The Autumn colours of the trees around Nyon are particularly lovely at the moment although the golden browns and yellows of the ground leaves can make it tricky to see the lynx at La Garenne as they are very well camouflaged. However, if you look carefully you can spot them and they are a delight to see, particularly the two […]
Zoo in Le Vaud closes on 31st January, re-opens in March
Last chance to visit the zoo this weekend before it closes for two months. Photo above:courtesy @zoo de la Garenne The Zoo de la Garenne in the pretty village of Le Vaud will close on Saturday 31st January and re-open in a brand new building on the 19th March. The zoo rescues and helps injured wild animals, is […]
Local girl runs Polar race to raise funds for animal park in Le Vaud
If you think the weather is a bit chilly right now, imagine what it would be like at -30 °! This is the possible temperature that local girl Rachel Frei Bandieri might encounter when she runs a 150km race in Finland in two weeks time to support the animal park of La Garenne, based in Le Vaud […]
Living in Le Vaud – Forget “LinkedIn”, the Déchetterie is the place to get connected!
Here in the “Living in” series on this site is an article on living in Le Vaud, written by Christine Carey. Christine is from Canada and five years ago she moved up to Le Vaud from the village of Prangins. Read on to find out about what is it like to live in the village, what the […]
