The Lausanners' favourite places for sports activities

Ideally located in the heart of Lausanne and spread across close to 12,000m2, the Beaulieu Sports Halls offer a vast choice of physical and sports activities for the whole population, with close to 14 different disciplines organised by the various groups of people involved in Lausanne sports.

150 trampolines spread over more than 3300 m2

Comprising several bowls, this structure is the largest of its kind in Switzerland. Designed by the same architect who conceived the Lugano bowl, its layout and its twists and turns were first approved by young skaters.

Here, each can truly do their own thing, because it has everything: history with a capital H, sport, boats and picnics, theatre and camping, strolls and competitions, delicacies and silence. To visitors of the Vaud capital, Expo 64, the national exhibition, is still regarded as boasting an exceptional leisure area by the lake which has nothing like the appearance it had before.

This is a quarter full of typical small bistros and craft shops. To the north of the Cité hill, at Place du Tunnel, avenue César-Roux avenue and Place de l’Ours, shops and quirky bistros cry out to be discovered. It is around the Cité hill, sculpted by the Flon and Louve rivers, that the mediaeval town grew. Its cobble-stoned pedestrian streets as well as its monuments, the Cathedral of Lausanne, the St-Maire Castle and the Old academy, bear witness to that.

The Jetée de la Compagnie is a temporary terrace on the shores of Lake Geneva, in Lausanne-Ouchy. The sweeping deck is a great place for a spot of sunbathing after a dip. In the evenings, the smell of grilled food, cocktails and stunning sunset views set the tone. La Jetée de la Compagnie also hosts yoga classes and concerts all summer long.