UNESCO World Heritage · Lake Geneva
Eight hundred years of vines above the lake.
Walks, cellars and steamboats between Lausanne and Vevey. The whole site in English, French, German and Italian.
Things to do
Six ways to see Lavaux
Walks
The terraces walk, Lutry to Cully
Two and a half hours between the vines and the lake, on the path the winegrowers use.
Wine
A tasting in a family cellar
Chasselas, from the vine to the glass, with the people who grow it.
Lake
The Lavaux Express
A little road train through the vineyards, for those who would rather look than walk.
Wine
Harvest with the winegrowers
Two weeks in late September when anyone can lend a hand, and share the lunch.
Lake
A steamboat to Chillon
The Belle Époque paddle steamers still cross the lake, from Lausanne to the castle of Chillon.
Walks
Sunset above Chexbres
The best evening light of the region, a short walk from the station.
Our region
Fourteen villages, one grape, and the lake as a mirror.
The monks who built the first terraces in the 12th century would still recognise the landscape. The walls catch the sun, the lake sends it back, and the stone keeps it warm through the night: that is why the Chasselas grows so well here.
