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Lake Geneva & Vaud

Lake Geneva & Vaud

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LakePOP 734,350 / AREA 3212 Geneva SQ KM / LANGUAGE FRENCH & Vaud

Includes  Why Go? ...... 58 East of Geneva, Western Europe’s biggest lake stretches La Côte...... 66 like a giant liquid mirror between the French-speaking Wine Region.....68 canton of Vaud (to the north) and (to the south). Swiss Riviera...... 70 Known to most as , it’s called Lac Léman by French speakers. Lined by the elegant student city of Laus- ...... 70 anne and a phalanx of pretty smaller towns, the Swiss side ...... 72 of the lake presents the marvellous emerald spectacle of Northwestern Vaud...... 74 tightly ranked vineyards spreading in terraces up the steep Yverdon-Les-Bains...... 74 hillsides of the Lavaux area. Down by the water’s edge, the The Vaud ...... 74 lakeside is graced with fairy-tale châteaux, luxurious man- or houses and modest beaches. ...... 75 Then there are the mountains: the magnificent Alpes Les Diablerets...... 75 Vaudoises (Vaud Alps), in the southeast corner of the Villars & Gryon...... 76 canton, where hikers play in spring and summer, and Pays d’Enhaut...... 76 skiers and boarders hit the slopes in winter.

Best Places to Eat When to Go ¨¨Spring and early autumn, with their warm days and riot ¨¨Auberge de (p66) of beautiful, perfectly manicured flower beds, are perfect ¨¨Hôtel-Restaurant de la seasons to visit. Plage (p67) ¨¨The lakeside flower trail from Montreux to Château de ¨¨Le Chalet (p76) Chillon and ’ tulip festival make the month of May a ¨¨Denis Martin (p71) must. ¨¨Holy Cow (p63) ¨¨July ushers in a twin set of world-renowned fests – the international jazz get-together in Montreux and ’s multifaceted Paléo music fest – while more boats than ever Best Places to zig-zag around the lake. Stay ¨¨Swimming in the lake is most pleasant in July and August, ¨¨Hôtel Beau-Rivage Palace while January and February are for as skiing in the Vaud Alps. (p62) ¨¨Hotel Lavaux (p69) ¨¨Auberge de Dully (p66) ¨¨La Maison d’Igor (p66) ¨¨Tralala Hôtel (p73) Lake Geneva & Vaud HIGHLIGHTS 57 S Les A12 Murten

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