Places to visit in Vaud, Switzerland
7 places to visit in Vaud, Switzerland, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Lavaux, Chillon Castle, Lake Geneva and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Vaud volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 2 Famous places to visit · 4 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Vaud (1)
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Lavaux
Some 830 hectares of terraced vineyards climbing the south-facing slopes above Lake Geneva for about 30 kilometres between Lausanne and Montreux. Stone walls hold up the terraces, and wine villages sit among the vines of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Famous places to visit in Vaud (2)
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Chillon Castle
A medieval castle on a rocky islet in Lake Geneva, guarding the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve. Held by the House of Savoy and then by Bern, it inspired Lord Byron's poem The Prisoner of Chillon and is among the most visited castles in Europe.
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Lake Geneva
A deep crescent of water on the north side of the Alps, one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. Sixty percent lies in Switzerland and forty in France, with Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux strung along its shores.
Hidden gems in Vaud (4)
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Chaplin's World
The manor house and park at Corsier-sur-Vevey where Charlie Chaplin spent the last 25 years of his life, above the shore of Lake Geneva. It is now a museum of his life and films, with the family rooms kept as they were.
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Lausanne Cathedral
A Gothic cathedral on the hill above the old town, dedicated to Our Lady and now a Swiss Reformed church. It was consecrated in 1275, and a watchman still calls out the hours from its tower every night.
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Olympic Museum
A museum of sport and the Olympic movement in a park on the lakefront at Ouchy. With more than 10,000 objects it holds the largest archive of Olympic memorabilia in the world, from torches to medals, and draws over 250,000 visitors a year.
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Rochers de Naye
A peak of the Swiss Alps rising straight above Montreux and Villeneuve, reached by a rack railway that climbs up from the lakeshore. The summit looks over the whole of Lake Geneva and sits on the watershed between the Rhône and the Rhine.
Collecting in Vaud
What are the best places to visit in Vaud?
LOQAH lists 7 places in Vaud. The best known include Lavaux, Chillon Castle, Lake Geneva, Chaplin's World and Lausanne Cathedral. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Vaud?
7, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Vaud?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Vaud before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Vaud and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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