Lausanne, a declaration of love with meaning
1. BY OUCHY
No matter how Lausanne is stigmatized for its very high per capita income a (that is, that the rest of Switzerland calls it 'la pija'), its port neighborhood is colorful and pleasant. The heart of Ouchy is that recycled castle like a luxury hotel . From here starts a long avenue where small houses occupied by family businesses alternate with the **large hotels with views of the Lake Geneva sea**.
Ouchy, the most beautiful luxury hotel in Switzerland
two. THROUGH THE OLD PORT
Opposite the castle are the docks of what was once a crucial port of Leman. However, today it has remained more like a recreational port with a certain ancient aftertaste given by the Belle-Epoque ships. To be in a hurry, the trains are already…
3. BY METRO
What in many places on the planet is a mere mode of transport, in Lausanne it is a whole fun experience and a milestone , since it is the smallest city in the world with an underground network. The first thing that stands out is that it is almost more of a funicular than manages to save a 15% difference in level . The second, that it be totally automatic and electric . If one day the robots rise up in rebellion, flee this subway.
The 'old' port is all Belle-Epoque
Four. FOR THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM
The tourist consequence of being the city of olympism (the IOC headquarters is nothing to write home about) is the olympic museum . At the moment it is in full redesign, so the best of its collection is in a steamboat on lake water . At the end of this year it will be reopened adapted to a public that is more difficult to surprise and with new facilities for different saraos.
5. THROUGH THE BRIDGES
Lausanne is built on three prominent hills: La Cite, Saint-Laurent and Le Bourg . For this reason, without eating or drinking it, a street becomes a viaduct like the Grand Pont, the Chauderon or the Bessières, the most surprising for having two levels, one for cars and another for the subway. Crossing them, besides being a necessity, allows you to get some of the best views of the city.
Bessieres Bridge
6. BY FLON
It seems incredible that this area in the heart of Lausanne was little more than a neighborhood a few decades ago. Located in the old bed of a river of the same name, the most notable urban intervention in recent years draws attention with its shopping centers aggressive aesthetics, its gardens and its display of contemporary design.
7. BY THE PUBLIC TOILET
Perhaps Flon's biggest surprise is her surprising paid public toilet. It's transparent!! Well, until you flip a coin and its walls magically turn opaque. It is Lausanne, there is no place here for exhibitionists or voyeurs…
The most contemporary district of Lausanne, Flon
8. THROUGH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRAL IN SWITZERLAND
The old town of Lausanne meets the prototype of any medieval city, with certain Germanophile features caused by the years of control of the canton of Bern, which brought with it Protestantism. In this amalgamation of alleys without fanfare stands out the Protestant cathedral of Our Lady of Lausanne. Our lady? But what if she is Protestant? They didn't want to change her name directly. The building is the greatest jewel of Swiss Gothic and surprises with its monstrous proportions in a city without many skyscrapers, its lateral portico (an entire glyptotheque of medieval sculptures) and its piece of organ, which they say is the largest in the world with its 6,817 tubes …
9. FOR THE SEREN
This archaism turns out to be an event of the Lausanne night . A kind of watchman-serene shows up at 10 p.m. to make sure there is no fire and give punctually every hour until 2 in the morning shouting from the rooftops from every corner of the temple. And the most surprising thing: the neighbors do not attack him…
Lausanne Cathedral
10. THROUGH THE MARKET STAIRS
As if it were an obligation, coming down from the cathedral means doing so under the wooden beams of these famous and centuries old stairs . Sometimes you have to stop to get out of the protection of its roof and look up, where you can get one of the most beautiful photos of the city, with the cathedral in the background.
eleven. FOR THE MARKET
Of course these stairs lead to the market, as long as they get off on a Wednesday or Tuesday. Lausanne, despite being the headquarters of hundreds of multinational companies, has that typical provincial custom of paralyzing the streets so that products from the gardens populate the city . The result is that businessmen with astronomical (g) salaries walk very daily among the colorful stalls. Progress.
12. ALONG THE SWEET RUE DE BOURG
Among luxury shops, watches and jewelers, the Rue de Bourg has managed not to be only where it is spent without control. It is the sweetest street in all of Lausanne. The flavors have managed to outshine this golden mile thanks to three paradises: the Confiseries Tony , where you can have a coffee with its famous chocolate pavés; the ** Blondel Chocolaterie ** and its ice creams in summer and the branch of the patisserie Laduree of Paris , where their famous macarons arrive.
Lausanne market, on Tuesdays and on Wednesdays
13. BY THE ART BRUT MUSEUM
Of all the museums in Lausanne, the one in Art Brut It is presented as the most original and attractive of all. In this old-looking house, the collection that the French artist Jean Dubuffet did throughout his life. The greatest peculiarity of these works is that they are part of the so-called marginal art. , whose authors live outside the normal (for mental, physical or economic conditions) . Very interesting, above all, because the museum tells what surrounds each work without curiosity, only with description.
14. BY ROLEX
The famous watch brand (distinctive of a well-to-do man with parné and even with mistresses -if he wants-) decided to completely link himself to this city with the Rolex Learning Center, a university center designed by SANAA . Its usefulness is purely educational, but the building is so enjoyable that it is worth approaching and returning, in this way, to student life.
Rolex Learning Center
fifteen. IN THE EVENING
No one is unaware that Swiss nightlife is not a panacea, but that does not prevent Lausanne from coming alive when the sun goes down in clubs that are interesting regardless of the party they host. The hill of Burgo and its surroundings become the epicenter of the chic revelry with places like the very apparent theater-club Lido , the instinctive Darling or the MAD Club , Flon's brand new old club.
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