme-lasarraz.ch

Montreux-Vevey Tourisme, Point i Vevey Grande-Place 29, 1800 Vevey T : +41 (0)848 86 84 84 – F : +41 (0)21 962 84 78 info@montreuxriviera.com – www.montreuxriviera.com

Leysin Tourisme Place Large, 1854 Leysin T : +41 (0)24 493 33 00 – F : +41 (0)24 493 33 01 info@leysin.ch – www.leysin.ch

Villars Tourisme Rue Centrale, 1884 Villars-sur-Ollon T : +41 (0)24 495 32 32 – F : +41 (0)24 495 95 85 information@villars.ch – www.villars.ch

Montreux-Vevey Tourisme, Point i Lutry Quai Gustave-Doret, 1095 Lutry T. +41 (0)21 791 47 65 – F. +41 (0)21 791 47 65 info@montreuxriviera.com – www.montreuxriviera.com

Montreux-Vevey Tourisme, Point i Villeneuve Place de la Gare 5, Maison de Ville, 1844 Villeneuve T : +41 (0)21 962 84 81 – F : +41 (0)21 962 84 83 info@montreuxriviera.com – www.montreuxriviera.com

Montreux-Vevey Tourisme Place de l’Eurovision, 1820 Montreux T : +41 (0)848 86 84 84 – F : +41 (0)21 962 84 94 info@montreuxriviera.com – www.montreuxriviera.com

Office du Tourisme et du Thermalisme d’Yverdon-les-Bains Av. de la Gare 2, 1401 Yverdon-les-Bains T : +41 (0)24 423 61 01 – F : +41 (0)24 426 11 22 info@yverdon-les-bains.ch – www.yverdonlesbainsregion.ch

Morges Région Tourisme Rue du Château 2, Case postale 55, 1110 Morges 1 T : +41 (0)21 801 32 33 – F : +41 (0)21 801 31 30 info@morges-tourisme.ch – www.morges.ch

Office du Tourisme d'Yvonand Avenue du Temple 15, 1462 Yvonand T. +41 (0)24 430 22 02 yvonand.menthue@gmail.com – www.yvonand-tourisme.ch

Office du Tourisme Les Mosses-La Lécherette Les Fougères, Case postale 38, 1862 Les Mosses T : +41 (0)24 491 14 66 – F : +41 (0)24 491 10 24 info@lesmosses.ch – www.lesmosses.ch

Other useful addresses:

Moudon Région Tourisme Place de la Douane, Case postale 267, 1510 Moudon T : +41 (0)21 905 88 66 – F : +41 (0)21 905 55 50 office.tourisme@moudon.ch – www.moudon.ch

RéseauPatrimoineS Association pour le patrimoine naturel et culturel du canton de Vaud Case postale 5273, 1002 Lausanne info@reseaupatrimoines.ch – www.reseaupatrimoines.ch

Association des châteaux vaudois p. a. Château de Chillon, av. de Chillon 21, 1820 Veytaux – www.chateauxvaud.ch

Photos: Office du Tourisme du Canton de Vaud, José Crespo, Studio Patrick Jantet, Office du Tourisme de Rougemont, EPFL/Sanaa/Cyrille Thomas, HP Siff ert/weinweltfoto.ch, Archéologie cantonale de l’Etat de Vaud/J.-L. Voruz, Fibbi-Aeppli photographes, Avenches Tourisme, Musée Romain Vidy, D. Jordan, H. Amoroso/Site et Musée romains d’Avenches, Michel Gaudard, R. Besancet, Nosek Safranek, Marc Baertsch, Château de la Sarraz, Estavayer-le-Lac/Payerne Tourisme, Germaine Arias Schreiber, Montreux-Vevey Tourisme, Abbaye de Bonmont, Lausanne Tourisme/Rémy Gindroz, Fabrice Wagner, Musée National Suisse/Amiguet, Camilla van Zuylen, D. Jordan, Jardins du Château de Vullierens, Ville de Lausanne/Carole Alkabes, Colin Karlen, Mines de sel de Bex, Montreux Palace, Pascale Albrand, Centre d’initiation à l’horlogerie/Olivier Piguet, Régis Colombo/www.diapo.ch, Marianne Béneche Heiniger, Urs Achermann, Glacier 3000, Région Yverdon-les-Bains Jura-Lac, Swiss-Image/Andy Mettler, Leysin Tourisme, Avenches Tourisme, Ville de Nyon, M. André Locher.

DEUTSCHLAND

• Basel • Zürich FRANCE

ÖSTERREICH

• Bern Neuchâtel

Avenches Sainte-Croix/Les Rasses Grandson Vallorbe

Yverdon-les-Bains Orbe Romainmôtier La Sarraz Moudon

ITALIA

Echallens

Vallée de Joux

Oron Morges St-Cergue

• Genève

Payerne

Lausanne

Rolle

Gruyères

Rougemont

Château-d'Oex Vevey Montreux

Gstaad

Les Mosses

Nyon Leysin Aigle Genève

Les Diablerets Villars Gryon Bex Lavey-les-Bains

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