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Visit Château d’Aigle Castle & Wine Museum in Switzerland

March 2, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Aigle, Historic Buildings, Museums, Top Sights, Valais / Wallis

Autumn colors surrounds the Chateau d'Aigle Castle 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 a 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...]

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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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Photos of Château d’Aigle Castle in Switzerland

November 1, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Aigle, Photo Galleries, Valais / Wallis

Beautiful Château d'Aigle Castle in Switzerland

Château d’Aigle, an historic castle beautifully surrounded by vineyards, is photogenic at the best of times but never more so than during autumn when the vines turn yellow, orange, and red. Château d’Aigle is a Swiss castle with medieval roots located in the Rhone Valley at the foot of the Vaud Alps very close to Lake Geneva. The castle is surrounded by vineyards and … [Read more...]

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Photos from the Désalpe des Quinquas Parade in Fribourg, Switzerland

September 13, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Events, Freiburg / Fribourg, Photo Galleries

Swiss Flags at the Désalpe des Quinquas Parade in Fribourg, Switzerland

The annual La Désalpe des Quinquas Cortège of Fribourg (Freiburg) canton takes place early in September. The photos below are from the Cortège Exceptionnel of September 2011. La Désalpe des Quiquas parade in Fribourg is a large parade that coincides with the désalpe / Almabtrieb when cows return from the Alps at the end of summer to spend winter on lower meadows. Cows … [Read more...]

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Photos and Images of Lucens near Lausanne in Switzerland

May 3, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Lausanne, Photo Galleries

Lucens Castle Viewed from the Forest

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...]

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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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Photos of St-Sulpice on Lake Geneva

March 11, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Lausanne, Photo Galleries

The photogenic small Romanesque church in St-Sulpice near Lausanne is the main reason to visit this small, upmarket residential community on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. St Sulpice is a small town on the northern shores of Lac Léman. It is a popular and upmarket residential town for commuters working in nearby Lausanne. The Romanesque church of St Sulpice is the oldest … [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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Photo Gallery of Chateau de Chillon Castle in Switzerland

February 8, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Chateau de Chillon, Montreux-Vevey, Photo Galleries

Chateau de Chillon Castle near Montreux

Images of Château de Chillon Castle on the shores of Lake Geneva near Montreux in Switzerland. Chillon Castle is photogenic and claims to be the most-visited historic monument in Switzerland. It is probably one of the most-photographed Swiss buildings too. Chateau de Chillon is a lovely castle on a small islet in Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The romantic castle is a … [Read more...]

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