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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

 
 

Tradition & Know-how

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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Bassins Bassins Distillery for medicinal and aromatic plants

Bassins Distillery specialises in the extraction of essential oils from aromatic and medicinal plants cultivated in the Jura foothills....

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Bex Salt Mines and Salt Mine History Museum

Exploited since 1684, the Bex Salt Mines are still active today. An exhibition and a journey to the heart of the mine narrate three centuries of salt works....

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Château-d'Oex Museum of the Old Pays-d’Enhaut, the heritage of an entire region

Founded in 1922, the Museum of the Old Pays-d’Enhaut has become one of the major popular art museums in Switzerland. Bearing witness to a lifestyle of bygone days, the Museum exhibits countless everyday objects used in the olden d...

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© Musée de Chiblins

Gingins Agricultural machines museum, Chiblins Mill

The mill at Chiblins – now rebaptised Agricultural Machine Museum - houses a collection of agricultural machines. These machines are still used to harvest wheat the old-fashioned way....

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Joux Valley Espace horloger

Espace horloger in Sentier presents current productions by the main watchmaking companies in Joux Valley, the cradle of grande complication watches....

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L'Auberson Musée Baud

Musée Baud, a unique and unusual place, was founded by the Baud brothers in l’Auberson. They repaired music boxes and automata and illustrated the Jura tradition of precision mechanics....

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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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Le Sentier/Vallée de Joux Initiation to watchmaking

Discover the world of watchmaking from within... watchmaking fans can now get an introduction to this secular art by following courses given by Olivier Piguet at the brand-new Initiation to Watchmaking Centre in Joux Valley....

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Leysin Restaurant and Cheesemaking Museum

The Restaurant and Cheesemaking Museum is much more than a simple restaurant: you will be able to taste delicious cheese dishes while immersing yourself in the past history of Leysin and watching how cheese is made over a fire....

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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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2-day "In the Heart of Our Terroirs" break

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The World of Dinosaurs in Sugnens

Dinosaurs are taking over the forest and the pasture in Sugnens...

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A tribute to Audrey Hepburn

From 17th March to 25th November 2012
MORGES REGION - This event pays tribute ...

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Events

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Rougemont

La Folia, Festival of Ancient Music

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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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