Fête de la Musique: A Global Music Celebration in Lausanne and Geneva Fête de la Musique is a vibrant and diverse music festival celebrated for three days in mid-June. During this time, musicians from around the world come together to perform in the streets of Lausanne and Geneva, creating a musical extravaganza under the festival’s […]
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City of Montreux Montreux, an authentic little piece of paradise is a town and a Swiss town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. Montreux’ main draws include peaceful walks along a lakeshore blessed with 19th-century hotels, a mild microclimate, a hilltop Old Town, one of the world’s premier jazz festivals, Friday-morning lakeside markets and a fabulous
Gruyeres Gruyères with its rolling green landscape and the peaks of the Fribourg Pre-Alps is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane/Sarine river, and gives its name to Gruyère cheese. Gruyères is 810 m (2,660 ft) above sea level, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) south-south-east of the district capital Bulle.
Previous Next St. Cergue Ski Resort The ski resort St. Cergue is located in the Canton of Waadt, Lemanic Region in Switzerland. Close to Geneva and Lausanne, the St-Cergue region offers many activities in wintertime to discover the pleasures of the snow. St-Cergue is located right in the centre of the village, less than 200 m away from the
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Monthey -City of Culture Monthey is set halfway between lake and mountain. Monthey, the cultural city is the capital of Monthey district in Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The French-speaking Monthey is very rich in culture and economic gateway to the Canton of Valais. You can find many theaters in the city of culture; If you
Olympic Museum The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland houses permanent and temporary exhibits relating to sport and the Olympic movement. The Olympic Museum, which was opened in 1993 in Ouchy, a district of Lausanne, reflects the spirit of the sports games which bring nations together. Faster, higher, stronger! This motto of the Olympic Games also describes the public’s
Previous Next Chillon Castle Chillon Castle, the most visited historic building in Switzerland is an island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve, which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhône. Chillon is amongst the most visited castles in Switzerland and Europe. Successively occupied
Play Glacier 3000 Glacier 3000 is a company that operates several cable cars and ski lifts in the region of the Diablerets in western Switzerland. The Glacier 3000 is the only glacier ski area in the Bernese Oberland and allows to offer winter sports from late October to early May. It presents a spectacular view over the Bernese Alps,
Cheese Gruyère Gruyère is a hard yellow Swiss cheese that originated in the cantons of Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Jura, and Berne in Switzerland. La Maison du Gruyère is a village cheese dairy providing the opportunity of viewing the hand-made production of the cheese “Le Gruyère AOP” and much more. Gruyère cheese is generally known as one of the finest cheeses for baking, having a
The Olympic Capital Lausanne, the second-largest city on Lake Geneva is the capital city and biggest town of the canton of Vaud in Romandy, Switzerland. Lausanne is a focus of international sport, hosting the International Olympic Committee since 1994. The most important geographical feature of the area surrounding Lausanne is Lake Geneva (Lac Léman in French). Lausanne is built on the southern slope