On Monday morning in Nyon, local businesses and council buildings were preparing for the 11th May when there will be a gradual easement of lockdown restrictions (see our previous article). The lights were being strung up in the trees down by the Plage restaurant, painters and decorators were refreshing the paintwork of the château, and […]
Visions du Réel starts today Friday 17th April – 2nd May. Free screenings!
Although many local festivals have now been cancelled such as Paléo, the Montreux Jazz Festival and Sion sous les Etoiles, there is one festival that is still able to go ahead and that is Visions du Réel, Nyon’s prestigious documentary film festival. The entire programme will be online, free and open to the public and limited […]
Paléo postponed until 2021
Yesterday’s announcement that the 45th edition of Paléo Festival, has had to be postponed until 2021, was sad news, but perhaps inevitable under the current circumstances. The official announcement can be read in full below. For readers who have already bought advance tickets to the festival, see the Frequently Asked Questions at the end of this […]
Happy Easter to all Readers! Decorated Nyon Fountains from Previous Years
Happy Easter to all Readers! Easter 2020 is a bit of a strange year in Nyon as the town hasn’t held its Easter market and there are no decorated fountains around the town. Every year, these fountains are decorated by local clubs and societies in all sorts of imaginative ways, and they are a delight […]
When Nyon had its own Isolation Hospital
The Musée du Léman in Nyon has an interesting *history. It was originally a Convent (built in 1298!), it then became a hospital and two buildings were built behind it as annexes to the hospital. These annexes, the Lazaret and disinfection pavilion were built in 1904. The disinfection pavilion was built to isolate the patients […]