Lausanne Walking Tour

We will walk through the ups and downs of Lausanne's streets and centuries of History, in a quest to form your own story of the Old Town. This city is a well-conceived mixture of ancient and modern, as well as a very cosmopolitan example of the Swiss lifestyle.

It rises elegantly in terraces on three hills above the north shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in Switzerland's French-speaking region. Lausanne is a city of sports, being the headquarters of the Olympic Committee and of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, having also the Swiss Film Archive as well. The city is officially titled the “Olympic Capital”.

Pass the Musee des Beaux-Arts (Fine Art Museum), also known as the Palais de Rumine. It houses a modest but impressive art collection of the likes of Cézanne, Degas, Renoir, Matisse. See the Town Hall, built in the 17th century by the Lausanne architect Abraham de Crousaz. Walk the Escalier du Marché, a long-covered flight of stairs leading to the terrace in front of the cathedral. One of the best-known sights in town. Visit the Rue du Bourg, now a pedestrian shopping street, and once one of the main roads of old Lausanne, with architecture from the 17th and 18th century. Wander through the Flon Quarter, the heart of Lausanne, to find the city’s ultra-contemporary new art zone.

From a Roman colony to the middle ages and all the way until today, journey through this fantastic hilly city of the Savoy Alps. You will learn about: * The Roman age * Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages * The history of the Cathedral * The 18th-century splendor of the Swiss Riviera * The Belle Epoque * Lac Léman * The Olympic Committee You will see: * Palais de Rumine * Place de la Palud * Townhall of Lausanne * Fontaine de la Justice * Le Grütli * Escaliers du Marché * Place de la Cathédrale and the Cathedral * Rue de Bourg * Place Saint-François - St. François Church * Flon Quarter"