Switzerland
Things to do in Lausanne
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Sightlore has 30 places to explore in Lausanne, and 9 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Lausanne's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Tour de Sauvabelin
The Tour de Sauvabelin (literally "Tower of Sauvabelin") is a wooden tower located in the Sauvabelin forest in Lausanne, Switzerland. The tower was built in 2003 by Julius Natterer and stands 35 meters high.
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Église Saint-François (Lausanne)
Protestant church in central Lausanne, part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Vaud.
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Lausanne Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lausanne, or simply Lausanne Cathedral, is a Swiss Reformed church located in the city of Lausanne, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is owned by the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud.
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Olympic Museum
The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland houses permanent and temporary exhibits relating to sport and the Olympic movement.
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Château Saint-Maire
Château Saint-Maire (Saint-Maire Castle) is a castle in Lausanne, Switzerland, that serves as the seat of the cantonal government, the Council of State of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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Château d'Ouchy
The Château d'Ouchy is a hotel built on the site of a former medieval castle in the Ouchy lakeside neighbourhood of Lausanne, Switzerland by businessman Jean-Jacques Mercier between 1889 and 1893. It belongs to the hotel division of the Sandoz Family Foundation.
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Lavaux
Lavaux is a region in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, in the district of Lavaux-Oron.
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Lausanne Museum of History
City museum tracing the development of Lausanne from its origins to the present day.
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Place de la Palud
Place de la Palud is a cobblestone square in the Old Town of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Discovery routes in Lausanne
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Lausanne: from the cathedral to Ouchy
From the Sauvabelin Tower to the Château Saint-Maire, past Lausanne Cathedral and the Lausanne History Museum to Place de la Palud and the Church of Saint-François, then down to the lakeside Château d'Ouchy and the Olympic Museum.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Château Saint-Maire
Château Saint-Maire (Saint-Maire Castle) is a castle in Lausanne, Switzerland, that serves as the seat of the cantonal government, the Council of State of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Place de la Palud
Place de la Palud is a cobblestone square in the Old Town of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Château d'Ouchy
The Château d'Ouchy is a hotel built on the site of a former medieval castle in the Ouchy lakeside neighbourhood of Lausanne, Switzerland by businessman Jean-Jacques Mercier between 1889 and 1893. It belongs to the hotel division of the Sandoz Family Foundation.
Bessières bridge
Opened in 1910, one of Lausanne's three large bridges.
Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery
The Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery is the principal burial ground of Lausanne in Switzerland.
Grand Pont
Completed in 1844, the bridge spans the Flon valley and is one of Lausanne's three large bridges.
Pont Chauderon
Completed in 1905, one of Lausanne's three large bridges, crossing the Flon quarter.
Lousonna
Lousonna (also Lousanna) is a Roman archaeological site in Switzerland. It preceded the present-day city of Lausanne.
Museums
Lausanne Museum of History
City museum tracing the development of Lausanne from its origins to the present day.
Olympic Museum
The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland houses permanent and temporary exhibits relating to sport and the Olympic movement.
Collection de l'art brut
The Collection de l'art brut is an art museum dedicated to outsider art located in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Swiss Film Archive
The Cinémathèque suisse (Swiss Cinematheque), formerly the Archives cinématographiques suisses (Swiss Film Archive), is a Swiss state-approved non-profit foundation headquartered in Lausanne.
Mudac - Cantonal Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts
The Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts is a museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History
Museum in Lausanne devoted to the archaeology and history of the canton of Vaud.
Cantonal Botanical Museum and Gardens
On January 1, 2023, the cantonal botanical gardens and museum merged to become a department of the Naturéum, Switzerland's natural science museum located in Lausanne, Vaud.
Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts
The Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Cantonal Museum of Geology in Lausanne
Geology museum of the canton of Vaud, since 2023 a department of the Naturéum natural science museum.
Cantonal monetary museum
Museum in Lausanne devoted to numismatics.
Cantonal museum of Zoology, Lausanne
The Cantonal Museum of Zoology in Lausanne has been merged and, as of 1 January 2023, became a department of the Naturéum, a Swiss museum dedicated to the natural sciences.
Vivarium de Lausanne
Former vivarium specialising in reptiles, amphibians and arachnids; it closed for good in December 2015.
Photo Elysée
Photo Élysée, formerly known as Musée de l'Élysée, is a museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, entirely devoted to photography. It is a government-supported institution founded in 1985 by Charles-Henri Favrod.
Places of worship
Lausanne Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lausanne, or simply Lausanne Cathedral, is a Swiss Reformed church located in the city of Lausanne, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is owned by the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud.
Église Saint-François (Lausanne)
Protestant church in central Lausanne, part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Vaud.
Scots Kirk
The Scots Kirk, Lausanne, is a Protestant, presbyterian church situated in Lausanne, avenue de Rumine 24. It is part of the Church of Scotland's International Presbytery and one of two congregations of the Church of Scotland in Switzerland, the other being the Scots Kirk in…
Notre-Dame du Valentin
Catholic church in the centre of Lausanne, built from 1832 and made a basilica in 1992.
Saint-Laurent Reformed Church
Baroque Reformed church in the quarter of the same name in Lausanne.
Monuments
Tour de Sauvabelin
The Tour de Sauvabelin (literally "Tower of Sauvabelin") is a wooden tower located in the Sauvabelin forest in Lausanne, Switzerland. The tower was built in 2003 by Julius Natterer and stands 35 meters high.
Nature
Lavaux
Lavaux is a region in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, in the district of Lavaux-Oron.
Aquatis
Opened on 21 October 2017 north of Lausanne, Europe's largest freshwater aquarium-vivarium.
Parc de Mon-Repos
The Parc de Mon Repos is a public park of the city of Lausanne, Switzerland.
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