Welcome and Bienvenue to Living in Nyon, a site in English all about living in the town and surrounding area. Articles, news, events, and useful links.
On Wednesday 1st April, the line up of Caribana the first of the local music festivals is announced. This festival is held along side the lake at Crans-près-Celigny from 10 -14 June and is a great way to begin the summer music season. More news on Wednesday. On Thursday 2nd April, the line up of [...]
This eclectic mix is an example of what’s on in the Nyon area over the next few days. Kate Winslet, as she will be in The Reader which is the Monday night movie in English in Nyon.The movie starts at 20.45. This film won her an Oscar this year for best actress. It is also [...]
Last week I came across a little pamphlet published by the Canton of Vaud called “Vaud in figures”. It has some interesting statistics on it. Here are a few – In 2007 the population of Vaud was 668,581. 71% of those were Swiss and 28.7 % were foreigners (and out of that 28%, 69% were [...]
First in a series of articles on villages and towns in the Nyon area. This one is on Coppet and is written by Marina Marangos who lived in the town for five years. Coppet The reason for the popularity of Coppet and its surrounding area, is easy to understand. Apart from the town being on [...]
Spring is in the air and many people are clearing out their cellars, attics, and cupboards. So it’s not suprising that posters are beginning to appear around town saying “Troc” or “Vide-Grenier”. What are these? Well a “troc” is the equivalent of a secondhand market and the proceeds from them are often used to benefit [...]
On Thursday night in Morges, American Keith Carlock (award winning drummer who has played and toured with Sting, Steely Dan, James Taylor and many others) will give a drumming workshop at Boullard Musique in Morges. The workshop starts at 19:30 and will last for approximately and hour and half to include a question and answer [...]
Last year, an article called “My Perfect Weekend” appeared in the UK newspaper the Daily Telegraph in which the singer Petula Clark included a visit to Nyon as part of her perfect weekend. She says it is an “enchanting town” with its “wonderful shops and castle”. She then says that after visiting Nyon, she would [...]
Here’s a round up of some of the Jazz events that are taking place around the area this month. Plus an update on movies in V.O (English) at local cinemas. Photos below taken from the Salsa Boat 2007 and Jazz Train 2008 at Montreux Jazz Festival (held in July) The Cully Jazz Festival will take [...]
Did you know that every month Nyon tourist office publishes an agenda which lists most events going on in the area, including Gland, Rolle and Morges? The agenda is broken down into various categories Animations Conferences Cours/Atelier (courses and workshops) Excursions and Visits Expositions (Exhibitions) Marchés/Trocs (Market and Second hand markets) Music Sport Theatre/ Cinema [...]
Scottish country dancing in Nyon! Time to get the kilt out! # Follow @lifeinnyon
