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Castles, wardens of time

The Lake Geneva Region boasts many castles. One of them is the famous Chillon Castle, the most visited monument in Switzerland
© Samuel Bitton

Historic heritage

Romaimôtier, Payerne and Rougemont: witnesses of the Cluny past
© M. Gaudard

Cultural treasures

The Lake Geneva Region offers over a hundred museums exhibiting a vast range of cultural heritage items
Cathédrale de Lausanne © LT/Muris Camo

Architecture and design

The Lake Geneva Region skilfully combines avant-garde buildings and treasures of the past
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Lavaux, UNESCO World Heritage

Discover the magic of the terraced vineyard, a site forming part of the UNESCO World Heritage Programme since 2007
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History

© Musée Romain Avenches

Avenches Roman Museum in Avenches

The Roman Museum in Avenches presents the vestiges of Aventicum, the Roman capital of the Helvets. The scientific excavations, which were started in the 19th century, are pursued to this day....

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Château-d'Oex Museum of the Old Pays-d’Enhaut, the heritage of an entire region

Founded in 1922, the Museum of the Old Pays-d’Enhaut has become one of the major popular art museums in Switzerland. Bearing witness to a lifestyle of bygone days, the Museum exhibits countless everyday objects used in the olden d...

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Corbeyrier Pyromin Museum

Pyromin Museum, the first European museum devoted to pyrotechnology, fireworks and explosives. An enthralling voyage through time and space, at the heart of the Swiss mountains, in an old fort covering more than 7000 m2, where you...

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Lausanne Bolo Museum

In the Nineties Yves Bolognini started collecting used computer material. His collection is now shown at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne under the name of Bolo Museum....

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Lausanne Cantonal Money Museum

Coins, medals, tokens, seals, paper money, weights, assay balances and exchange ledgers: the Cantonal Money Museum is one of the main numismatics museums in Switzerland....

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© Yves André

Lausanne Cantonal Museum of Archaeology and History

Fifteen thousand years of history in the Lake Geneva Region! This is what can be seen at the Cantonal Museum of Archaeology and History, created in 1852 and housed at Palais Rumine in 1906....

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Lausanne Lausanne History Museum, ten centuries contemplate visitors from the top of the old town

The History Museum is fittingly housed in an impressive building: the former bishop’s palace (Ancien-Evêché) opposite the cathedral, whose oldest parts date back to the 11th century....

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Lausanne Roman museum Lausanne-Vidy

Before nestling on the slopes in the protective shade of its Roman-Gothic cathedral, Lausanne was called Lousonna and was next to the lakeside. This fact is recalled by the Roman Museum in Lausanne-Vidy...

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Les Diablerets Ormonts Museum

The Ormonts Museum displays the heritage of the Ormonts Valley. Located at Vers-l’Eglise, a historic hamlet 2 km from Les Diablerets, the museum focuses on the development of winter sports. The current temporary exhibition is open...

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Leysin Restaurant and Cheesemaking Museum

The Restaurant and Cheesemaking Museum is much more than a simple restaurant: you will be able to taste delicious cheese dishes while immersing yourself in the past history of Leysin and watching how cheese is made over a fire....

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Heritage buildings

The Lake Geneva Region welcomes all enthusiasts of history, old monuments and culture and invites you to experience its legendary, pleasant lifestyle !

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