The Vitro Musée of Swiss stained glass and reverse painting on glass is housed in the Chateau de Romont castle in a historic wall-enclosed medieval town in Canton Fribourg. The Musée Suisse du Vitrail et des Arts du Verre / Schweizerisches Museum für Glasmalerei und Glaskunst, or Swiss Museum of Stained Glass and Glass Art, is the top sight in Romont. Romont is a … [Read more...]
Lucens – Sherlock Holmes Museum, Mini & Swin Golf and Castle near Lausanne, Switzerland
Lucens is a small town near Lausanne famous for its lovely castle, a small but important Sherlock Holmes Museum, ample opportunities for hiking and cycling, as well as a mini golf and swin golf courses in Cremin. Lucens is a small but lively town an easy 20-minute drive from Lausanne. This old village is beautifully located in the Broye region with the mighty Chateau de … [Read more...]
Photos and Images of Lucens near Lausanne in Switzerland
Lucens is a pretty village with a lovely medieval fortress, a Sherlock Holmes Museum, many hiking trails as well as mini golf and swin golf courses nearby in the small agricultural community of Cremin. The Chateau de Lucens Castle partly dates back to the thirteenth century but most of the building is from the sixteenth century and later when the Bernese ruled over Vaud. … [Read more...]
Photos of the Free Morges Tulip Festival in 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...]
St Sulpice with Romanesque Church near Lausanne
St Sulpice is a small town to the west of Lausanne on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The main reasons for travelers to visit are to see the Romanesque church, enjoy the views of Lac Léman and the Alps, as well as to stroll along the waterfront. St-Sulpice is a very pleasant and mostly upmarket residential town in the district West Lausanne. The main cultural draw is a small … [Read more...]
Visit Historic, Romantic St Prex on Lake Geneva
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...]
Photos of St Prex near Morges on Lake Geneva
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...]
Transportation to 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...]