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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 (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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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” , [...]
Musical tuition for adults and children. Classical and Jazz concerts.
Lake Leman International School
A new IB-school in Morges.
Local Nyon Hairdressers.
Claire speaks English.
Real estate for the international, English speaking community
International school in the centre of Lausanne
for 11-18 year olds
A centre of excellence for students with learning differences
British Cheese for sale in Switzerland
Your Ideal College
Guidance for entry to US+UK universities.
Some great workshops at the Geneva Writers' Conference today. # Follow @lifeinnyon
