Every year, the Swiss Heritage Society selects a swiss municipality as the winner of its “Wakker Prize”. The decision is based on the development and preservation of architectural heritage. Let’s take a closer look at our neighbouring village, or one that is home to many of our readers. The Federal Inventory of Built Sites (ISOS) […]
Last “Living in Nyon” column in La Côte published – 25th June 2020
The last “Living in Nyon” column, written by Catherine Nelson-Pollard (the founder of Living in Nyon), was published in La Côte newspaper today, Thursday 25th June 2020. This column, written in English each week for the past 11 years, took a light-hearted look at life along Lac Léman, from an expatriate perspective. The column was also […]
News on Nyon events. Swiss Government Guidelines re Covid – 19
Events cancelled. Paléo line-up postponed. Suggestions for local walks. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, many events in Nyon and the surrounding area have been cancelled, from the Green Film Festival (which was due to take place this weekend), to the cancellation of special cruises on the CGN ferries. Local schools have been closed, sporting […]
News from elsewhere – From ban on polluting vehicles to skiing and Scrabble
Polluting Cars, Early season skiing, La Côte, Helicopter pilots in Alps, Ice Climbing, Nyon TV and more. From time to time, Living in Nyon highlights articles from other websites in Switzerland that readers may find interesting or useful. Photo above – C.Nelson-Pollard. Coppet as seen from the train, en-route to Geneva. Ban on Polluting cars […]
World Press Photo and Swiss Press Photo 2019 now in Prangins
Once a year, the Château of Prangins hosts two important photo exhibitions: World Press Photo and Swiss Press Photo. The World Press Photo exhibition showcases the best press photos taken across the world. For the 2019 contest, 78,801 photos were submitted from 120 countries. They were then whittled down over a period of three weeks […]
