An urban guide to feel the pulse of the city

Five years after the publication of the Lausanne and Lake Geneva "Encyclopédie du voyage", Guides Gallimard have chosen Lausanne for their first Swiss Cartoville. This urban guide, in a clever format and at an unbeatable price, provides the keys to Lausanne with a detailed district-by-district map.
The City of Lausanne, the Fonds pour l'équipement touristique de la région lausannoise [Lausanne Regional Tourist Amenity Agency] and Lausanne Tourisme have been associated with this venture, instigated by Guides Gallimard.

• A WELCOME SECTION to familiarise you with everyday Lausanne, to learn how to negotiate its street layout, to find out about its festivals, events and market days and to enjoy the loveliest views of the town and the lake.
• A detailed MAP to guide you from Lausanne's historical centre to the north, going along the shores of Lake Geneva.
• Marked on the maps, the HIGHLIGHTS: from Notre-Dame cathedral and the alleyways of the city (Ancienne Académie, Saint-Maire castle, marketplace steps), to the pedestrian streets of the commercial districts (La Palud, Saint-François, Saint-Laurent), not to mention the many museums (Olympic Museum, Rumine Palace, Élysée Museum, Hermitage, Roman Museum), areas of natural beauty (Vidy, Bellerive, Sauvabelin, Chalet-à-Gobet) and many more…
• The BEST ADDRESSES: to discover local dishes (such as papet vaudois) or to enjoy fried fish from the lake washed down with a delicious white wine from Lavaux or la Côte; to watch a production at the théâtre de Vidy or at the Opéra, to discover one of Maurice Béjart's creations or to check out the young and trendy atmosphere of the bars in the Flon quarter. Before leaving, make a few purchases from the town's best chocolatiers or splash out on a watch made in Switzerland.
• A HOTEL/TRANSPORT SECTION for getting around and accommodation in all price categories.

Cartoville Lausanne (all-in-one French, English, German version). On sale in bookshops and in Lausanne's cultural institutions priced at 8.40 euros (17.10 Swiss francs).

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The Cartoville collection

Useful guides which unfold to reveal, by district, those places considered to embody the spirit of the town and the daily lives of its inhabitants. The collection already includes 9 titles for France, 34 for Europe and 10 for the World..

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