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.
Every two years the Geneva Writers’ Group hosts a writers’ conference at Webster University in Bellevue (approximately nine miles from Nyon). In 2012 the 8th Geneva Writers’ Conference will take place from February 3- 5 2 and will welcome over two hundred writers from around the world to a weekend of workshops, panels, readings and networking. This conference is led [...]
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 [...]
Tuesday evening in Nyon saw the official launch of the book “Living along Lac Léman”. Thankyou so much to all those who came to the Villa Thomas at the COV for the vernissage/launch. Photos above. Happy book fans! The venue in the stunning lake side setting made it the perfect place to launch the book. It also gave readers of [...]
In addition to the big Spring Fair in Gingins on Saturday (see post below), there are lots of events happening around the area this weekend. Caves Ouvertes – Mont Sur Rolle Firstly, over in Mont sur Rolle, it’s “Cave Ouvertes” (Open House ) in over 30 wine cellars on Saturday 21 May from 11:00 -19:00, and Sunday [...]
Holiday apartments, party venues and a reminder of events coming up over the weekend. Also, the pool is now open! If you are short of space at home but would like to invite friends and family from overseas to visit you, why not check out some of the holiday apartments and houses in the area that can be rented [...]
The Commonwealth – Crossing continents and many Countries. (photo of the video screen on an aeroplane seat!) Here are a few of the events happening around the area, and in Geneva over the next couple of weeks. The first is another meet up of Male Trailing Spouses at Les Brasseurs pub in Nyon TONIGHT 10th May at 20:00. Just turn up [...]
Happy Easter to all Living in Nyon readers! Here are just a selection of events coming up in the area in April and May. More events will be posted on here in the next few days. Included in this post are photos taken recently in and around the Nyon area and at last Sunday’s Easter market. 29th April [...]
Nyon tourist office have started a new initiative by offering tours in English on Saturday mornings, every first Saturday of the month. This year tours will be on this Saturday April 2nd, then on May 7th, June 4th, July 2nd, September 3rd and October 1st. You do not need to reserve for this tour, you just turn up! On [...]
Spotlight on Schools 1 - Living in Nyon goes behind the scenes of the three schools that are currently advertised on the site. We begin with Brillantmont International School in Lausanne. Hung in the entrance hall of this school is an electronic board that gently reminds pupils that the mid year exams are not far away; just one example of the school using modern [...]
In March 2011 the the internet club of Nyon “Club Soft” (Société pour l’Ordinateur et les Férus de Technique) will celebrate its 20th year anniversary. The club was originally founded by Jean-Paul Henet, a French expatriate now living in Nyon. Mr Henet previously worked with IBM, Univac, Leasco, Itel, and was both European President of Greyhound Computer and CMI Corp. Mr Jean-Paul Henet Mr Henet [...]
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.
Go check the icicles out down by the lake in Nyon. Spectacular! # Follow @lifeinnyon
