Nyon has a new brewery! Cap’taine Mousse, an artisanal brewery, opened just a few weeks ago in Route de Champ Colin 2c (very near the Emil Frey garage). Living in Nyon went to meet the two brewers, brothers Jérôme and Manu Bachelard to find out more about the beer and the concept behind it. A […]
“Welcome to the Canton of Vaud” brochure now in 13 languages
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 […]
Big Bazaar in Nyon – Second hand English books, Toys, Games, Brocante, Christmas decorations
Every two years the International Women’s Club of Nyon holds a big bazaar in the centre of Nyon. The bazaar is a great opportunity to buy second hand English books, DVDs and CDs (there is always a very good selection!) and to stock up on toys, games, brocante, Christmas decorations and lots more, to have a […]
10th Geneva Writers’ Conference welcomes 200 Writers – Registration now Open
Every two years the Geneva Writers’ Group hosts a writers’ conference at Webster University in Bellevue (approximately nine miles from Nyon). This conference is open to members of the public and its aim is to bring together English-language writers for instruction, support, and discussion. This year (the 10th!) Geneva Writers’ Conference is from March 18-20, 2016 and the registration deadline is March 11, 2016. […]
Les Hivernales – Nyon Winter Rock Festival opens Thursday 18th February
Les Hivernales, the first of the five official Nyon festivals kicks off this Thursday the 18th February. This festival, which began a few years ago as a small weekend event taking place in just a couple of venues, has now grown into a four day festival with live music being played in eleven venues around the town (see map below). On Thursday there will […]