Curling up with a good book and warming up with a fondue

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  Photo above: the temperature in Nyon on Thurday morning. Do the freezing conditions in the Nyon area right now make you want to simply stay inside and curl up with a good book?  If so, there are various local places where you can find English books both in local shops and in libraries. Nyon library has a small selection of [...]

Events around and news from around the area.

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Living in Nyon is taking a short winter break and will be back at the end of January. In the interim if you would like to know what events are happening this month around the area, the best place to check in the first instance is Nyon Region Tourism Office (link here) .    Alternatively check the “agenda [...]

Fondue event now full

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Thankyou to all readers who have registered for the fondue event. This event is now full, however a waiting list has been established in the case of any cancellations. Due to the popularity of such an event we will endeavour to organise another such event in the not too distant future so keep checking this site for news.  Coming up on [...]

Fun Fondue evening in Feb for newly arrived expatriates!

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Living in Nyon is linking up with Nyon Tourism and Ecole-Club Migros for a fun fondue evening on the 7th February. This event has been organised for recently expatriates to the Nyon region. It’s a great opportunity to learn how to make your own fondue and find out about the customs and traditions of fondue making. There’s an opportunity for some wine [...]

Seasons Greetings to all readers!

Christmas Day 2011 Lake 2 copy

   Photo above: Lac Léman on the 25th December 2011 Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year (when it arrives!) to all readers. Living in Nyon apologises for the recent lack of posts and updates on this site.  We experienced a  few technical difficulties over the Christmas week, but all is well now and we are back [...]

Late night shopping in Nyon, Programme for winter music festival, Events coming up

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Tuesday 20th and Friday 23rd December are the two dates this year when it’s the “Nocturnes à Nyon” (late night shopping). The shops will be open in the town until 22:00 to get those last minute Christmas presents.  Meanwhile over at the Signy shopping centre on Saturday 17th December, between 10:30 and 17:00 and Wednesday the 21st between 14:00 -18:00, ”Father Christmas”  [...]

Caribana announce Keziah Jones for 2012 line up. Mama Rosin play Nyon tonight

Caribana 3rd night 2011 Crowd

  Caribana (the summer music festival down by the lake in Crans sur Celigny) have announced that Keziah Jones will play as part of the line up on Saturday 9th June 2012.   Caribana will also be opening a permanent festival office in Nyon on the 2oth December and they invites music lovers to visit the office that evening during the late shopping [...]

Film Monday night, Smooth Jazz and Christmas Carols Saturday 10th, Christmas Market Nyon Sunday 11th

Christmas market  Nyon

There are three interesting events coming up in the Nyon area this week, from a film set in Finland showing tonight, to a Jazz and Carol concert on Saturday to the Nyon Christmas Market on Sunday. Firstly tonight, Monday night 5th at the Capitole Cinema in Nyon there will be a screening at 20.15 of the film “Steam [...]

Livin in Nyon at Sat Market cancelled

Market and Bains de 3 jetees updated

Due to a poor weather forecast, please note there will be no Living in Nyon  stall at the Nyon Saturday market on the 3rd December. If you would like to purchase a copy of Living  along Lac Léman  see here for all retail outlets.

Author of Swiss Watching gives great review of “Living along Lac Léman”/ Results of BSCC awards

Don't worry be happy

  Photo above, the  ”Rue des Belles Filles”- The Street of Beautiful girls” (who wouldn’t want to live here?) from the article “Being Streetwise in Switzerland” from ”Living along Lac Léman”. Diccon Bewes, the author of “Swiss Watching” ( Best Book of 2010 -Financial Times) and travel writer (Lonely Planet and Holiday Which) has just reviewed ”Living along Lac Léman” , [...]