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The Canton of Vaud, the Place to Visit for Nature Lovers SUMMER 2018 Editorial 2018 is the year of nature in the Canton of Vaud. Pick one of the many marked walking or cycling trails and discover the region’s attractions and produce. The more adventurous will opt for a more original way of immersing them- selves in the landscape, such as stand up paddle boarding on Lake Geneva or a mountain lake, while walking and 2 wine enthusiasts can enjoy the vine- yard walks on offer, combining their two passions. Art and history lovers will head for Prangins Castle and WHEAT AND BREAD FESTIVAL photography enthusiasts will stop off THE CANTON OF VAUD, THE PLACE in Vevey for the Festival Images. In From 15 to 26 August, the village of Echallens located short, the region has something to TO VISIT FOR NATURE LOVERS north of Lausanne, will be honouring activities related satisfy everyone, from culture vultures to lovers of the great outdoors. to cereal cultivation and bread-making. With its combination of lakes and mountains, the region is ideal for exploring on foot or by bike, enjoying the gentle hills or attacking Andreas Banholzer the mountain passes. CEO, Vaud Tourism Office (Lake Geneva Region) you from Lavaux and its vineyard terraces, a UNESCO world herit- age site, to the medi- aeval town of Romont. There are also many options for walkers. Here, you can soak Representation up the verdant land- scape of the two in the markets regional nature parks It’s been a tradition for over forty years: every decade, Echal- with their contrast- lens organises its Wheat and Bread Festival to celebrate this little Vaud Tourism Office (Lake Geneva ing scenery. One the miracle that makes bread from grain. From 15 to 26 August, all Region) and its partners participate one hand, there’s the those involved in this chain will be in the spotlight in “Solstice”, in dozens of promotional activities natural wide-open a visual and audio show revisiting local mythology. We’ll see a throughout the year. Here is a list of spaces of the Vaud fierce warrior, a brilliant inventor and a mysterious alchemist these events : Jura Nature Park, with joining forces and calling on the powers of earth, water, air and its 523 km of marked fire to bake the first loaf. The performance will involve 12 amateur | STE Australia | trails through charm- actors, 235 singers, 50 musicians and more than 400 extras with an 18 to 26 June 2018 Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide, ing villages, meadows audience of some 45,000. During these 12 days, the whole town Sydney, Brisbane If you love cycling, and whether E-bikes, and chalets offering traditional products. will be in celebration mode, with the chance to sample speciality mountain bikes or road bikes are your pref- While in the Gruyère-Pays-d’Enhaut Regional wines in one of the bars or 18 wine cellars run by local companies Lake Geneva Region Tourism Office erence, there’s a wide selection of listed, nature Park, the landscape is more alpine, or from the sellers. Late into the evening, they’ll be offering lots of marked trails to choose from and prepare with vast alpine meadows of cows grazing, local dishes, from fondue to perch fillets. This major event for the your favourite route. The fittest will take on buildings with typical shingle roofs and stun- region will culminate in a fantastic procession through the streets 25 July to 1st of August 2018 | the Vaud Alps tour, a 130 km loop starting ning views of Lake Geneva lapping at the of Echallens. echallens2018.ch MILT India | Mumbai, Dehli from Aigle, in the heart of the Rhône Valley foot of the mountains. As from the month of Montreux-Vevey Tourism vineyards. The route passes through the May, the card grants free access to the moun- region’s main resorts -Leysin, Les Mosses, tain railways of Villars and Leysin and to all Château-d’Œx, Les Diablerets, Villars and the facilities of the partner resorts for the PRANGINS CASTLE WILL BE Gryon - offering a whole variety of unforget- winter season. BLOWING OUT 50,000 CANDLES | table scenery, like the gypsum pyramids of Finally, there’s nothing like a day trip to the 29 to 30 August 2018 STE Japon | Tokyo the Col de la Croix, the view from the Kuklos Arboretum if you want your fix of green. FOR ITS 20TH BIRTHDAY Lake Geneva Region Tourism Office above Leysin or the eternal snows of the Overlooking the La Côte wine area, between A light show and a day in historical costume will Diablerets glacier. Morges and Nyon, these 200 hectares of In the same spirit, but with less of a change landscaped grounds have almost 3,000 trees mark the event on 29 and 30 September. in height, there is also the “Bike Tour Parc from temperate climates for you to discover Jura Vaudois” cycling route. A two or three- along four themed paths. This year, the park 23 to 25 September 2018 | day cycling route in the heart of the Vaud is celebrating its 50th anniversary, with themed GCC Workshop | Lausanne Jura Park, with luggage transfers included. exhibitions, guided tours and celebrations. Lake Geneva Region Tourism Office, Lausanne Tourism, Montreux-Vevey Tourism, Glacier3000, Dotted with cheese farms and alpine snack There are lots of other routes on the Lake Castle of Chillon, General Company of Navigation, bars, this 120 km route passes through the Geneva Region Tourism Office website Hotel Royal Savoy, Sandoz, Accor Hotels, Clinic Montchoisi mediaeval town of Romainmôtier, famed for bike.lake-geneva-region.ch. To find the best its abbey church, as well as forests and alpine route for you, use the tool to select destina- 16 October 2018 | pastures intersected by typical dry-stone tion, difficulty, distance or preferred mode of MICE PLACE | Paris walls. Another route that can be done without transport. Lake Geneva Region Tourism Office training is the 50 km “Route du Cœur” taking 23 to 24 October | News in brief On 29 September 2018, the Château de Prangins Swiss National Networking SCIB | Brussels Museum, near Nyon, will be lighting 50,000 candles during a show Vaud Alps (CITAV) entitled “Flowers of fire”. Created by the visual artist Muma, this In Morges, the Fondation Yverdon-Les-Bains, The Lausanne Historical participative work will involve 500 volunteers. It echoes the “clarity” Bolle pays homage to temporary capital Museum is a century old, brought by the Age of Enlightenment, of which Prangins Castle is an Audrey Hepburn and of yodelling and not a wrinkle to be emblematic monument. In creating this show, the artist takes inspi- Hubert de Givenchy From 29 June to 1 July, seen ration from the curling branches and flowers found on chintz, those More news on our Media Corner : From 16 June to 9 Yverdon-les-Bains hosts For its centenary, the famous printed cotton fabrics that were so popular throughout media.lake-geneva-region.ch September, an exhibition the 29th Yodellers Festival museum has had a facelift, Europe in the 16th and 18th centuries. These fabrics are also featured will include press articles of Western Switzerland, with an original new design. in an exhibition that can be seen at the museum until 14 October about the actress and with yodelling, Alphorn The permanent new tour, 2018. The following day, on Sunday 30 September, the 10th histori- authentic posters of her and flag-throwing called “Lausanne, the exhi- cal costume parade “the Déjeuner sur l’herbe“ will take place. A real films. Plus, designs by competitions as well as bition” now includes the journey through time, from 1700 to 1920, this competition is open the couturier Hubert de entertainment, including 20th and 21st centuries, to everyone, provided you dress in the fashion of one of the key Givenchy, for whom she a midnight concert on through the lens of urban periods shown in the museum. Lots of activities, including a picnic, was the muse. Saturday. transformation. are also planned during this festive weekend. → morges-tourisme.ch → yverdonlesbainsregion.ch → lausanne.ch/mhl nationalmuseum.ch LAUSANNE JOINS THE GREAT WINE STAND-UP PADDLE BOARDING CAPITALS OF THE WORLD IS THE NEXT BEST THING Vaud Tourism Office The city is joining the “Great Wine Capitals Global Network”, Paddling standing up or sitting on a board is the new, including about ten cities of New and Old World of wines, original way of exploring the region’s many lakes. Avenue d’Ouchy 60 Case postale 1125 recognised for the quality of their wine-producing regions. 1001 Lausanne - Suisse The prestigious “Great Wine Capitals members. The various projects it has Global Network”, or GWC, already launched to achieve excellence in the Tel. +41(0)21 613 26 26 includes Bordeaux, Rioja, Verona and tourism, trade and training sectors San Francisco for the Napa Valley. include the “Best Of Wine Tourism” [email protected] Lausanne has now joined these awards, recognising estates that stand www.lake-geneva-region.ch wine-producing cities and regions, out for the quality of their wine tourism of which their main common denom- offering. By participating, Lausanne twitter.com/Lakegenevaswiss inator, being a globally-renowned will offer Swiss wine-making – particu- wine-producing area, is also their key larly in the French-speaking area – a facebook.com/lakegenevaregion economic asset. Created in 1999, the unique showcase to promote its prod- instagram.com/myvaud GWC encourages commercial, tourist ucts all over the world. and educational links between its greatwinecapitals.com This document was printed on 100% recycled and FSC certified paper by an Imprim’Vert The fashionable water sport from of places to enjoy this activity.
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