Every year in May, “Les Jardins en Fête” organise a stunning display of nature, flowers and plants at the Château de Coppet. English Botanical photographer Catherine Lewis, went to the fête and photographed some of the displays. She has kindly sent some of these photos and a short report about the day to Living in Nyon. Catherine says: […]
Maradona in Nyon and the King of Spain in Vaud – Local news summary
Photo above: courtesy of Hublot Here is a summary of some recent local news taken and translated from La Côte newspaper. Don’t forget, there is an English column in La Côte each Friday written by the Living in Nyon editor, it’s a light hearted look at living in this area. It can be found on the […]
From Wine Open days to Jazz to Woody Allen Films – Events this weekend
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 […]
Big Spring Fair in Gingins on Saturday – plus Ploughmans Lunch and Afternoon Tea!
This Saturday from 10:00 – 16:00 there will be a Big Spring Fair held in the the salle communale in the pretty village of Gingins, just a short drive from Nyon. There will be a variety of stalls at the fair, garden plants, arts and crafts, bric a brac, cakes, childrens toys and games, books, […]
“Living in the land of milk and money” – Presentation tomorrow night
Photo above: Swiss Quote building in Gland On Tuesday May 17th at 19:00 there will be a presentation by Diccon Bewes, author of “Swiss Watching”, along with Swiss Tourism at Brillantmont International School in Lausanne. A representative from Swiss Tourism will talk about some of the enchanting treasures that Switzerland has to offer. Then, Diccon Bewes will go behind the scenes of his […]