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.
Each year, different towns up and down the Swiss side of lac léman take it in turns to hold a big naval parade involving all the beautiful CGN Belle-Epoque/ Paddle Steamer boats. This year on Sunday 19th May it’s the turn of Nyon to host the parade! The day will begin at 10:00 when passengers [...]
Photo above – the Orchestre da Capo On Saturday 25th May in Nyon, the Orchestre da Capo will play alongside four graduating students from the COV (Conservatoire de L’Ouest Vaudois) at the Temple de Nyon (in the centre of Nyon) at 18:30. The four soloists – Helena Ricci on harp, Béatrice North, Luca Gendre and Florian [...]
On Sunday 11th May it is “Mother’s Day” in Switzerland. If you are looking for present ideas, it’s worth visiting the small but interesting shop down at the Rive in Nyon called “Continents Apart”. This shops sells handmade jewellery, much of it made by Deborah Willis, the owner of the shop. Deborah travels to Asia [...]
Spring has finally sprung in Nyon and last Sunday locals, tourists (and lake birds !) were out and about in the sunny weather. Take a look at a selection of photos taken around the town at the week-end. Nyon and La Côte region were mentioned in the property section of the Financial Times on May [...]
Paleo festival revealed the line-up for its 38th edition this morning in Nyon, at the Uni Global headquarters in the centre of town. Daniel Rosselat introduced the press conference by expressing the hope that the sun shining outside would prove a good omen for the weather during the Festival itself, which will take place [...]
A selection of events coming up in Nyon and further afield Nyon La Roulotte (the temporary summer (café behind the railway station) will open this Sunday at 15:00. More info on this café to come on this site. Bring an instrument to play for the opening party! Music – 19th April 20:30 The 1306 [...]
Decorated Fountains Around Nyon Walking around Nyon, you might have seen one of the numerous decorated fountains across town. A local tradition, the fountains are decorated each year at Easter by local schools, groups and shops, for the pleasure of all. A “treasure hunt” is organised around these fountains: each fountain [...]
Courtesy- cgn.ch Easter Cruise On Lake Leman Why not enjoy Easter Sunday on a cruise around Lake Leman, with a delicious meal prepared specially for the occasion! The menu costs 55.- per adult and 27.50 per child (6-12 year old). Phone +41 (0)848 811 848 to book. For the complete menu, see here [...]
This week is the start of “antiracism week” across the country and there are a variety of events being held in Nyon to mark the occasion. One of these events is the presence of a CISEN ( Integration Commission) stall from 09:00 to 14:00 at the Saturday market in Nyon in which different nationalities will [...]
There are two events coming up in the region that showcase Russian history, arts, music and culture. On Monday 18th March at 20:00 the Cinè Club of Nyon will show their last film of the season, a Russian film called ‘Kukushka’. Then on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 March, “Ivan the Terrible’ by Sergei Prokofiev will [...]
Musical tuition for adults and children.
Classical and Jazz concerts.
German, English and French teaching school
in centre of Nyon.
Private Bankers in Nyon
Independence, transparency and security
Lake Leman International School Morges. Read article on school here.
International school in the centre of Lausanne
for 11-18 year olds
