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- Olympic Museum. Along with the artifacts and history of the competitions, the Olympic Museum overlooking Lake Geneva focuses on the spirit and values of the Olympics and the qualities that have made them endure.
- See Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) by Boat. For most of its crescent-shaped length, Lake Geneva separates France and Switzerland, giving Lausanne, on its northern shore, beautiful views of the French Alps with the lake in the foreground.
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Medieval pilgrims following the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela in Spain entered the cathedral through its 13th-century Apostles Doorway, adorned with beautifully painted stone sculptures.
- Château d'Ouchy and Promenade. Below the busy center of Lausanne is the lakeside neighborhood of Ouchy, whose elegant Belle Epoch hotels are connected by a flower-lined promenade that stretches between the old and new ports.
- Walk Through Lausanne from Top to Bottom – and Take The Metro Back Up
- Shop Local at The Weekly Market
- Browse Sporting Memorabilia Dating Back to 1896 at The Olympic Museum
- Go Hiking and Wine Tasting in The Lavaux
- Ferry Hop Along The Lakeshore from Ouchy – Or Even Over to France
- Sample Beach Life in Lutry Or Vidy
- Bar Hop on A Friday Night
- Discover Lausanne’s New Arts District, Plateforme 10
- Taste The City’S Cafe Culture
- See Art with A Difference at The Collection de L’Art Brut
The first thing you’ll notice about Lausanne is that it’s hilly. The town dates from Roman times when Lousanna, as it was named, grew up on the shore of Lake Geneva(Lac Léman). The Cité, a fortified camp on a hill some 500m (1640ft) above the lake, became the town’s main population center in the medieval era. These days, Lausanne occupies both area...
Lausanne comes alive on Saturday mornings, when the market comes to town. Find fruit and veg, cheese, flowers, spices, bread and pastries, fresh ginger juice and much more on the stalls lining the streets of the Vielle Ville (Old Town). It’s a lovely way to spend a morning even if you’re not buying anything, but at least let yourself be tempted by ...
Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Olympic Games, brought the International Olympic Committee to Lausanne in 1915, and it’s still here today, occupying a rather swanky building on the lakeshore at Vidy. Tourists can’t visit that, but they can go down the road to the Olympic Museumin Ouchy, an all-singing, all-dancing homage to the Games demons...
If you didn’t know Switzerland was a wine-producing country, you’re in for a surprise. The vineyards of the Lavaux, strung across the slopes above Lake Geneva between Lausanne and Montreux, date from the 12th century and are inscribed on Unesco’s World Heritage Listfor their economic and cultural importance to the area. Explore them on foot or bicy...
It’s easy to get a train along the lake to visit other highlights of the so-called Swiss Riviera, such as Vevey, Montreux or Château de Chillon, but a much nicer way to travel is by boat. The CGNoperates ferries from Lausanne’s port in Ouchy year-round, though the schedules and routes expand in summer, when it’s possible to ferry hop to any of the ...
Switzerland may be a landlocked country, but its numerous lakes mean there’s no shortage of beach life. On a summer weekend Lausanne city center empties out as everyone heads either to the mountains or the lake. The sandy beach in Vidyis hugely popular for sunbathing, swimming and barbecuing, and you’ll often see large family groups set up for the ...
With a big student population (it has a university, music school, art school, hospitality school and federal polytechnic) Lausanne thrives in the evenings most nights of the week. One hot spot is Place Benjamin-Constant, where a quartet of bar-restaurants creates a buzz that spills onto the pavements, particularly on a warm evening. Below the stati...
Lausanne punches above its weight in terms of museums and cultural institutions, and Plateforme 10, which opened in 2019, is its latest creation. A former train yard near the main station, it brings together three of the city’s museums that were previously spread throughout town: the MCBA (fine arts), mudac (contemporary design and applied arts) an...
It isn’t hard to find good coffee in Lausanne these days. Where once the city was dominated by traditional tea rooms, today it’s packed with youthful coffee bars, contemporary cafes and creative food trucks where coffee is treated as an artform. It’s a trend fuelled in part by the presence in Lausanne of EHL, a world-leading hospitality school, who...
Art brut – literally ‘raw art’ – refers to art made by self-taught artists, often on the fringes of society, who don’t follow artistic traditions or influences. The concept was created by French artist Jean Dubuffet, who gifted his entire collection of such art to the city of Lausanne in the 1970s – the Collection de l’Art Brutwas the result. As we...
Things to Do in Lausanne, Switzerland: See Tripadvisor's 100,000 traveler reviews and photos of Lausanne tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in September. We have reviews of the best places to see in Lausanne. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Nov 24, 2023 · Things to Do in Lausanne, Switzerland: See Tripadvisor's 100,035 traveler reviews and photos of Lausanne tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in September. We have reviews of the best places to see in Lausanne. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
- Wander the city centre. You can give yourself a good workout walking round Lausanne’s city centre, which spreads down a hill from the medieval Cité at the top through the pedestrian Old Town to the trendy warehouse district of Flon and then down to the main train station.
- Explore an offbeat museum at Collection de l’Art Brut. For a little place, Lausanne has more than its share of cultural attractions. The quirky Collection de l’Art Brut is an intriguing showcase of alternative art created by untrained artists on the fringes of society, whose psychological issues have fuelled pieces that are thought-provoking and hugely inventive.
- Swim alfresco at the Bellerive Plage. Known as the place to hang out in summer, this 1930s outdoor leisure centre is eternally popular when the sun is shining.
- Get sporty at the Olympic Museum. This impressively slick museum worships at the altar of the Olympic movement, whose headquarters are in Lausanne. It was renovated in 2013 to the tune of £36 million and, as you’d hope for that amount of money, it’s definitely worth a visit.
Discover the best attractions in Lausanne including AQUATIS Aquarium & Vivarium, Musée Cantonal des Beaux Arts, and Olympic Museum.
Things to Do in Lausanne. Check out must-see sights and activities: The Olympic Museum Lausanne (Musee Olympique), Cathedrale de Lausanne, Monuments & Statues, Speciality Museums.
