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.
The winter season is well under way with temperatures dropping to single figures in Nyon last night. With this wintry weather comes seasonal traditions, the opening of the covered ice rink in Nyon and the big annual pantomime produced by GAOS (Geneva Amateur Operatic Society). This year the pantomime is “Jack and the Bean Stalk”. The covered [...]
Photo above: A sculpture in the centre of Eysins. Here is the first article in a two part series on living and working in the commune of Eysins. Part two will be a feature on the new Terre Bonne Business centre which is also situated in Eysins. Eysins is a village which is just on the [...]
Photo above: Commuters at Nyon railway station. Here’s a round up of some of the local news taken from La Côte newspaper, plus a selection of local events coming up in the region. Don’t forget there is a Living in Nyon English column published in La Côte newspaper every Friday. It is a light [...]
On Sunday 6th November it’s the Leman Expat Fair. Over 120 Swiss and international businesses and services with experience in serving the English-speaking community will be in one place under the same roof at the Beaulieu in Lausanne. Whether you have just arrived in Switzerland, or have been here for a while, these fairs are a great way of finding out what’s [...]
Back in 2008 Living in Nyon met members of Prangins International and reported about networking and living in Prangins and wrote about it here. At the beginning of October this year, we went back to the pretty village near Nyon to meet club members at Prangins International’s monthly coffee morning, and discovered that among other new activities the club now has an updated website. [...]
Here’s a quick round up of local news taken from La Côte newspaper plus events coming up in the region. Drop in CGN passengers numbers due to poor summer weather CGN (Compagnie Générale de Navigation – the company that run the boats on Lac Léman) announced that due to the bad weather over the summer months, the company saw a drop in its [...]
The Jval rock and pop music festival begins tomorrow Thursday 25th and continues until Saturday 27th August. This festival is the last of the local outdoor music festivals and take places amongst the vineyards above Begnins. It’s a great venue for music lovers to end the summer season and to soak up both the lovely scenery. There is a variety of music concerts on [...]
Last Friday marked the end of the academic year for local primary schools and with it came the Nyon’s children’s parade through the town. This event is an annual tradition, each year children (and even some of the teachers!) dress up in themed costumes and walk though the town accompanied by brass bands, Nyon’s local councillors and acts provided for [...]
Living in Nyon is delighted to announce that from July onwards, this site will feature interviews with artists, and will report on art events in galleries and venues across the region. These articles will be written by Stephanie Fonteyn, a professional artist who is based in Duillier (a village just a few kilometres above Nyon). Stephanie says her objective is “to make [...]
Photo above – Parents waiting for their children to pass by in the Nyon “end of school” year parade. A question that often gets asked on this site is “How do working parents manage the long free lunch hours that children get in local schools?” Photo above – Children in the end of school year parade. Living in [...]
Scottish country dancing in Nyon! Time to get the kilt out! # Follow @lifeinnyon
