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Castles, wardens of time

The Lake Geneva Region boasts many castles. One of them is the famous Chillon Castle, the most visited monument in Switzerland
© Samuel Bitton

Historic heritage

Romaimôtier, Payerne and Rougemont: witnesses of the Cluny past
© M. Gaudard

Cultural treasures

The Lake Geneva Region offers over a hundred museums exhibiting a vast range of cultural heritage items
Cathédrale de Lausanne © LT/Muris Camo

Architecture and design

The Lake Geneva Region skilfully combines avant-garde buildings and treasures of the past
© Régis Colombo diapo.ch

Lavaux, UNESCO World Heritage

Discover the magic of the terraced vineyard, a site forming part of the UNESCO World Heritage Programme since 2007
© Régis Colombo diapo.ch

 
 

Fauna & flora

Aubonne The Wood Museum at Arboretum

The Wood Museum contains a collection of tools that pay tribute to the ingenuosity of wood and forest craftsmen. The museum is situated in the Arboretum in Aubonne....

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© Barbara Walt

La Sarraz The Horse Museum

The barn at La Sarraz Castle houses the Horse Museum, a private collection put together by horse fans for public viewing....

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Lausanne Cantonal Botanical Museum

Created in 1824, the Cantonal Botanical Museum plays a major role in protecting the cantonal flora by listing rare plants and endangered species. Its collections are exhibited in situ at two botanical gardens. The first is located...

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Lausanne Cantonal Museum of Geology

The Cantonal Museum of Geology abounds in treasures witnessing a past that is often mysterious for the public. Rocks, fossils, crystals, and skeletons of prehistoric animals constitute a remarkable collection....

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Lausanne Cantonal Museum of Zoology

Created in 1818, the Cantonal Museum of Zoology, Palais Rumine, brought together the old collections « shells, fossils, foreign and indigenous birds, a small collection of snakes from Surinam… ». Today, it houses exciting collecti...

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Nyon Lake Geneva Museum

The Lake Geneva Museum focuses on lake professions and on the Piccard family adventurers who explored the lake’s depth. The museum exhibits old navigation objects and grows important lakeside biotopes....

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Documentation

Heritage buildings

The Lake Geneva Region welcomes all enthusiasts of history, old monuments and culture and invites you to experience its legendary, pleasant lifestyle !

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Free new iPad application

This new iPad application lets you discover the tourist offer in the Lake Geneva Region through vari...

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Villars International Hiking Exhibition

From 1 to 3 June, Villars welcomes the 5th edition of the International Hiking Exhibition, A not-to-...

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Events

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Lausanne

Les Tangofolies de Lausanne 2012

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May
24

Rougemont

La Folia, Festival of Ancient Music

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May
26

Genferseegebiet

Open wine cellars in Vaud

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