Sunday events – Guided tour of Arboretum in Aubonne – Classical concert at Conservatoire

Tulips Rolle 2011

On Sunday there will be a guided tour of the Arboretum in Aubonne at 14:00 and the theme will be ”Forests from the West coast of the U.S.A.” The walk will be guided by M.Sylvain Meier (forester). Rendezvous at 13:45 at L’Arbe’space at the welcome centre of the Arboretum. Duration of walk two hours, wear sensible walking shoes! [...]

Spring in Nyon – March newsletter now out/ Events coming up

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Warmer weather has now arrived in Nyon and the Spring newsletter of Living in Nyon is now out. On it there is a round up of what has been featured on the site for the past three months, there is also exciting news about Nyon’s cinema!  If you would like to receive this free newsletter, just susbscribe by registering in [...]

Theatre, Comedy, Sport, Music and Community events in March

Funny Laundry March 2011

Cleaning up the Toblerones, Barn dance, Arthur Smith at comedy night, Climate Conference, English Theatre, Rock at Usine, Next male trailing spouse meet up and Big Rugby match Photo above – Rock group Bench playing down at the Usine à Gaz tonight. There are lots of events scheduled for March in Nyon and the surrounding area. Here is a selection of them [...]

Lake Cleaning this Saturday

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This Saturday it’s the fourth annual “lake cleaning day“when volunteers and divers spend the day retrieving various objects and artefacts from the water, from various points all along the lake including over in France. Check out the gallery of photos from previous years to see what the volunteers found!

Bird watching in Nyon and environs.

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A big thankyou to keen ornithologist Mike Bowman for this post below. There are some interesting birds around this area and Mike has given us an insight into which ones can be seen and where to go to spot them. If you want to know more, Mike is available as a guide, or just as [...]

A guided walk in the woods for children and parents

If you are looking to do something with your children on Wednesday afternoon when they are out of school, then why not take a guided walk through the Bois de Chênes of Genolier? These woods are a lovely spot for a picnic and the guide from asgip will explain all about this nature reserve and [...]

An Autumn Walk near Nyon – "Une Bonne Balade"

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Over the past few weeks I have been sent lots of great suggestions for topics to add to this site. These have varied from information on child care, to walks in the area, to a list of Nyon estate agents who speak English, and many more other ideas. So I shall add all these in [...]