Identity summary
3 to 6 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Possible without car depending on area
City · Lake · Heritage · Countryside
Variable accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Lausanne, Lavaux et Montreux
Lemanic river between sloping town, UNESCO vineyards, flowered docks, castle and nearby mountains.
To understand what Lausanne, Lavaux and Montreux are all about, you have to look at Lausanne, Lavaux and Montreux. These places give us a view of a territory marked by urban life, the shores and lakes, the heritage and the countryside and allow us to move from emblematic sites to more intimate stages.
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For a stay of 3 to 6 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: slopes in Lausanne and tributary on the docks. The trip can be organised without a car if the drop point and local connections are selected in advance. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be checked step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Lausanne
- Lavaux
- Montreux
- Chillon Castle
- Rochers-de-Naye
Before you choose
- Pents in Lausanne
- Affluence on the wharfs
- Lake weather
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
World Heritage
L’Œuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier, une contribution exceptionnelle au Mouvement Moderne
Around Lausanne and Montreux, Le Corbusier's work is mainly read by the principles she has disseminated: clear volumes, concrete, light, free plans and new ways of living. The sites listed elsewhere in the world form a whole, but each building reveals a stage in this modern architectural research.
World Heritage
Lavaux, vignoble en terrasses
Lavaux runs its vineyard terraces between the Geneva and the Vaudian slopes, with stone walls, tight villages and suspended paths above the water. The evening light often gives the most beautiful reliefs to the rows of chasselas and the mountains that close the horizon.
Place
Lausanne
Lausanne It descends in successive slopes towards the Geneva, from the Gothic cathedral to the quays of Ouchy. Stairways, metros, high squares and views of the Alps give a very mobile city, both academic, cultural and lakeside, ideal before reaching the vineyards of Lavaux.
Place
Lavaux
Lavaux is distinguished by its worked wine slopes and its wide visual lines towards Geneva. The place reveals its interest when alternate streets, viewpoints and gentler routes, allowing to observe the logic of the terroir.
Practical tips
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