Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Lausanne, Switzerland

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 6.1 km
Ascend 297 m
Descend 149 m

Explore Lausanne in Switzerland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in LausanneIndividual Sights in Lausanne

Sight 1: Château d'Ouchy

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The Château d'Ouchy is a hotel built on the site of an old medieval castle in Lausanne, Switzerland by fr:Jean-Jacques Mercier between 1889 and 1893.

Wikipedia: Château d'Ouchy (EN), Website

1134 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 2: Jardin Botanique de Lausanne

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As of 1 January 2023, the cantonal museums and botanical gardens have merged and become a department of the Naturéum, a Swiss museum located in the Vaud city of Lausanne and dedicated to natural sciences. The botany department includes the botanical garden of Lausanne-Montriond as well as the alpine garden la Thomasia, near the town of Bex.

Wikipedia: Jardin botanique de Lausanne (FR)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Parc de Milan

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The Parc de Milan is a public park of the city of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Parc de Milan (EN)

832 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts

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The Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts (EN), Website

799 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Église Saint-François

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Église Saint-FrançoisRoland Zumbühl (Picswiss), Arlesheim (Commons:Picswiss project) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Reformed Church of St. Francis, more simply called the Church of St. Francis, is a Protestant church located on the territory of the Vaud city of Lausanne, Switzerland. The parish is a member of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud.

Wikipedia: Église réformée Saint-François (Lausanne) (FR)

701 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Palais de Rumine

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Palais de Rumine Urs Zeier / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Palais de Rumine is a late 19th-century building in Florentine Renaissance style in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Palais de Rumine (EN), Website

335 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Lausanne

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The Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne is a church located in the city of Lausanne, in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is owned by the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud.

Wikipedia: Lausanne Cathedral (EN)

152 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Musée Historique de Lausanne

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The Lausanne Historical Museum is a museum in Switzerland located in the Vaud city of Lausanne and traces its history.

Wikipedia: Musée historique de Lausanne (FR), Website

14 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: Ancien évêché de Lausanne

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The former bishopric of Lausanne is a castle located in the municipality of Lausanne in the canton of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Ancien évêché de Lausanne (FR)

336 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Shoe Museum

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535 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: SAPA Foundation

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SAPA Foundation

The SAPA Foundation, the Swiss Archives for the Performing Arts, preserves and promotes archives on the history of theatre and dance in Switzerland. It is the result of the merger in the 2010s of three collections located in Bern, Lausanne and Zurich.

Wikipedia: Archives suisses des arts de la scène (FR), Website

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Opéra de Lausanne

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The Lausanne Opera is an opera house based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Lausanne Opera (EN), Website

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Synagogue

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The synagogue of Lausanne is a synagogue located on Avenue de Florimont in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Synagogue of Lausanne (EN)

718 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 14: Parc de Mon-Repos

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The Parc de Mon Repos is a public park of the city of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Parc de Mon Repos (EN)

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