#1 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Auditorium strevnski Chernex ~6.18 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to Auditorium strevnski
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#2 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots City Centre Montreux Chernex ~6.31 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to City Centre Montreux
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#3 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Place du Marche Chernex ~6.57 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to Place du Marche Southeast of the palace of the prince-bishops stretches the tree-lined Place du Marché, the market square surrounded by Baroque houses. From here the narrow street En Neuvice, once the street of goldsmiths and today a pedestrian zone, leads down to the Meuse.Hobbies & Activities category: Market, shopping area; Scenic site or route |
#4 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Freddie Mercury Statue Chernex ~6.62 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to Freddie Mercury Statue Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux overlooking Lake Geneva. ... Beginning in 2003, fans from around the world gather in Switzerland annually to pay tribute ... |
#5 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Montreux Casino Caux ~6.69 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to Montreux Casino Montreux Casino (Casino Barrière de Montreux) is a casino located in Montreux, Switzerland, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. It has served as the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival and was rebuilt following a 1971 fire. It is a property of Groupe Lucien Barrière.Montreux Casino was built in 1881 and had modifications made to it in 1903. Throughout the twentieth century, the site played host to many great symphony orchestras and well-known conductors. By the late 1960s, jazz, blues and rock artists began to perform there.In 1967 the Casino became the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival, which was the brainchild of music promoter Claude Nobs. The festival was held there annually and lasted for three days. The highlights of this era were Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Evans, Ni... |
#6 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Chateau de Chillon Territet ~7.65 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to Chateau de Chillon The Chillon Castle (Château de Chillon) is located on the shore of Lake Geneva in the municipality of Veytaux, at the eastern end of the lake, 3 km from Montreux, Switzerland. The castle consists of 100 independent buildings that were gradually connected and now form a single whole.The oldest parts of the castle have not been definitively dated, but the first written record of the castle is in 1160 or 1005.[1] From the mid 12th century, the castle was home to the Counts of Savoy, and it was greatly expanded in the 13th century by Pietro II. The Castle was never taken in a siege, but did change hands through treaties.It was made popular by Lord Byron, who wrote the poem The Prisoner Of Chillon (1816) about François de Bonivard, a Genevois monk and politician who was imprisoned there fro... |
#7 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Lausanne Historical Museum Lake Geneva ~15.05 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to Lausanne Historical Museum Next to the Cathedral, the Musee historique de Lausanne is housed in the former bishops' palace. The permanent collection depicts Lausanne through the ages, with a rich variety of images and relics from the past. Notably, there is a splendid small-scale model showing Lausanne as it was at the start of the 17th century. Other small permanent collections (like the old musical instruments) appear next to the temporary exhibitions. To know more about this museum, please check the website. |
#8 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Lausanne Cathedral Lake Geneva ~15.05 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to Lausanne Cathedral Construction on the cathedral began in 1175 and it was consecrated in 1275 by Pope Gregory X. It was completed in, well, never - it still remains unfinished today.Throughout the Middle Ages, pilgrims flocked to the cathedral to pray before the Golden Virgin, a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary (to whom the cathedral is dedicated).Lausanne was one of many medieval cities to institute a nightwatch to prevent the all-too-common threat of devastating fires. Although it is mostly stone stone, the city was once made mostly of wood and burned down several times. Every night, watchmen stationed on the wall surrounding the town would call out to each other, ensuring that there were no fires and that no enemy was approaching.The cathedral nightwatch was the most important. Every night... |
#9 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Olympic Museum Lake Geneva ~15.15 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to 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 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. Among the most notable works of art in the museum's permanent collection are the French sculptors Auguste Rodin's The American Athlete and Niki de Saint Phalle's Les Footballeurs, the Luxembourgish sculptor Lucien Wercollier's tribute to the pole vault Altius, the Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero's Jeune Fille a la Balle and a kinetic art sculpture by the Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguel... |
#10 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots City Centre Lausanne Lake Geneva ~15.33 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to City Centre Lausanne
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#11 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Lake Geneva ~15.76 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Highly-ranked management programs. Top executives from around the world and leading Faculty. |
#12 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Bois de Vaux Cemetery Lake Geneva ~16.68 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to Bois de Vaux Cemetery The prestigious Rue de Bourg, the avant-garde Flon Quarter, the breathtaking beauty of the lake, Ouchy or Vidy are only a glimpse of the must-sees! Buried there are such guests as Mozart, Coco Channel, Lord Byron, Napoleon and more. |
#13 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots International Olympic Committee Lake Geneva ~16.88 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee is a corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on 23 June 1894. Its membership consists of the 205 National Olympic Committees.The IOC organizes the modern Olympic Games held in Summer and Winter, every four years. The first Summer Olympics organized by the International Olympic Committee held in Athens, Greece, in 1896; the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924. Until 1992, both Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year. After that year, however, the IOC shifted the Winter Olympics to the even years between Summer Games, to help space the planning of the two events two years apart from one another. |
#14 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Parc Bourget Lake Geneva ~17.15 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to Parc Bourget
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#15 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots University of Lausanne Lake Geneva ~17.65 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to University of Lausanne The University of Lausanne (in French: Université de Lausanne) or UNIL in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology, before being made a university in 1890. Today about 12,000 students and 2200 researchers study and work at the university. Approximately 1500 international students attend the university, which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with world renowned universities.Before 2005, the University applied the French education model with some minor differences. The academic degrees were the Demi-Licence, Licence, DEA / DESS, Doctorate. The University now follows the requirements of the Bologna process.Together with the Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) the university forms a vast campus at the shores of Lake Geneva. |
#16 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lake Geneva ~18.33 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich (German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) or Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich is a science and technology university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland. Locals sometimes refer to it by the name Poly, derived from the original name Eidgenössisches Polytechnikum or Federal Polytechnic Institute.Like its sister institution École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), it is an integral part of the ETH Domain that is directly subordinate to the Federal Department of Home Affairs.ETH is ranked among the top universities in the world. It is a founding member of the IDEA League and the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU). It is a member of Top Industrial Managers for Europe network. |
#17 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots City Centre Evian les Bains Evian-les-Bains ~19.20 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to City Centre Evian les Bains
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#18 of 18 Things To Do in Les Paccots City Centre Thonon les Bains Thonon-les-Bains ~24.71 miles from Les Paccots city center Hotels Close to City Centre Thonon les Bains
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