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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

 
 

Art

© Michel Krafft

Lausanne Cantonal Museum of Fine Art

Lausanne’s Cantonal Museum of Fine Art is the second oldest museum in Switzerland, after Geneva and before Bern and Zurich, that is devoted exclusively to art....

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© Magali König

Lausanne Collection of Art Brut

Collection of Art Brut in Lausanne exhibits works by people who have never learnt how to paint or draw. Asylum inmates, prisoners or outsiders have produced amazing works....

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Lausanne Fondation de l’Hermitage

Located in a splendid site, Fondation de l’Hermitage proposes temporary painting and sculpting exhibitions from 1850 to 1920, focusing on Impressionism and French art in particular. The works can be discovered in the preserved amb...

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Lausanne L’Espace Arlaud, the heart of the cantonal museum

Located on Place de la Riponne, the oldest museum in Lausanne has a comprehensive and multicultural mission. On its four floors with well-sized rooms, its exhibitions are just as likely to feature the region’s young artists as the...

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© Cédric Bregnard, Technichrome, Lausanne

Lausanne Mudac, Museum of Design and Contemporary Arts

The Museum of Design and Contemporary Arts (mudac) is the trendiest museum in Lausanne. It is a meeting point and a place of exchange between the arts. The successor of the decorative arts museum opened its doors in June 2000....

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© Yves André

Lausanne The Musée de l’Elysée

Located in an elegant 18th century mansion. the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland, is entirely devoted to photography. It has eight distinct exhibition spaces on four floors, a Gallery bookshop, a reading room and an outs...

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Morges Alexis Forel Museum

Founded in 1918, the Alexis Forel Museum is located in a historical building in the centre of Morges. 11 lounges and rooms with a total area of over 700 square metres accommodate both permanent and temporary exhibitions....

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© Philippe Krauer

Moudon Eugène Burnand Museum

The old Denezy house has the honour of housing the only Swiss-French museum dedicated to the work of one single artist. In 1990, the Eugène-Burnand Museum was re-established in the old town....

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Payerne Payerne Museum

Located in the former conventual buildings of the monastery, the Payerne Museum presents permanent collections of General Jomini, Napoléon's seer, and the painter Aimée Rapin....

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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

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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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Rougemont

La Folia, Festival of Ancient Music

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May
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Lausanne

Les Tangofolies de Lausanne 2012

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Aigle

Open days of wine cellars in Lake Geneva Region

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