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Thème A sightseeing tour Histoires Difficulté Tous mollets Durée 1h-2h Itinéraire The esplanade of the cathedral - The cathedral - The “Place du château” - The park of Mon-Repos - The "Place Saint-François" - The “Place de la Palud” - On the bridge over the Flon - The esplanade of - The “Vallée de la Jeunesse” - Prêts de vélos Prêt de vélo gratuit 7j/7 de 7h30 à 21h30 contre caution de 20 CHF et présentation d’une pièce d’identité. Lausanne Roule - sous les arches du Grand-Pont.

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se développeront ! développeront se

d’usagers, mieux ils se feront respecter et plus les aménagements les plus et respecter feront se ils mieux d’usagers,

vaut la peine de persévérer, car plus il y aura d’usagères et d’usagères aura y il plus car persévérer, de peine la vaut

la route s’apprend, même lorsqu’il n’y a pas de piste cyclable. Cela cyclable. piste de pas a n’y lorsqu’il même s’apprend, route la

périlleux, mais tout est question d’habitude ! Prendre sa place sur place sa Prendre ! d’habitude question est tout mais périlleux,

pour l’environnement !Le vélo en ville peut sembler un exercice un sembler peut ville en vélo !Le l’environnement pour

mode de déplacement, vous faites un geste pour votre santé et santé votre pour geste un faites vous déplacement, de mode

Cette balade a été conçue pour s’effectuer à vélo. En utilisant ce utilisant En vélo. à s’effectuer pour conçue été a balade Cette

Vélo attitude Vélo

mobilité douce, l'intégration sociale et la santé. la et sociale l'intégration douce, mobilité

sur les principes du développement durable en promouvant la promouvant en durable développement du principes les sur

Renens (Ouest Roule) et (Vevey Roule). Ce projet est basé est projet Ce Roule). (Vevey Vevey et Roule) (Ouest

publique, elle met gratuitement des vélos à disposition à Lausanne, à disposition à vélos des gratuitement met elle publique,

lucratif Lausanne Roule, créée en 2004. Reconnue d'utilité Reconnue 2004. en créée Roule, Lausanne lucratif

Le projet Les Baladeurs est un projet de l'association à but non but à l'association de projet un est Baladeurs Les projet Le

Remarques personnelles Remarques Roule Lausanne Association Remarques personnelles Règles de sécurité du cycliste urbain

Roulez à droite, laissez environ 1m de distance au bord, quitte à faire ralentir les voitures derrière vous. Portez un casque. Empruntez les pistes cyclables lorsqu’il y en a. Indiquez bien vos intentions aux automobilistes. Roulez en file indienne sur les routes. Aux feux, placez-vous de façon à ce que les voitures vous voient, si possible à l’avant de la file. Anticipez toujours (une portière qui s'ouvre, un freinage brusque) et réduisez votre vitesse à l’approche des intersections. Et bien sûr, soyez le plus visible possible (phares et bandes réfléchissantes).

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sightings.

Lausanne’s historical buildings, peaceful parks and beautiful and parks peaceful buildings, historical Lausanne’s

from its old town to its lakeshore. The tour will guide you through you guide will tour The lakeshore. its to town old its from

This itinerary will enable you to discover the city of Lausanne, of city the discover to you enable will itinerary This

A sightseeing tour sightseeing A

Lausanne by bike by Lausanne Remarques personnelles Remarques Remarques personnelles >>>>>>>>>01 >> From the Lausanne Roule stand, follow the “Rue Centrale” through the arches, and take the little flat street newt to the bar “La Galette”. The esplanade of the Cathedral is at the end of the street, on your right.

1. The esplanade of the cathedral

We are currently on the hill of the “Cité” of Lausanne. This promontory is both near the lake and flanked by two rivers, and is thus an auspicious spot to become a fortified place. It was inhabited from 1000 B.C. by Celtic tribes. Whilst the sophisticated Romans chose the lakeside to build their villas, the tumults of the Middle Ages forced the inhabitants, in the Age of fortified towns, to retreat to the safety of this natural hill. Marius, the archbishop of , left his barbarian-invaded town for Lausanne in or about 590 A.D., and

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of

its castle and church. It was the heart the was It church. and castle its

the fortified town of the bishop with bishop the of town fortified the

two. The “Cité”, or upper town, was town, upper or “Cité”, The two.

The medieval town was divided in divided was town medieval The

increase until the eighteenth century. eighteenth the until increase

of the medieval town, and would not would and town, medieval the of

number which reached the capacity the reached which number

amounted to 7’000 to 9’000 people, a people, 9’000 to 7’000 to amounted

and attractive town. Its population Its town. attractive and

Lausanne had become a flourishing a become had Lausanne

thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, fourteenth and thirteenth

attract international trade. In the In trade. international attract

established their shops there to there shops their established

Provence. Merchants therefore Merchants Provence.

leading to Germany, Italy, France and France Italy, Germany, to leading

at the crossroads of trading routes trading of crossroads the at

ninth century onward. It was situated was It onward. century ninth

The burg is constituted from the from constituted is burg The

becomes the “city of the three hills”. three the of “city the becomes

rivers “Louve” and “Flon”. Lausanne “Flon”. and “Louve” rivers

in the two valleys created by the by created valleys two the in

outside of the walls of the old town, old the of walls the of outside

craftsmen started to build their shops their build to started craftsmen

importance of trade grew, and grew, trade of importance

that of the great Burgundy, the Burgundy, great the of that

church. In the Carolingian Era and Era Carolingian the In church. Pauline Roy et Carole Desponts Carole et Roy Pauline

in Lausanne as well as the first the as well as Lausanne in

Crédits des illustrations des Crédits diocese. Marius founded his bishopric his founded Marius diocese. established it as the seat of the of seat the as it established (Tourist offices located in Ouchy and the administrative, judicial and at the ). ecclesiastical life. The “ville basse”, or lower town, was principally inhabited by burghers and merchants. It was visited by the peasants, who traded >>>>>>>>>11 their products on the market. One could go from one part of the town >> To come back up: The Metro and to the other by using the street called some buses stop regularly on the the “Rue de la Mercerie” or the place d’Ouchy (Ouchy square) and will picturesque and very steep stairs bring you to the city centre in no going down from the main entrance sweat and no time! of the cathedral.

>>>>>>>>>02 >> The next stop is the cathedral, so take the time to turn around it, pushing your bicycle by your side.

2. The cathedral One cannot talk about Lausanne without discoursing at length on this unique witness of the past, overlooking the city. Its history is complex. The work for the cathedral was begun at the very end of the twelfth century. The

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organically linked organically

uncover were itself, cathedral the and life,

the tourist office will help you help will office tourist the ecclesiastical which in way the well

abounds with cultural spots which spots cultural with abounds exemplifies This Travée”. “Grande the

thematic itineraries and the city the and itineraries thematic called was This people. of circulation

so: Lausanne Roule offers diverse offers Roule Lausanne so: the permit to belfry the and

you have several opportunities to do to opportunities several have you porch the between excavated was

If you wish to extend this experience, this extend to wish you If space a Indeed, it. through straight

probably charmed by its attractions. its by charmed probably went street the that particularity

topography, aware of its history, and history, its of aware topography, this had cathedral The 1918.

Lausanne, you are experts on its on experts are you Lausanne, until Europe on influence powerful

you have seen the historical side of side historical the seen have you a have will that family Habsbourg

finishing point of our tour. By now, By tour. our of point finishing the of Rodolph Emperor the and X

was the best project. This is the is This project. best the was Gregory Pope by 1275 in consecrated

of a ruin, and the Haldimand tower Haldimand the and ruin, a of was cathedral The building. the

build the most convincing imitation convincing most the build of wall southern the on noticeable

who of the three would be able to able be would three the of who gate painted the of addition

passion for medieval ruins, bet on bet ruins, medieval for passion the to 1170, in style Romanesque in

friends influenced by the romantic the by influenced friends elements first the from construction,

architectural contest: in 1825, three 1825, in contest: architectural building’s the of steps different

the result of a very peculiar very a of result the the show panels explanatory

the Haldimand tower. This tower is tower This tower. Haldimand the cathedral, the Inside West.

Denantous park, where you will see will you where park, Denantous the to way the all East, the from

the century-old trees of the of trees century-old the beginning development cathedral’s

buffs. A little later, you will encounter will you later, little A buffs. the follow may One .

Museum (1993), a must see for sports for see must a (1993), Museum of building gothic beautiful most

Palace (1860) and the Olympic the and (1860) Palace the as cathedral the establish which

hundred meters the Beau-Rivage the meters hundred vaults ribbed the in recognizable

will see on your left after about two about after left your on see will is it Europe: in time that at vogue

towards the east, along the lake, you lake, the along east, the towards in style gothic the of characteristics

gothic style. If you wish to continue to wish you If style. gothic acquired soon cathedral The port town of Ouchy was with the lay medieval city: in a way, separated from Lausanne by the secular cut straight through the vineyards up to the construction of house of God. The “Grande Travée” the railway station in 1857. As before was filled in shortly before the mentioned, at that time a cable-car Bernese invasion, in the sixteenth (“la ficelle”, lit. “the string”) linking century,. When looking up from the the Flon to Ouchy via the railway door, the passer-by can observe the station was built for industrial as well asymmetry of the building, which as touristic reasons. Around 1900, contributes to the cathedral’s charm. the little village of fishermen is Indeed, only one of the two belfries caught in the expansion of the city. originally planned was finally built. This was appreciated by some pirates, The watchman of Lausanne stands on who have written on a house in top of the belfry. His purpose is to Ouchy “Commune libre d’Ouchy”, or warn the inhabitants in case of fire, “Independent village of Ouchy”, to and announce each hour on the dot remind the passer-by of the from 10 PM to 2 AM. This tradition is independence of the little town. The respected to this day! The “rosace” castle of Ouchy, undergoing can be seen on the South-Eastern extensive repair at the moment, dates wall of the Cathedral. It is a stained back to the Middle Ages (twelfth glass window created before 1220. It century). The old archbishopric is sold contains a hundred and five glass by the state to Jean-Jacques medallions, organized on the Mercier (the entrepreneur of the geometrical principle of the Lausanne-Ouchy Company), who bissection of the square, figuring the demolishes everything but the tower. earthly world and of the circle, It was formally stated that the new symbolizing the universe created by hotel which would spring up from God, the whole of which is the castle’s ashes should spare the intersected by the Cross. tower, so the architect built all around it in a colourful Burgundian

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craftsmen and merchants, and craftsmen 10. Last stop: Ouchy stop: Last 10.

on the contrary houses burghers, houses contrary the on

ecclesiastical center. The lower town lower The center. ecclesiastical

the administrative, judicial and judicial administrative, the

embodies tradition and power as it is it as power and tradition embodies

path all the way to Ouchy. to way the all path

“Cité” is the town of the Lord, and Lord, the of town the is “Cité”

to the main road, and use the bicylcle the use and road, main the to

to enforce his authority. Indeed, the Indeed, authority. his enforce to

will not be possible anymore, go back go anymore, possible be not will

that the bishop needed a stronghold a needed bishop the that

When following alongside the lake the alongside following When

town had diverging interests, and interests, diverging had town

straight to the lake, and then turn left. turn then and lake, the to straight

that the upper and lower parts of the of parts lower and upper the that

the big Maladière roundabout. Go roundabout. Maladière big the

hardly surprising, when one considers one when surprising, hardly

bridges which permit to cross under cross to permit which bridges

is very defensive in character. This is This character. in defensive very is

de la Jeunesse, pass under the two the under pass Jeunesse, la de

was built in or about 1400 A.D., and A.D., 1400 about or in built was

> Once at the bottom of the Vallée the of bottom the at Once > >

home to the bishop. The monument The bishop. the to home

10 > > > > > > > > > the “Cité”, the “St-Maire” castle was castle “St-Maire” the “Cité”, the

On the north-hand side of the hill of hill the of side north-hand the On

square)

home to migrating birds. migrating to home

3. The “Place du château” (Castle château” du “Place The 3. and protected areas, often areas, protected and Lousonna

ruins of the Roman town of town Roman the of ruins

on your way to Ouchy, through the through Ouchy, to way your on

the woody area of . You will pass, will You Vidy. of area woody the

roundabout, you will find yourself in yourself find will you roundabout, the way to the castle. the to way the

Jeunesse and crossed the Maladière the crossed and Jeunesse slowly down the hill of the “Cité” all “Cité” the of hill the down slowly

Once you have left the Vallée de la de Vallée the left have you Once alongside the little streets running streets little the alongside

for the vertiginous descent event. descent vertiginous the for direction of the North, and cycle and North, the of direction

de la Jeunesse is part of the itinerary the of part is Jeunesse la de > From the cathedral, take the take cathedral, the From > >

contests were organised. The Vallée The organised. were contests

03 > > > > > > > > > roller-blading, and after a while a after and roller-blading, journalists, was gratified with the subject-citizens whose visit of as much as twelve million preoccupations clashed with that of people. The Vallée de la Jeunesse was the residents of the “Cité” and who created for the young visitors of the longed for more freedom. This exposition, and necessitated the conflict, mostly latent, became filling up of the Flon river! Today, the sometimes critical, especially when park features an “Espace des rival powers claimed the Inventions” (a space devoted to archbishopric for themselves. The inventions), a kind of little interactive Bernese invaded Lausanne in 1535, museum for the sciences, (a very imposed the Reformation to its good idea for children who will be inhabitants, and installed their baillif able to play and make experiments). in the castle. In addition, they built It also comprises thousands of the Academy of Lausanne, the first flowers, including beautiful French speaking higher education rose-bushes. The rose garden can school of theology. Since the Vaudois boast of 10’000 plants as well as of a reclaimed their freedom in 1803, the collection of miniature conifers. castle is the seat of the government While wandering about, you will be of the Canton of Vaud. This is the able to see numerous playgrounds reason why most of the public including bumps, attractions and manifestations mark a stop at this fantastic slides, a children’s theater spot when demonstrating their under a dome made out of concrete discontentment. On the square can and a park designed to teach be seen the statue of the major teenagers the basic rules of the road. Davel, facing in the opposite A peculiar sort of competition is direction to the casle. Davel was a organised every August in Lausanne: Vaudois officer in the Bernese army, the “Roller & In Line Contest”. Indeed, and is famous for marching on the steepness of the Lausanne slopes Lausanne with his troups in 1723. lends itself perfectly to suicidal There he pronounced a homily to downhill exhort the people of Lausanne to rebel against Bernese

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surprise of a couple of Swiss-German of couple a of surprise

The Lausanne Exposition, to the to Exposition, Lausanne The

which will be on your right hand side. hand right your on be will which

of the town chosen to organize it. organize to chosen town the of

meters. You will then reach the park the reach then will You meters.

momentum to the regional economy regional the to momentum

left. Follow this street for about 100 about for street this Follow left.

for big works, and thus often give often thus and works, big for

“Avenue du Tribunal federal” on your on federal” Tribunal du “Avenue

Expositions are often the opportunity the often are Expositions

“Rue de Langallerie” and cross to the to cross and Langallerie” de “Rue

and cultural realisations. The National The realisations. cultural and

cross the “Pont Bessière”, take the take Bessière”, “Pont the cross

in its technological, economic, artistic economic, technological, its in

runs along the wall of the “Cité”. Then “Cité”. the of wall the along runs

achieved in representing Switzerland representing in achieved

PierreViret” which rises slowly and slowly rises which PierreViret”

linguistic areas of the country. This is This country. the of areas linguistic

At the roundabout, follow the “Rue the follow roundabout, the At

for the different cantons and cantons different the for

direction and then take the first right. first the take then and direction

promote a feeling of national unity national of feeling a promote

the street going down in the northern the in down going street the

and very expensive events is to is events expensive very and

> To continue your bicycle ride, take ride, bicycle your continue To > >

1964. The goal of these momentous these of goal The 1964.

04 > > > > > > > > > 1883. Lausanne organised that of that organised Lausanne 1883.

been organised in Switzerland since Switzerland in organised been

National Expositions have already have Expositions National

the National Exposition. In fact, six fact, In Exposition. National the

Revolution (1798-1802). Revolution

in 1964, within the larger scheme of scheme larger the within 1964, in

Bernese authority until the until authority Bernese

This very imposing park was designed was park imposing very This

agree that Lausanne remained under remained Lausanne that agree

independence, although historians although independence, Valley of Youth) of Valley

into a hero of the Canton of Vaud’s of Canton the of hero a into

9. The “Vallée de la Jeunesse” (the Jeunesse” la de “Vallée The 9. nineteenth century, Davel was turned was Davel century, nineteenth

excellent day of my life”. In the In life”. my of day excellent

memorable words: “This is the most the is “This words: memorable

after pronouncing these last these pronouncing after

peers, was condemned and beheaded, and condemned was peers, la Jeunesse”. la

success: he was betrayed by his by betrayed was he success: the green signs indicating “Vallée de “Vallée indicating signs green the

authority, but this without much without this but authority, left and pass under the bridge. Follw bridge. the under pass and left which accompanied by the performance of a pianist: a very good 4. The park of Mon-Repos (and quite inexpensive) idea to pass an agreable evening in Lausanne. The This park was an ancient piece of itinerary for the next part of the land belonging to a local baron, guided tour requires to take the originally covered in vineyards. This direction of the Pont Chaudron (built kind of idyllic domain can be in the Art Nouveau style) to slowly paralleled with that of “Sans-Souci” begin the descent to the lakeside. If in Postdam: an English garden, you do not want to go back up again, sensual statues and Romantic you should stop here. Otherwise, the extravagencies (an imitation of a ruin tour continues and ends in the area was built there circa 1800). The park of Ouchy, from where one can take was a place of culture during the the “Metro-bus” with one’s bike. The Enlightenment period: Voltaire bus will bring you back up to himself stayed there. The domain Saint-François. comprises large stables, aviaries housing exotic birds and and orangery (north of the “avenue du >>>>>>>>>09 Tribunal Federal”). The mansion itself >> Leave the park by going back up is built in a refined Neoclassical style. again, and take the first road you will The motto of the manor’s owner is encounter on your left. You will pass inscribed on its northern wall: “plie on your right the Pont Chaudron, also au vent mais jamais ne casse” (bend crossing the Flon valley. Follow this in the wind, but never break). The street on the bicycle path running motto is accompanied by the symbol alongside the underground rails. Onc of a wheat ear. A stone panel on the you see on your right the right pillar indicates that Voltaire underground stop called “Provence”, staged several of his plays in the cross the street, continue about a drawing rooms of this house. Next to hundred meters on your a playground appears a pavilion.

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took place. The place. took

and the buildings where the office the where buildings the and

projections a year, some of some year, a projections

of the modern road, were the cloister the were road, modern the of

70’000 films and offers about 600 about offers and films 70’000

century. South of this building, in lieu in building, this of South century.

since 1948. The film archive regroups archive film The 1948. since

founded at the end of the thirteenth the of end the at founded

school. It houses the film archive film the houses It school.

only remains of a Franciscan convent Franciscan a of remains only

built in the style of the Florentine the of style the in built

Saint-François church constitutes the constitutes church Saint-François

tourism: the Casino of Montbenon, of Casino the tourism:

seen beyond this point. The point. this beyond seen

symbol of the nineteen hundreds’ nineteen the of symbol

Only fields and vineyards could be could vineyards and fields Only

around, you can witness another witness can you around,

southern limit of the medieval town. medieval the of limit southern

alps in front of you, and turning and you, of front in alps

The Saint-François square was the was square Saint-François The

Leaving the breathtaking view of the of view breathtaking the Leaving

were thus built alongside its line. its alongside built thus were Francis Square) Francis

Saint-François, and the luxury hotels luxury the and Saint-François,

5. The “Place Saint-François” (St Saint-François” “Place The 5. the city from its lakeside to lakeside its from city the

very practical for the tourists to visit to tourists the for practical very

Ouchy via the railway station was station railway the via Ouchy

ground cable-car liaising the Flon to Flon the liaising cable-car ground

touristic tradition of Lausanne. The Lausanne. of tradition touristic behind the church. the behind

architecture is a testimony of the of testimony a is architecture Square. The Square is on your left, your on is Square The Square.

an opera production. This grandiose This production. opera an leads direclty to the Saint-François the to direclty leads

castle as it would be represented in represented be would it as castle “Avenue Benjamin Constant” which Constant” Benjamin “Avenue

the Royal-Savoy hotel, resembling a resembling hotel, Royal-Savoy the Mon-Repos”, turn left into the into left turn Mon-Repos”,

permits you to notice, near the lake, the near notice, to you permits > Ride back up the “Avenue the up back Ride > >

you have of the city from here from city the of have you

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rays of light every morning. The view The morning. every light of rays

valley, which is illumined by the first the by illumined is which valley,

Valais and the entrance to the Valais the to entrance the and Valais

chain. Eastwards, you can see the see can you Eastwards, chain. Voltaire”. “Folie

the beginning of the Jura mountain Jura the of beginning the the bar: outdoor nice very a into

extremity of the lake, is Geneva, and Geneva, is lake, the of extremity summertime the in converted is It popular at the end of the nineteenth whole was flanked by the century. Indeed, at this period, this fortification walls. The monastery mingling of styles signified luxury was razed in 1895, when the and wealth. authorities decided to turn the square into the administrative seat of the city, due to the demographic >>>>>>>>>08 boom as well as the wealth of the country. All the imposing buildings of >> Continue to cycle on the glass the square, as well as a tramway, bridge to its and, and take the little were built within a period of ten concrete bridge right of the years. The “Grand Pont” (lit. Big underground building. You will then Bridge), closing the square of arrive on a street. Cross it with you Saint-François on its western side, bike by your side, and then take right was completed in 1844. The road and follow the pedestrian lane connects the square with the railway bordered with trees, up to the park of station, already under construction in Monbenon. 1856. These rearrangements radically transformed the architectural landscape of Lausanne. South of the 8. The esplanade of Montbenon church, the buildings house the Cantonal Bank, the Post Office, the Union of Swiss Banks, and the offices The green lawn of Montbenon is the of the Zurich Insurance Company. perfect spot from which to admire The architects designed them in the the lake and the mountains. In front style of the Renaissance and that of of us, on the other side of the lake, is Louis XVII. Luxury stores occupy the France, with the city of Evian and the northern part of the square. Their Savoyard mountains (as they appear buildings are in the Art Nouveau and on the still water bottles). At the far Verticalism styles, in an attempt to right impress the onlooker with their

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city hall (1673-1675), is (1673-1675), hall city

surprising mixing of styles of mixing surprising

and burghers. The “Hôtel de Ville” or Ville” de “Hôtel The burghers. and

gables are all witnesses of the of witnesses all are gables

lower town, that of the merchants the of that town, lower

pediments, as well as its Gothic its as well as pediments,

We are arriving at the heart of the of heart the at arriving are We

(1898-1900). Its glazed roof tiles, iits tiles, roof glazed Its (1898-1900).

seat of the Mercier Company Mercier the of seat Square)

looks like an old mansion. It is the is It mansion. old an like looks

6. The “Place de la Palud” (Palud Palud” la de “Place The 6. will see a beautiful house, which house, beautiful a see will

around and look to the south. You south. the to look and around

steel structure. Finally, let us turn us let Finally, structure. steel

that was so high and could boast of a of boast could and high so was that

fact the first tower of Switzerland of tower first the fact de la Palud. la de

sky-scraper of Switzerland, as it is in is it as Switzerland, of sky-scraper to the left to go back up to the place the to up back go to left the to

tower was also called the first the called also was tower right and take the little paved street paved little the take and right

on regional identity. The Bel-Air The identity. regional on across it. Follow it about 30m on your on 30m about it Follow it. across

this building the attack of capitalism of attack the building this Centrale, the first street which cuts which street first the Centrale,

religion itself. Some even detected in detected even Some itself. religion very steeply, and leads to the Rue the to leads and steeply, very

cathedral, and thus symbolically thus and cathedral, Saint-François. This street goes down goes street This Saint-François.

tower might overshadow the overshadow might tower find on the western side of the Place the of side western the on find

People were anxious that this square this that anxious were People named “rue Pépinet”, which you will you which Pépinet”, “rue named

although many opposed its creation. its opposed many although > You need to take the little street little the take to need You > >

become an emblem of Lausanne, of emblem an become

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valley, on its right. The tower has tower The right. its on valley,

building is overlooking the Flon the overlooking is building

Bel-Air tower (1929-1931). This beige This (1929-1931). tower Bel-Air

minutes on the bridge, to look at the at look to bridge, the on minutes century. twentieth the of turn

its results. Let us stay a few more few a stay us Let results. its the at Lausanne of expansion great

underway… you are the judge as to as judge the are you underway… the symbolizes Saint-François” “place

construction work is now well now is work construction the stores, department expensive

implanted in the area. The area. the in implanted and temples Greek like looking banks

time new and modern buildings were buildings modern and new time grand between In identity. modern Lausanne-Ouchy Company to change probably the most beautiful building its line of business, and concentrate of the seventeenth century in the from then on on the management of Canton of Vaud. Its architecture is the valley. The Flon burgeons into a comparable to that of Italian and commercial, artisanal, and soon North European communal palaces. cultural neighbourhood. In the 1980s, The townspeople would meet and the surrounding area becomes quite discuss current affairs under the radically “underground”. It is very arches of its ground floor. The dynamic and houses different meeting room of the “Conseil” was nightclubs which bring party people situated on the first floor, all the way from Geneva and unattainable in case of a revolt. The neighbouring France! The MAD, a well belfry has a more symbolic than known spot for techno music military role: it is a testimony of enthusiasts and the EJMA (the temporal power. Another symbol of Cantonal School of Jazz and the town’s political power Contemporary Music) also have their embellishes the square: the fountain headquarters in the Flon. Several of the Justice, embodied by a young projects for the architectural blindfolded woman, sword and scale redevelopment of the Flon have been in her hands. At her feet, submissive submitted since the 1950s. One of to her authority, are represented the these was finally accepted in 1991. Pope, the Sultan, the Emperor and Indeed, the Flon valley has acquired the “Avoyer” (a chief magistrate in in the past decades some sort of the Bernese period). Looking right, cachet with the romantic quality of from the city hall, is the famous clock an industrial area built in the of the Palud. Every hours from 9 A.M. nineteen hundreds, as well as its to 7 P.M, the tourist can hear its bells orthogonal plan, its square buildings toll the popular song of the and its bohemian atmosphere. The “Vigneron” (the wine-maker). Puppets cultural inheritance of the then appear and walk along this neighbourhood was therefore to be melody, while a narrator retained, while at the same

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Lausanne by bike by Lausanne 19 18 bike by Lausanne

view of the Flon valley Flon the of view

the Flon valley. It offers a privileged a offers It valley. Flon the

instead of by train compel the compel train by of instead

and cable car, on the other side of side other the on car, cable and

development of transport by road by transport of development

the departure of the underground the of departure the

warehouses placed alongside it. The it. alongside placed warehouses

Grand Pont with the building housing building the with Pont Grand

built on top of the rubble, and large and rubble, the of top on built

A little glass bridge connects the connects bridge glass little A

fact buried). A railway track was then was track railway A buried). fact

level of the “Grand Pont” arches is in is arches Pont” “Grand the of level

used to level up the valley (the first (the valley the up level to used

7. On the bridge over the Flon the over bridge the On 7. from the piercing of the tunnel was tunnel the of piercing the from

for exploitation purposes. The rubble The purposes. exploitation for

Company”, receives the Flon valley Flon the receives Company”,

Company, the “Lausanne-Ouchy the Company,

station and the Ouchy harbour, his harbour, Ouchy the and station the Flon valley. Get on it. on Get valley. Flon the

tunnel linking the Flon to the railway the to Flon the linking tunnel from the Grand-Pont and overlooking and Grand-Pont the from

the costs for the creation of a new a of creation the for costs the you the glass bridge taking its origin its taking bridge glass the you

deal: in exchange for endorsing all endorsing for exchange in deal: direction. You will then see in front of front in see then will You direction.

an entrepreneur, offers the city a city the offers entrepreneur, an church. Take the street in the southern the in street the Take church.

development of the railways, Mercier, railways, the of development square, the Place St Laurent, with a with Laurent, St Place the square,

industrialization and of the of and industrialization You will arrive to the eponymous the to arrive will You

Company. Indeed, in the context of context the in Indeed, Company. called St Laurent. Ride up this street. this up Ride Laurent. St called

nineteenth century by a private a by century nineteenth Plade de la Palud departs a little street little a departs Palud la de Plade

was bought in the middle of the of middle the in bought was > On the West hand side of the of side hand West the On > >

The history of the Flon is peculiar: it peculiar: is Flon the of history The

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covered with fields and vineyards. and fields with covered

nineteenth Century, this valley was valley this Century, nineteenth

its feeder, the “Louve”. Up to the to Up “Louve”. the feeder, its

eponymous river, as well as that of that as well as river, eponymous

modelled by the currents of its of currents the by modelled Vaud. of Canton the of independence

Flon valley situated below us was us below situated valley Flon the of moments important the and

and its neighbouring buildings. The buildings. neighbouring its and Davel Major of story the recounts