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Visit the Olympic Museum in Lausanne-Ouchy

March 17, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Lausanne, Museums, Top Sights

Olympic Museum in Lausanne

The Musée Olympique in Lausanne on the shores of Lake Geneva is a modern museum with interactive displays on the Olympic Games, its history, organization, and athletes. The Olympic Museum (Musée Olympique) in Lausanne-Ouchy celebrates the Olympic movement including the history of the games, its organization and of course athletes. The museum is modern with many interactive … [Read more...]

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Visit La Maison du Gruyère Cheese-Making Show Dairy in Switzerland

March 15, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Freiburg / Fribourg, Gruyères

Gruyère Cheese Rounds in the Maturity Cellars in Switzerland

La Maison du Gruyère Fromagerie de Demonstration is a cheese-making dairy factory open to visitors near the popular wall-enclosed old town and Gruyères castle in Switzerland. Gruyère is one of the world’s best-known cheeses and named after the Gruyères region in the Swiss canton Fribourg. At its heart is the small, wall-enclosed hilltop town Gruyères, a tourist magnet with … [Read more...]

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Visit the International Red Cross Museum in Geneva

March 12, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Genève / Geneva, Museums, Top Sights

Exterior of the Museum of the International Red Cross

The Museum of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent is one of the top museums to see in Genève, Switzerland. The Humanitarian Adventure is the exhibition theme. The Musée international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge is one of the best-known museums in Geneva, Switzerland. The museum’s permanent collection “The Humanitarian Adventure” is currently … [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 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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Visit Romantic Medieval Gruyères in Switzerland

February 10, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Freiburg / Fribourg, Gruyères

Snow-Covered Gruyères in Winter

Gruyères is a romantic small town famous for its historic castle, HR Giger Museum, and of course cheese. It is a great day-trip destination from the Lake Geneva region and Bern. The small town Gruyères with its lovely castle and historic market-town layout is in the La Gruyère district of the Canton Fribourg (Freiburg) in French-speaking Switzerland. The historic small … [Read more...]

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International Savings Passes & Travel Cards for Swiss Public Transportation

January 25, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Transportation

Ticket Inspection on a Swiss Train

Transportation cards and Swiss rail passes for international visitors give savings when traveling on trains, buses, boats, trams, and cable cars in Switzerland. Travelers to Switzerland can save on transportation costs by using special travel cards and passes that are valid on trains, buses, boats, and cable cars. Many of the international offers include a half-fare travel … [Read more...]

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Visit Chateau de Chillon Castle near Montreux

January 23, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Chateau de Chillon, Family Travel, Historic Buildings, Montreux-Vevey, Top Sights

Chateau de Chillon Castle near Montreux

Chateau de Chillon is a romantic castle in Lake Geneva near Montreux. Chillon Castle is the most-visited historic monument in Switzerland and a great family-friendly destination. It is a fine day-trip excursion from Geneva, Lausanne, and ski resorts in the nearby Alps. Chateau de Chillon has a beautiful location on a small island in the far western end of Lake Geneva … [Read more...]

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Visit the Laténium Archeological Park and Museum in Neuchâtel

March 27, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Lake Neuchatel, Museums

Approaching the Laténium in Neuchatel by Boat

The Laténium in Hauterive on the shores of Lake Neuchatel combines a free archeological park with a very interesting museum of Swiss history from the Renaissance back to the times of the Neanderthal man. The Laténium is a very interesting museum of Swiss archeology as well as the history of man in the Lake Neuchâtel (Neuenburg) region.  The museum covers history … [Read more...]

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Visit the Swiss Museum of Games on Lake Geneva

March 16, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Montreux-Vevey, Museums

Games at La Tour-de-Peilz

The Swiss Museum of Games in a small chateau right on the banks of Lake Geneva between Vevey and Montreux is a great day trip destination from Genève, Lausanne, or Evian. The Swiss Museum of Games (Musée Suisse du Jeu) is in a lovely small chateau directly on the northern shore of Lake Geneva in the small community La Tour-de-Peilz between Vevey and Montreux. The museum … [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 Museum and Dogs of St Bernhard in Martigny, Switzerland

March 15, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Martigny, Valais / Wallis

Museum St-Bernard Dogs in Martigny

The Museum and Dogs of St Bernhard (Barryland) is in the Valais town Martigny. It is a popular family-friendly, day-trip destination from the Lac Léman region and combines well with a visit to the Fondation Pierre Gianadda. The Barryland Musée et Chiens du Saint-Bernard is a museum in Martigny dedicated to the St Bernhard dogs as well as the St Bernhard pass that has … [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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Visit the Tibet Museum Alain Bordier Foundation in Gruyeres

March 5, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Freiburg / Fribourg, Gruyères, Museums

Tibet Museum in Gruyères Exterior

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...]

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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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Visit the Alimentarium Food Museum in Vevey on Lake Geneva

January 30, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Montreux-Vevey

Charlie Chaplin Statue in front of the Alimentarium

The Alimentarium is a museum and information center on food, its production, nutritional value, and cultural history associated with eating. The Alimentarium Food Museum on the Vevey lakeshore of Lac Léman has a wealth of information on food, nutrition, and the cultural history of eating. The museum covers several themes including cooking, eating, producing, buying, and … [Read more...]

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Visit the Swiss Camera Museum in Vevey

June 30, 2013 by Henk Bekker in Montreux-Vevey

Swiss Camera Museum on Grand Place in Vevey

The Swiss Camera Museum in Vevey covers photography and equipment from the camera obscura to the digital age. The Swiss Camera Museum on Grand Place in Vevey is a surprisingly interesting and entertaining museum. The museum covers photography from its inception to the modern digital age. It has a vast display of historic cameras and photography-related equipment, … [Read more...]

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Visit the Roman Museum in Lausanne

October 17, 2012 by Henk Bekker in Lausanne, Museums

Roman Museum in Lausanne-Vidy

The Musée Romain de Lausanne-Vidy with an archeological park explains the Roman history of Lousonna on Lake Geneva. Lausanne was a commercial port on Lake Geneva during Roman times. The small Roman museum in the suburb Vidy explains Roman life in Lousonna with the usual collections of archeological finds, models, and reconstructions. At a nearby free archeological park … [Read more...]

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Visit the Olympic Games Museum Boat in Lausanne-Ouchy, Switzerland

August 21, 2012 by Henk Bekker in Lausanne, Museums

Cyclists in the Olympic Museum Park in Lausanne

The Olympic Museum in Lausanne has reopened and the museum boat is no longer in use. While the IOC Olympics museum in Lausanne-Ouchy is under reconstruction, a small exhibition on a boat in Lake Geneva and the Olympic Park are open for free during summer. →The Olympic Museum in Lausanne has reopened and the museum boat is no longer in use. The Olympic Museum in … [Read more...]

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Explore the Geneva Cathedral Archaeological Site

June 22, 2012 by Henk Bekker in Genève / Geneva, Museums

The archeological site under the Cathedral St Pierre reveals some of the ancient secrets of Genève in Switzerland including Roman buildings and several older churches. Visitors to Geneva in Switzerland can explore some of the city’s oldest traces in the archaeological site directly underneath the cathedral where Jean Calvin once preached. Visitors can explore the … [Read more...]

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