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Wine Tasting in the Lake Geneva Region of Switzerland

March 13, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Events, La Côte, Lavaux

Lavaux on Lake Geneva in Autumn

Open cellars, or Caves ouvertes, provide excellent opportunities to taste Swiss wines in an informal setting without pressure to buy expensive bottles. The cantons and wine-growing regions of Switzerland have open tasting days throughout the year with individual vineyards often allowing wine tasting on weekends. The larger cantonal and regional open days are mostly in spring … [Read more...]

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Cheap Aubonne Outlet Shopping Mall on Lake Geneva

March 10, 2020 by Henk Bekker in La Côte

Aubonne Outlet Mall near Geneva

Aubonne Outlet Shopping Mall offers huge savings on designer brand names and fashion in around 50 factory stores located near Lausanne and Geneva in Switzerland. Cheap deals are available on high-end fashion brand names in the Aubonne Outlet Shopping Mall. Savings of up to 70% can be enjoyed here on major fashion brands in factory stores. Lindt recently opened a chocolate … [Read more...]

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Top Châteaux (Castles & Fortresses) to Visit on Lake Geneva

March 3, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Family Travel, Historic Buildings, La Côte, Top Sights

La Tour-de-Peilz on Lake Geneva

Chillon, Morges, Nyon, Rolle, La Tour-de-Peilz, and Yvoire are the best fortress-like castles (chateaux) to visit on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in Switzerland and France. Several castles on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland and France are open to visitors. The best castles to see are arguably the ones with a medieval history and a fortress-like appearance such as … [Read more...]

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Visit the Free Morges Tulip Festival on Lake Geneva

February 27, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Events, La Côte, Morges

Morges Tulip Festival on Lake Geneva

The annual Fête de la Tulipe in Morges is one of the most beautiful spring events on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Around 150,000 tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths can be enjoyed blooming in the Parc de l’Indépendence à Morges behind the chateau on the Lac Léman lakefront. Morges, a pretty town on Lake Geneva near Lausanne, annually hosts the Tulip Festival (Fête de la … [Read more...]

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Swiss Classic British Car Meeting in Morges

February 8, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Events, La Côte, Morges

British Classic Cars Parked in front of the Chateau de Morges

Morges in Switzerland hosts a free but very impressive show day for around 1,500 British classic cars in the parks and on the quays of Lake Geneva. The Swiss Classics British Car Meeting is held annually in October in the castle-town Morges on the shores of Lake Geneva near Lausanne. Owners of British classic cars are invited to park their cars for free in the parks and on … [Read more...]

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Château de Nyon Castle Historic Museum and Porcelain Exhibition

March 16, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Historic Buildings, Museums, Nyon, Top Sights

Chateau de Nyon Castle on Lake Geneva

Visit the Chateau de Nyon Castle in Switzerland with its local history museum, porcelain displays and marvelous views of Lake Geneva and Mt Blanc. The Château de Nyon is a lovely white castle in the small town Nyon just to the north of Genève on the shores of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in Switzerland. Nyon Castle houses the local history museum, displays of historic and … [Read more...]

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Visit the Roman Museum and Basilica in Nyon, Switzerland

March 13, 2016 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Museums, Nyon

The Musée Romain et Basilique is located amongst the foundations of a first-century Roman basilica in Nyon on Lake Geneva in Switzerland near Genève. The Roman Museum (Musée Romain) in Nyon explains the Roman heritage of Nyon and is located inside the foundations of the former Roman basilica. Apart from the Roman foundations, the museum has many Roman-era articles on display … [Read more...]

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Photos of Nyon on Lake Geneva in Switzerland

March 13, 2016 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Nyon, Photo Galleries

Nyon is a picturesque small town on the northern shores of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in Switzerland. The town is mostly famous for its white castle and roman columns. Nyon has excellent transportation links to Genève and Lausanne and is a popular day-trip destination from these Swiss cities. Nyon is across the lake from Yvoire, a medieval-look small town in France. … [Read more...]

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Family-Friendly Park Pré Vert at Signal de Bougy

March 5, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Family Travel, La Côte

Restaurants Parc Pré Vert at Signal de Bougy, Switzerland

Visit this free park with golf course, adventure park, restaurants, minigolf, animals, gratis kids play areas, and marvelous views of Lake Geneva, the Alps, and Mt Blanc. Parc Pré Vert at Signal de Bougy is a beautifully located green park on a hill overlooking Lake Geneva halfway between Lausanne and Genève in Switzerland. Admission to the park is free with many … [Read more...]

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Visit Château de Morges Castle with Four Museums, Switzerland

March 2, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Historic Buildings, La Côte, Morges, Museums, Top Sights

Medieval Chateau de Morges Castle on Lac Léman

The Château de Morges is a medieval, thirteenth-century fortress and one of the most impressive castles directly on Lake Geneva. The castle houses four surprisingly interesting history museums. The Château de Morges is one of the best examples of a typical Savoyan square castle with round towers in Switzerland. The fortress kept much of it original medieval appearance … [Read more...]

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Top Sights to See in Nyon on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

January 13, 2016 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Nyon

Nyon is a small historic town with chateau, Roman monuments, a few museums, excellent transportation links, and a family-friendly day-trip destination from Geneva and Lausanne. Nyon is a small town on the shores of Lac Léman in Switzerland. Nyon is mostly visited for its lovely white castle, old town, Roman monuments, museums, a pleasant marina and lake-side promenades. The … [Read more...]

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Photos of the Free Morges Tulip Festival in Switzerland

April 11, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Events, La Côte, Morges

Morges Tulip Festival, Switzerland

Each spring, Morges holds a Tulip Festival (Fête de la Tulipe) in a lovely shady park on the shores of Lake Geneva. Around 150,000 bulbs, including around 300 varieties of tulips, are planted in Morges’ Independence Park to provide one of the best spring photo opportunities in the Lac Léman region of Switzerland. The festival is held each year from mid-April to mid-May but as … [Read more...]

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Visit Historic, Romantic St Prex on Lake Geneva

March 9, 2011 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Morges

The historic Église St-Prothais in St Prex

St Prex near Morges on the shores of Lac Léman has a lovely historical old town with romantic cobble-stone streets, a medieval town gate, a Roman church, and a beautiful lakefront with promenades and play areas for children. St Prex has a beautiful medieval old town center located on a peninsula jetting into Lake Geneva near Morges in Switzerland. The still partly … [Read more...]

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Photos of St Prex near Morges on Lake Geneva

March 9, 2011 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Morges

Grand Rue in St Prex on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

St Prex is a romantic small town on a peninsula in Lake Geneva near Morges in the La Côte region of Switzerland. The historic old town center is photogenic, as is the waterfront with views of the Alps. St Prex is a lovely old town and a pleasure to visit in any weather. It has the only surviving medieval town gate in the region, which still serves as a major entrance into … [Read more...]

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Transportation to St Prex on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

March 9, 2011 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Morges

Clock Tower in St Prex on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Getting to historic, romantic St Prex near Morges on the northern shores of Lake Geneva is easy by car, boat, boat, bus and train. The small town is also a popular destination for hikers and cyclists. St Prex is a lovely small town with an historic town center and romantic cobble-stone pavements. Its original medieval town gate tower and an even older church survived to … [Read more...]

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Visit the Musée du Léman Lake Geneva Museum in Nyon

December 13, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Family Travel, La Côte, Museums, Nyon

Musée du Léman in Nyon, Switzerland

The Léman Museum in Nyon is a great family destination with information on Lake Geneva’s natural history and role in Swiss life and the local economy. The Musée du Léman in Nyon is a museum focusing on all aspects of nature and life related to Lake Geneva (Lac Léman in French) between Switzerland and France. The eclectic collection of the Léman Museum ranges from an … [Read more...]

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Visit the Swiss National Museum in Chateau de Prangins on Lake Geneva near Nyon

December 13, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Family Travel, Historic Buildings, La Côte, Museums, Nyon

The Musée National Suisse in Château de Prangins is the top museum on the history and culture of Romandie (French-speaking Switzerland). It is located on the edge of Lake Geneva near Nyon. The Musée National Suisse in Château de Prangins is the Western Switzerland branch of the Swiss National Museum. The museum is located in the Château de Prangins, an early … [Read more...]

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Chateau and Top Sights to See in Coppet near Geneva

November 23, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Coppet, La Côte

Chateau de Coppet Palace, associated with Neckar and Mme de Staël, is the top sight in this pretty Lake Geneva port village just north of Genève. Coppet is a small village on the shores of Lake Geneva just to the north of Geneva. The village is mostly visited to see its eighteenth-century chateau with its splendidly preserved original interior. The rest of the small … [Read more...]

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