This weekend the 3rd and 4th June, it’s Caves Ouvertes across Vaud. Lots of caves (wine cellars) across the Canton will be open for wine tasting from 10:00 – 18:00. Just CHF 20 buys you a wine “passport/glass” which then entitles you to try out the wine in over 300 cellars! There is even an […]
Ideas for activities in Nyon and surrounding area – 25th to 31st May
Thursday 25th May is Ascension and it is a national holiday in Switzerland. Many people will have chosen to take Friday off as a holiday to “faire le pont” (“to do the bridge”). This is a term which is used to describe an extra long weekend. Here are some ideas for activities over the next few days, from […]
Idea for trips out near Nyon Summer 2017 – Barillette Café/ Restaurant now open
The Barillette café/ restaurant situated at 1,450 metres high in the Jura mountains opened for the summer season a few weeks ago and it’s a great place to head to if you want a panoramic view of Lac Léman and for a day out. The café is about a 40 minute drive from Nyon. You can […]
Neighbours’ Day -19th May – A chance to meet your neighbours in Nyon, Prangins, Rolle, Morges, Geneva and Lausanne
Next Friday the 19th May 2017, it’s Neighbours’ Day in Nyon, Prangins, Gland, Rolle, Morges, Geneva, Lausanne and in many other towns and cities in Switzerland and across Europe. Look out for the posters in your area or in your building. If there isn’t an event going on where you live, why not organise one of your own […]
New photo exhibition at Château de Prangins – May podcast now out
The Château de Prangins has a new exhibition entitled “Work – from 1860 to today”. This exhibition features photographs which explore how earning a living has changed over time. From a photo from 1865 of a chambermaid working at the Hôtel Beau-Rivage in Lausanne, to a worker in 1949 clinging to scaffolding on the tower of Geneva cathedral, […]