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Discover Lausanne
Lausanne in Lausanne District (Canton of Vaud) with it's 116,751 citizens is a place in Switzerland about 49 mi (or 79 km) south-west of Bern, the country's capital city.
Current time in Lausanne is now 12:37 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports near Lausanne, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Annemasse Airport in France in a distance of 28 mi (or 46 km). The closest airport in Switzerland is Geneva Cointrin International Airport in a distance of 31 mi (or 46 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), East. We encountered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Renens, Penthereaz, Vuarrens, Sottens and Bavois. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 83% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Royal Savoy Lausanne
Beau-Rivage Palace
Lausanne Palace and Spa
Best Western Plus Hotel Mirabeau
Moevenpick
Continental
Alpha-Palmiers By Fassbind
de la Paix
Agora Swiss Night By Fassbind
Château d` Ouchy
Videos from this area
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SBB CFF FFS - Re 4/4 II à Lausanne en 1991
Trains CFF tractés par des Re 4/4 II à Lausanne le 13 août 1991.
Lausanne Trolleybus 1989
Video8 opnamen van de trolleybussen in Lausanne, Zwitserland gefilmd in de zomer van 1989. Het gebruik van aanhangwagens was èèn van de bijzonderheden van dit trolleybedrijf. Inmiddels is...
eHeinz Episode 59: Lausanne. The holiday city on Lake Geneva
The perfect symbiosis between business and pleasure. Lausanne, the capital of the canton of Vaud. A vivacious university and congress city, and a holiday resort at the same time. More about...
EuroCity Cisalpino EC 121 Monteverdi
EuroCity EC 121 "Monteverdi" arrive de Genève aéroport à Lausanne parallèlement avec IR 1417(lui aussi provenant de Genève Aéroport).L'EC poursuit sa route pour Venise Sainte Lucie, le...
SBB InterCity-Neigezug and InterCity train departs from Lausanne station
Le départ de la gare de Lausanne.スイス国鉄ローザンヌ駅を発車するICN(InterCity-Neigezug)のRABDe 500形振り子式電車とIC(InterCity)のRe460形電気機関車牽引2...
SBB InterCity train arrived at the Lausanne station
Le InterCity train est arrivé à la gare de Lausanne.制御客車を先頭に、最後尾にRe460形電気機関車を連結したジュネーブ行きIC(InterCity)がスイス国鉄ローザ...
QUÉ VER EN LAUSANNE | Ruta por Suiza | Museo Olímpico, Lago Leman, Torre Sauvabelin - gtmdreams
En esta ruta por Suiza hemos llegado a la ciudad de Lausanne en Suiza. Una pequeña localidad junto al río Leman. - Qué ver en Lausanne y Montreux: ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Olympic Museum
The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland houses permanent and temporary exhibits relating to sport and the Olympic movement. With more than 10,000 pieces, the museum is the largest archive of Olympic Games in the world and one of Lausanne's prime tourist site draws attracting more than 250,000 visitors each year. The Olympic Museum is surrounded by a park containing numerous works of art on a sporting theme.
Musée et jardins botaniques cantonaux
The Musée et jardins botaniques cantonaux (Cantonal museum and botanical gardens) or MJBC, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, comprises the museum and botanical garden in Lausanne, as well as the botanical garden, La Thomasia, in the Alps near the town of Bex. Administered under the Service of cultural affairs of Vaud, the museum and gardens engage in the study and protection of local flora, as well as in promoting public awareness in biodiversity and nature education in general.
Beau-Rivage Palace
The Beau-Rivage Palace is a historical luxury hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland. The hotel opened in 1861 and the current main building was constructed in Art Déco and neo-baroque style in 1908. In 1923 the Treaty of Lausanne was signed at the Beau-Rivage Palace.
Scots Kirk, Lausanne
The Scots Kirk is situated at 24 Avenue de Rumine, Lausanne. It is one of two congregations of the Church of Scotland in Switzerland, the other being the Scots Kirk in Geneva, and is part of the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Europe. The church building was designed in English Gothic Revival style by the well-known French architect Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, in Lausanne for the renovation of the cathedral, and was formally dedicated in 1877.
Lucy Mackintosh
The Lucy Mackintosh gallery is a commercial contemporary art space located in Lausanne, Switzerland, that exhibits Swiss and international contemporary art and artists. The gallery also regularly invites designers to present their work.
Debiopharm
Debiopharm Group™ (Debiopharm) is a global biopharmaceutical group of companies comprising Debiopharm S.A. , Debio R.P. S.A. (Recherche Pharmaceutique), Debioclinic S.A. and the two financial arms Debiomanagement S.A. and Debioinnovation S.A. The group applies scientific and clinical expertise to address unmet medical needs through the in-licensing of promising biologics and small molecules, the clinical development of the same and the out-licensing for commercialiasation.
Le Flon (Lausanne)
Le Flon is a district of the city of Lausanne, in Switzerland. It is served by passenger trains from Lausanne-Flon station.
Château Saint-Maire
Château Saint-Maire is a castle in Lausanne, Switzerland, that serves as the seat of the cantonal government of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Lausanne railway station
Lausanne railway station is the main intercity and regional railway station for the city of Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. It is often known as Lausanne CFF to distinguish it from others in the town. Lausanne is a through station, which sits at the junction of the Simplon, Olten–Lausanne and Lausanne–Geneva railway lines. Due to this, express passenger trains are available to a wide variety of destinations across the country.
Lausanne-Flon station
Lausanne-Flon is a railway and metro station in the Flon district of central Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the hub of the Lausanne Metro system. The modern Flon station was constructed for the opening of Line M1 on 24 May 1991. The line's terminal platforms opened in what had been a run-down part of the city, but allowed interchange with the Métro Lausanne–Ouchy. The Ouchy line closed in January 2006 for conversion to rubber-tyred metro.
Palais de Rumine
The Palais de Rumine is a late 19th-century building in Florentine Renaissance style in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Lausanne Cathedral
The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Lausanne was built between 1170 and 1240 in the gothic style, with the western portal completed later in the flamboyant style. It belongs to the Swiss Reformed Church. The medieval architect Villard de Honnecourt drew the rose window of the south transept in his sketchbook of 1270. Restoration was carried out in 1874 by Viollet Le Duc.