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 Tulipe) … [Read more...]
Visit the HR Giger Museum (Aliens) in Gruyeres Switzerland
The largest collection of works by the Swiss surrealist artist HR Giger is in his museum of science fiction and fantastic art in Gruyères. The four-century old Château St Germain in the small wall-enclosed medieval town Gruyères in Fribourg, Switzerland, is the unlikely setting of the HR Gigermuseum. This museum has the largest permanent collection of works by the Swiss … [Read more...]
Visit La Maison Cailler Chocolate Factory near Gruyères
The chocolate factory of Cailler in Broc near Gruyères in Fribourg is a pleasant day trip from Lake Geneva that combines well with visiting the old town and Château de Gruyères. La Maison Cailler welcomes visitors to one of Switzerland’s oldest and most important chocolate factories. During the factory tour visitors learn how chocolate came to Europe and how the Swiss … [Read more...]
Transportation to Neuchâtel in Switzerland
Getting to Neuchâtel in Switzerland is easy by public transportation (trains and boats) and car. The city is within easy reach of Geneva, Zurich, Basel, and Bern Airports with good rail and road connections. Neuchâtel (Neuenburg), capital of the similarly named canton, in Switzerland has excellent transportation links to the rest of Switzerland. The road and rail networks are … [Read more...]
Yvoire – a Medieval Floral Town on Lake Geneva, France
Romantic, medieval, flower-rich Yvoire is a small French town on Lac Léman popular with day-trippers from Genève, Lausanne, Nyon (by passenger ferry), Évian, and ski resorts. Yvoire is a small but very romantic small town (population ca. 800) on the southern, French shores of Lake Geneva. This traffic free village has managed to preserve much of its medieval look with … [Read more...]
Waterslides and Tobogganing Fun at Aquaparc in Le Bouveret
Aquaparc in Le Bouveret is a year round water fun park on the banks of Lake Geneva near Montreux. Most of the waterslides and toboggans are indoors allowing for fun family breaks from nearby ski resorts in winter. Water parks and hot spring resorts are popular throughout Switzerland with travelers to the Rhone Valley and Valais Alps having plenty to choose from. However, few … [Read more...]
Visit Château d’Aigle Castle & Wine Museum in Switzerland
The Château d’Aigle with the Vine and Wine Museum is beautifully located surrounded by vineyards in the Rhone Valley just minutes away from Lake Geneva. The Château d’Aigle is an historic castle with medieval origins and strong roots in the local wine industry. Visitors may explore many of the nooks and crannies of the fortress including access to the sentries’ wall walk … [Read more...]
Visit the Bains de la Gruyère Hot Water Baths Day Spa
The baths of Gruyère in Charmey is a wonderfully relaxing hot mineral water pool complex with saunas, steam rooms, and day spa treatments. Les Bains de la Gruyère in Charmey is a day spa complex with pools fed by natural hot spring water, steam rooms, saunas, a children’s playing area, relaxations rooms, massages, and beauty treatments. The beautifully located spa complex – … [Read more...]
Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) Spa Resorts in the Swiss Alps
The small Alpine resort town Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) claims to have the largest hot water spa in the Alps. The town has various spa baths ranging from exclusive adults-only facilities to very family-friendly pools and water park complexes with water slides. Leukerbad is a great day-trip destination or weekend retreat from Geneva, Lausanne, and ski resorts in the Valais … [Read more...]
Top Day Spas in Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains)
Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) has some of the best day spas with hot water thermal baths within an easy drive of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) in the Valais Alps is the highest and biggest Alpine thermal hot springs resort. Spa facilities and hot baths here range from the family-friendly Leukerbad Therme (previously Burgerbad) to the exclusive … [Read more...]
Exclusive Walliser Alpentherme Leukerbad (Lindner) Day Spa & Thermal Baths
Walliser Alpentherme & Spa Leukerbad (previously Lindner) is an upmarket day spa with hot water pools, medical, health, and beauty treatments, as well as relaxing and anti-stress massages. The spa can easily be reached from the Lake Geneva region. The Walliser Alpentherme & Spa Leukerbad (previously Lindner Alpentherme) has the classiest day spa and wellness … [Read more...]
Family-Friendly Leukerbad Therme Hot Pools and Water Slides
The family-friendly Leukerbad Therme (Burgerbad) is the largest thermal pool complex in Loèche-les-Bains. Children enjoy the hot water baths and slides. The welcoming Leukerbad Therme (previously Burgerbad) is a family-friendly thermal pool facility in the heart of Loèche-les-Bains in the Swiss Valais Alps. Leukerbad Therme has ten pools of various sizes and temperatures … [Read more...]
Transportation to Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains), Switzerland
Getting to Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) in the Swiss Valais Alps is easy by car or train and bus from the Lake Geneva region as well as the rest of Switzerland. Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) is an all-year resort town in the Swiss Valais Alps. Leukerbad is most famous for its thermal waters and claims to be the highest and largest Alpine thermal baths spa resort in Europe. … [Read more...]
Family-Friendly Park Pré Vert at Signal de Bougy
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...]
Visit the Tibet Museum Alain Bordier Foundation in Gruyeres
The Tibet Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland, is an important collection of historic Buddhist sculptures, paintings and ritual items from the Himalayas. The Alain Bordier Foundation’s Tibet Museum in the heart of medieval Gruyères in Switzerland has an important collection of around 300 items including Buddhist sculptures, paintings, drawings and religious ritual … [Read more...]
Visit the Clin d’Ailes Swiss Air Force Museum near Payerne
Mirages and other Swiss Air Force aircraft can be seen in the Musée de l’Aviation Militaire de Payerne in Switzerland. The Clin d’Ailes Swiss Air Force Museum in Payerne offers a pleasant surprise in a region better known for its cycling and hiking routes, water activities, Roman sites, and medieval towns. Adjacent to the Payerne Air Force base, this small modern museum … [Read more...]
See Roman and Medieval Sights in Avenches
Avenches has a well-preserved Roman amphitheater, several ruins, a Roman museum, a Renaissance castle and interesting medieval buildings. Avenches, the capital of Switzerland during Roman times, is an interesting small town to visit just off the Autoroute A1 between Lausanne and Bern. The town is particularly known for its Roman amphitheater that is still in frequent use for … [Read more...]
Visit the Roman Museum and Amphitheater in Avenches
Avenches has an interesting Roman Museum in a medieval tower right next to the Roman amphitheater still used for concerts and festivals. Avenches, then known as Aventicum, was the capital of Helvetia (present-day Switzerland) during most of the Roman era. The town has some Roman ruins that are worth seeing but the main attractions are the Roman amphitheater and the … [Read more...]
Visit the Roman Museum in Vallon & Lacustre Stilt-House Village
The Musée Romain de Vallon has the largest Roman mosaic in Switzerland while the Village Lacustre in Gletterens on Lake Neuchatel has prehistoric reconstructed stilt houses. The Roman Museum in Vallon and the Stilt-House Lacustre Village in Gletterens are two minor sights on the eastern shores of Lake Neuchatel near Payerne, Avenches, and Estavayer-le-Lac. The Musée … [Read more...]
Visit Château de Grandson Castle on Lake Neuchatel
Château de Grandson in Vaud on Lac de Neuchâtel is the second largest castle in Switzerland and its historical importance is forever engraved in the psyche of the Swiss. Switzerland’s second largest castle – Château de Grandson on Lake Neuchatel – is a fun day-trip destination for visitors of all ages including families with children. The old castle played a major role … [Read more...]