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 taken at the Bol D’or in 2007. This famous yacht race will take place this year from the 15 -15 June 2012 News – Living in Nyon was featured in the 10 May issue of the Swiss magazine l’Hebdo in a four page article called ”Les Expatriés, Absurdes Boucs Emissaires” . In it, the article discussed the continued growth of [...]
The Visions du Réel Festival starts today in Nyon and we have two pairs of tickets up for grabs for film screenings for readers of this site. Just email cnp at bluewin.ch with your name and telephone number by 22:00 on Friday 20th April. Names will go into a hat and 2 lucky winners will be informed on Saturday a. m [...]
From the 24th July to the 26th August, an open air cinema will be installed near the centre of Nyon. Over 34 evenings of films are planned to be screened in the area called “Parc de la Combe” (this is a temporary name for the park at L’esplanade la Combe on the Promenade de ‘lItalie ) See location on map [...]
Fund raising event on 24th March in Nyon for reconstruction of schools in Haiti Fund raising “Raclette Evening” at 18:30 with wine, a live band (jazz and rock), good food and a tombola. The event is being held in Nyon on the 24th March at the Uni Global building on avenue Reverdil 8-10 (very near Nyon railway [...]
Photo above: taken at Geneva Car Show 2012. C. Nelson-Pollard Flat to rent in Crans-Céligny available from 1st May 2012 Ground floor flat, 2 double bedrooms Large bathroom with bath, shower, WC. Separate guest WC Separate laundry & tumble drier. Lounge & beautifully equipped kitchen Garden, patio and large sunny terrace. Double garage. Cave with [...]
Photo above: Deckchairs on the terrace of the “Balise”, the weekend café, part of the Bains de Trois Jetées association. News: The café is now licenced to sell beer and wine! It’s a great place to have a drink overlooking the lake. The association is also looking for volunteers to help serve and run this winter café [...]
An eclectic mix of events and information for readers from Tennessee Williams to Expat Clubs, to Health Courses in English! Firstly, the Glass Menagerie by Tennesse Williams will be performed by GEDs ( Geneva English Drama Society) from the 13- 17 March 2012 at the Théâtre du Centre de l’Espérance in Geneva. This play is billed as “a [...]
Take a look at these photos of Nyon taken via a cool app called Paper Camera. See Nyon in a neon light! Photo above taken from the window of the Appunto café in Nyon looking across the street. Photos below taken from the same angle using a different format, followed by photos of the inside of the café and [...]
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” [...]
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 [...]
Scottish country dancing in Nyon! Time to get the kilt out! # Follow @lifeinnyon
