The Canton of Vaud has recently printed “Welcome to the Canton of Vaud” in 13 languages: French, German, English, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Serbo-Croat, Somali, Tamil, Tigrinya, Turkish and Albanian. This useful information booklet contains a map which divides the canton into zones (Nyon and Morges are in zone 2) this is done to help find the right info for each […]
November Podcast now out – Health insurance questions and French expressions
How do you say “I am under the weather” or “I’m not feeling great” in French? Tune in to November’s Living in the Know podcast to find out. Also on this month’s podcast you can find out more about Swiss health insurance. What is complementary insurance? How can ASCA help you? Did you know there was […]
Caves Ouvertes 5th and 6th November – La Roulotte to stay open until Christmas!
It’s Caves Ouvertes (open wine cellars) on Saturday the 5th and Sunday 6th November in the villages of Begnins, Luins, Vinzel and Luins. There will be wine tasting and an opportunity to taste “Le Bourru”. This is the new wine at the end of its first fermentation. For just CHF 15, visitors can have access to all the wine cellars […]
Heritage Weekend/ Jazz in Prangins 16 and 17 September/ Desalpe in St-Cergue 24 September
This weekend, the 9th and 10th September, it’s “les Journées du Patrimoine” (Heritage Days) in Vaud. The theme this year is “Oasis in the towns, Oasis in the fields”. Details here of heritage events in Nyon and other towns and villages in Vaud. Dates for your diary. Jazz weekend, Semaine de la Mobilité and Cow Parade The second […]
Hiking the Val d’Hérens – Stunning Scenery & Wildlife, Overnight Stays in Huts & Hotels
Here is an article on a five day hiking trip in the Val d’Hérens (just 90 minutes drive from Nyon) taken by two Living in Nyon readers in July 2016. Living in Nyon has posted other similar articles such as testing the new signed bike route around Lac Léman, skiing options in small resorts two hours drive from […]