Happy Swiss National Day to all readers! If you are you new to the town, you might like to know there will be an official ceremony in Nyon today, the 1st August, followed by celebrations later on in the evening. The official ceremony takes place at the Esplanade des Marroniers (by the Roman columns) At […]
Oldest stall at Paléo – Talking to Amnesty about consent
Amnesty stall at Paléo since 1977! Defending Human Rights Every year, Paléo chooses a humanitarian NGO as a partner for the festival, giving it more visibility and support. This year, the chosen charity is Amnesty, whose work defending human rights and campaigning to liberate political prisoners across the world has been going on for decades. […]
Fighting Food Waste at Paléo
Did you know that the App “Too Good to Go” is operating at Paléo? This App helps in the fight against food waste. Users of the App can search for, and buy unsold food at drastically reduced prices (at the end of the day of trading) from shops and restaurants all over the world, including […]
Climb up to Utopia ! The new HES-SO structure at Paléo
Ever year the students of HES-SO create a themed structure for the Paléo festival. This year the structure is called Utopia 2050. Festival goers can climb its metal towers covered with plants. As they move up the towers, HES-SO students will invite the public to try out an original plant based food, to find out […]
Take in the atmosphere (and a glass of wine) at the Fête des Vignerons
The Fête des Vignerons (the Winegrowers’ festival) in Vevey began on the 18th July and runs until the 11th August 2019. They say most people only get to see two Fête des Vignerons in their lifetime as they only take place five times in a century. So now is your chance. The last Fête was […]
