What to expect
Harmonious and hilly Swiss village that has been continually inhabited since the Stone Age
When to go
June to August for citywide music during the Lausanne Free Summer Festival
What to do
Elysée Museum, Olympic Museum, Musée de l'Art Brut, Palais de Rumine
Local colour
Hiking, biking, and fishing by Lake Geneva with views of the French Alps in the background
Don't miss
225-step climb to the medieval deck of one of the Gothic towers at Cathedrale de Lausanne
Don't forget
Animated historical scenes change on the hour at the place de la Palud clock
Lausanne Tourist Office
Address: Avenue de Rhodanie 2,CP 49,1000 Lausanne 6,Switzerland
Email: info@lausanne-tourisme.ch
Phone: +41 (0) 21 613 73 73