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FAR (Festival des Arts Vivants) is Nyon’s final major festival of the year. Due to the particular circumstances we are having this year, it brings art to life in a different way! Performances in the public space, radio projects, choreographic journeys in the middle of nature, one-to-one story-sharing, works sent home and to be activated by oneself...  This summer, FAR is transformed into a living arts factory! Communs singuliers #1  is the first highlight of a series that will run until next summer. Whether collecting love songs, stories, lyrics, or understanding how to produce and transmit knowledge, this initiative is aimed at reinventing the forms of the collective. From 13 to 22 August 2020 , the far° factory invites you to discover new ways of being, feeling, thinking and acting together; ten days to immerse yourself in the heart of the creative process and discover works that of revitalise the imagination. The full program is available on the far website and tickets can be purchased as of the 24th of July.

The Swiss national day, celebrated on the 1st of August is fast approaching in the middle of the summer holiday period. The day is traditionally hosted in villages and cities with paper lanterns and fireworks. This year there will be fewer big crowds and gatherings, but festive none the less! To celebrate Swiss National Day, InterSoccer is offering you the chance to book ANY of their remaining camps for the summer and upcoming Autumn Courses/Camps. By using the code ‘SWISS15’ you can book online and get 15% off! This offer is valid until Monday, 3rd August at 12pm to book and use ‘SWISS15’. They are ready to welcome you and your children on the pitch for fun and sports!

The Conservatoire de L'Ouest Vaudois  is the result of a fusion in 1991 between the conservatories of Nyon, Gland, and Rolle. It was originally located in the  Theatre Beausobre in Morges before moving to the Villa Thomas located in Nyon in 2000. In 2001 the conservative de Morges also joined the group and together they became the Fondation du Conservatoire de L'Ouest Vaudois. The conservatory closes for the summer months before reopening on the 10th of August and the concert season kicks off again post-summer with a program of concerts to suit all musical tastes. Reopening the season on the 25th of September is an Eastern European and Jazz Manouche concert by  QUATUOR BALKALÉ to take you on a musical journey. Discover the full program on their site as well as their story, musical discovery courses , and other interesting events and facts!

Summer is in full swing! Take advantage of our region and all it has to offer during the holiday months. After a fist selection of activities for the summer published a month ago, we are back with a new selection to keep you and your families busy and take full advantage of all our region has to offer! Swiss national day on the 1st of August The Swiss national day is celebrated on the 1st of August and is a great opportunity to get out and enjoy the local traditions. This day is habitually celebrated in cities and villages alike with communes often providing an aperitif and organising buffets with food, lots of wine, children carrying paper lanterns, and a bonfire and fireworks to mark the festivities in style! Despite Coronavirus still preventing us from fully returning back to gatherings as large as we would like, there are still plenty of events organised in and around Nyon that allow for a proper celebration. The La Côte website offers a comprehensive list of gatherings for Nyon and surrounding villages . Go on a "beach crawl" All along the lakeshore, there are many little “beaches” in the area as the locals refer to them. Why not go on a beach crawl and discover which one is your favourite? La plage de la jetée in Nyon who also has a fantastic little bar that serves food and drinks in a very friendly and holiday-vibe style. Enjoy their great Ceviche or try a cocktail. It is best to reserve as the restaurant fills up quickly. The plage de Promenthoux is a smaller beach in Prangins. With a small entrance fee you can access this family-friendly beach and enjoy a great burger at the bar there. The parking spots are very limited there so why not do your exercise at the same time and go by bike? And have a quick look at the panels along the road telling visitors about the village of Promenthoux that has disappeared, but left behind it some lovely looking buildings as a heritage. A bit further along the lake, in Rolle, you also have a nice beach that offers you the possibility to rent stand-up paddles or kayaks. You can even jump into the water and simply swim across to the " île de la Harpe " and discover this tiny man-made island that has an Obelisk statue on it. Urban training in Gland and Rolle Urban Training organizes a variety of activities for free such as Zumba or pilates classes. Check for more information and subscribe here: https://www.urban-training.ch Guided tour in the Roman Museum Every first Sunday of the month at 3pm . The museum offers free entry and guided tour in French. Brush up on your French skills as well as your knowledge of the area's history with this 45min tour? Take a boat tour Leaving from Nyon port, you can enjoy beautiful boat trips with the CGN and discover the lakeshore from a different perspective. It is a nice way to go to Geneva or across the lake and visit the beautiful little town of Yvoire in France. Rember the CFF reductions such as the 1/2 tarif or the abonnement générale are also valid for your CGN tickets. 1st class is surprisingly inexpensive, especially with the reductions, in case you want to treat yourselves to a view from the top deck! Check out their timetables and trips here . We hope you enjoyed the selection of activities we have chosen for you and let us know which ones you tried out and how you found them!

Living in Nyon is in transition! The founder and former editor of this website, Catherine Nelson-Pollard has recently moved back to the UK and I am the new editor of Living in Nyon. Catherine will still be helping with the site for at least another year (albeit remotely) and we are both looking forward to this new phase of the website. We want to make sure the content we provide is as relevant as possible! So we are taking this opportunity to check in with you, our readers, to make sure we provide you with the information and the content you are interested in. For this, we need your opinion and your support. We've put together a short and easy to answer survey that will take up a maximum of 5 minutes of your time. It's anonymous, and in it, we would like to hear about what content you love already and what you would like to see more of. This website is made for you, the international community of Nyon. Our mission is to make it useful and interesting. Answers to the survey can be submitted until the end of August. During the months of September, we will publish our findings and share them with you. It's always interesting to see what comes up and you will also gain some insights as to the content to expect. It would be great to get as many answers as possible so please do click on the link and share your thoughts with us! We are looking forward to hearing from you and if you have some more detailed feedback or ideas you would like to share, we are happy to hear from you at info@livinginnyon.com . Wishing you a wonderful month of August! Stay healthy and safe, Mandy

Did you know football was invented in ..... drum roll...... China?!  It's invention is estimated at 476BC. Today, it is the most-watched, and played sport on Earth! Find some more fun and surprising facts about football here . InterSoccer offers us all the opportunity to join in on the hype! Their Summer Camps are back for their final week at Colovray, Nyon (August 10th - 14th)! Boys & girls of 1-13yrs all abilities welcome, book for 1-5 days. Join Coach Steve Waters and his team for the last week of fun in the sun! Camps nearby Versoix in the week of the 17th of August. InterSoccer have had a great Summer with you all and hope to see you in the upcoming Autumn Courses soon!

Visit the Crans Castle in the nearby village of Crans-Près-Celigny and join the annual wine-tasting event on  Saturday 5th September 10:00 -20:00 and Sunday 6th 10:00 -18:00 From the " Chateau de Crans " castle's garden, there is an exceptional view of the lake below taking in the " Jet d'eau " (water spout) right along to to the Riviera of Montreux. The castle is still private property. Built originally in 1768 by the French Banker Antoine Saladin in the local Geneva style, today it belongs to the 7th generation of the same family who still have their residence within the castle. Their vineyards cover 12 hectares of land and produce a large variety of wines. The winemaker, Gilles Pilloud's surprising story is worth hearing. As part of a family of musicians, he originally set out on a path to become a musician before discovering his passion for winemaking. Today, rather than having left behind his musical background, he incorporates the musical finesse into the wines the castle produces. Come and discover the heritage, the gardens, the wines, music as well as the festivities and the child-friendly activities for yourself on the first weekend of September!

Atelier 9 is Nyon's coworking solution. Have a business call in a ski gondola or host an event in one of the artistically designed spaces. Coworking is a concept many of us are familiar with. It offers that blend between working from the comfort of home and the professional stimulation that comes with having colleagues around. Working from home was a must during the COVID lockdown, but as we start to settle into our new normal, there is also a shift in our preference of working. Atelier 9 hosts those developing new entrepreneurial projects, or launching innovative businesses from within their walls! Several companies are also cutting back on office space in one location and allowing their people to work from locations closer to home. Small private offices are for hire as well as desks in an open space. They offer a variety of formulas to suit the different frequencies with which people want to use their facilities. These range from globetrotters, to nomads and to green cards . The space is run by Roland Schaller who is always happy to give a tour of the space. So don't be shy; walk in and ask to have a look around! Who knows what this space will inspire you to create...

Littering and unrest surged during confinement, and the recovery period from lockdown is proving to be a challenge. You may have noticed the posters and campaigns around the city appealing to the citizens to stop littering. These are an initiative taken by the city of Nyon and designed by the General Administration in an effort to stem the phenomenon that surged all over the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The cancellation of festivals and many other cultural or sporting events are thought to contribute to it. Several initiatives have been taken such as the "night captains" system. The City of Nyon and Police Nyon Region have increased their staff in the field and extended their joint prevention and awareness actions. These actions aim not only to inform and educate especially adolescents and young adults, but also and above all to strengthen their self-regulatory capacities so that they become the main actors of prevention. These measures are meant to curb the unrest and allow festive events to be organised in good spirits once again!

The results are in! Thank you for participating in the survey and helping us make the content even more useful and relevant to you. Over the month of August, we ran a survey to allow you as our readers to give your opinion and to provide you with content you are happy with. Here is what you like already: Local events, activities, and news came out as the top information you are currently getting out of our site Many of you rely on the newsletter as the first source of information and visit the site to read an article of interest if it is in the newsletter The local flavour in the English language appeals to a lot of you that highlighted this aspect specifically The variety of posts on the site   What you would like to see more of in the future: A massive 80% of you voted for more sports-related and extracurricular content Practical information on embassies, schools, etc - restaurant reviews - featured local businesses - local history and networking opportunities all came in high too. 65-72% of respondents answered they would like to see more posts related to these topics. Interviews with local personalities, family life, and self-development tips are not amongst the posts you would come to our site for More posts in general   What you would like to see an improvement in: The search function should be easier to find It has been updated and is now easily accessible on the right-hand side of the site Have the newer articles more accessible and archive the older ones Some more advance notice on upcoming events What you can expect: Monthly/quarterly articles providing information on the region in terms of the local economy and trends Monthly/quarterly articles featuring various local sports associations and events Communication on networking opportunities in the area Monthly picks of activity ideas in the area Featured local businesses and surrounding villages   As you know we are currently in transition, and there will be some changes to the Living in Nyon organisation internally. I will e sharing some more on this very soon but I am already happy to announce we will have a small team of people collaborating to provide you with some great content, locals and expats alike!   Thank you all so much for your contribution to the survey, the comments, and some fantastic suggestions!   Mandy

The Cercle des Nageurs de Nyon (CNN), founded in 1912 in Nyon, is a well-known and well-established club for people of all ages interested in aquatics sports. CNN has over 600 members and (in a non-COVID 19 year), more than 2’000 people of all ages participating in swimming classes, aqua fitness courses and holiday camps organized by the ‘Ecole Aquatique’ of the "CNN".  The ‘Ecole Aquatique’ offers a variety of courses for people of all ages (from the age of four). Courses are given in French but most teachers are multilingual. The association consists of three main sections: swimming, water-polo and triathlon. Each section offers training programs for athletes to learn the respective sport and to develop according to personal abilities and objectives. The coaches also accompany individual swim and triathlon athletes who want to compete on a regional, national and even international level. The water polo section has 8 teams (girls and boys) from U11 to adult teams who compete on regional and national level. Amateurs and professionals are welcome, there is a water-related activity to be found for all levels! Last but not least, CNN also organizes a variety of public events such as the one organised on the first of august, the Open Swim Stars which is a swim meeting in the Lac Leman and has attracted more than 300 athletes from different nationalities. Are you interested in joining a swimming club, taking up water polo or one of the other options the association offers? You can have a look at their website for more information or contact them directly at secretariat@cnn-nyon.ch Now that the weather is cooling down and the swimming in the lake becomes harder, get your dose of swimming with them!

"I don't take pictures, I take emotions." These are the words of Chantal Zingg, born and raised in Nyon and the area, she wants to show her city in a way that we are not used to seeing it. Inspired by artists such as Andy Warhol, she takes pictures of the city and paints them in vivid colours, showing us an entirely different perspective of the scenery we pass by every day. She started out with her bright art because she was asked by Olivier Evard from AtelierPhoto to provide images of the city for an upcoming exposition. Not wanting to show the same images and pictures people can take by themselves in the city, she experimented with painting over the pictures, inspired by her daughter's colourful nail polish collection! As a creative person through ad through, this dynamic lady sees art everywhere, often taking snapshots of the scenery on her early morning runs as her canvases. You can visit the exposition that hosts Chantal's pictures until the end of October at the gallery of AtelierPhoto located in the heart of Nyon, also open on Saturdays until 13:00, or visit the Facebook page (in French) for some more pictures and information.