#Heritage

Anticipating spending 24 hours in Lausanne? Here is a selection of act...

The Thai pavilion was a gift to the City of Lausanne from His Majesty ...

Built in the middle of the 16th century, the Ancienne Académie housed ...

Built in 1932 by Alphonse Laverrière, Bel-Air Tower was based on the ...

Bois-Gentil stadium includes a pitch, a historic stand and a lighting ...

The Boulevard de Grancy is the only boulevard in Lausanne. Today this ...

Located in a magnificent lakeside park, this 18th - century castle wit...

The harbour replaced a medieval merchant port that was in operation un...

A museum unlike any other, giving a glimpse into the private life of t...

Located on the far north end of the City hill, the Château Saint-Maire...

The Escaliers du Marché staircase, a direct and steep route that runs ...

Name given to a portion of the Place de la Navigation inaugurated in M...

Examine the foot of the building on Rue Cité-Devant just behind the ol...

Fountains fed by natural springs satisfied Lausanne's water needs unti...

The striking Fontaine de la Justice animates the upper part of Place d...

This time the lake and the Alps are absent from the panoramic view. In...

This neighbourhood was planned in 1870, as a link between the station ...

Immediately above the English church, you will find the Château de Gra...

the Grand-Pont is the nerve centre of Lausanne. Located literally in t...

This site offers a further ample overview of the lakeand on the Alps, ...

This is a quarter full of typical small bistros and craft shops. To th...

A film club specifically for children, to help them explore cinema fro...

At the heart of the old town, the majestic Lausanne Cathedral overlook...

Owing to the quite distinct topography of the city, Lausanne’s first s...

Lausanne's "Metro" cable railway was built in 1906 to transport passen...

Standing against the façade of Château Saint-Maire is the statue of ...

The original theatre, conceived in 1805 as part of Lausanne’s new iden...

Built between the 11th and 15th centuries for one of the most importan...

On the cathedral esplanade, you can see: the roofs of old Lausanne in ...

On the St-Maire Castle esplanade, you can see: A part of the city, Lak...

The lake boats are brought into this dock for maintenance. The gravel ...

In the centre of the square is the town’s oldest fountain, adorned wit...

The National Exhibition of 1964, held in Lausanne, figured many pavili...

This central town square is surrounded by impressive buildings which t...

It connects the passage beneath the City Hall with a bridge over the r...

This large concourse, separated from the road by a basin marking the f...

This square was created by covering over one river, the Louve, in 1838...

The Pont Chauderon, 250 m, is completing in 1905 the new area. Underne...

This installation dating from 1927, originally reserved for tourists, ...

Just on the outskirts of Lausanne, the Guillemin deer-park and playgro...

When you peek over the hedges, you just may discover a beautiful villa...

Built in 1901, the lakeside walk links the old port (1793) and the Hal...

Built entirely on a slope, the picturesque Rôtillon Quarter is one of ...

Until the beginning of the 19th century, the Rue de Bourg, which is a ...

The beautiful 12th century Romanesque church beside the lake at this s...

360° views open up multiple vistas from the top of this 35-metre-high ...

Roman settlement dating back to around 15 B.C. on a site occupied sinc...

Picturesque trail between lakeshore and private gardens leading to the...

Between the bottom of the Elysée gardens and the gardens of the Olympi...

Go under the Grand Pont bridge, built in 1844. At the time, this arche...

At the end of these promenades, one finds the Tour Haldimand. This str...

Founded and established in Lausanne in 2000, the Fondation Toms Pauli ...

Dating back to the 14th century, this tower is the last vestige of Lau...

With its belfry towering over the picturesque Place de la Palud, the i...

This museum tells the story of a passion passed down from father to so...

Rollerskaters can weave and speed for hundreds of yards without crossi...

Home of the IOC's first secretariat, then administration of the first ...

Two ways of exploring the new organ in Lausanne Cathedral: Viewing of...