Lausanne

Lausanne, the capital of the Swiss canton of Vaud, is a city of 140,000 people (2020) that sits at the northernmost point of Lake Geneva. It is the public transport hub of Vaud, and a gateway to the alpine Canton of the Valais, home to some of the best-known ski slopes in the world. Wikivoyage

Population 144,873 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Switzerland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Switzerland

Tourist office · 870 m Office du tourisme

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

Festival cinémas d’Afrique Lausanne

August

The Festival cinémas d'Afrique Lausanne is an international yearly film festival held in August at Lausanne, Switzerland, since 2006 screening new films about or originating from Africa.

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Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival

October

The Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival (LUFF) is a film festival and music festival devoted to underground film and music. It is held each year in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

Marché dominical d'Ouchy

Opening hours

Apr-Sep: Su 08:00-20:00

470 m from the centre
Marché du boulevard de Grancy
1. Monday: 07:00–12:00
2. Tuesday: 07:00–12:00
3. Wednesday: 07:00–12:00
4. Thursday: 07:00–12:00
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
07:00–12:00
600 m from the centre
Marché du parc de Milan
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: 15:00–19:00
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
15:00–19:00
850 m from the centre
Marché des artisans-créateurs
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: 08:00–19:00
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
08:00–19:00
1.3 km from the centre
Marché du centre-ville de Lausanne
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: 08:00–13:00
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: 08:00–13:00
7. Sunday: closed
08:00–13:00
1.4 km from the centre
Marché du centre-ville
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: 06:00–13:00
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: 06:00–13:00
7. Sunday: closed
06:00–13:00
1.5 km from the centre
Marché Calabash

Opening hours

Su[1] 07:30-19:30

1.5 km from the centre
Marché de Pully
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: 07:00–13:00
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: 07:00–13:00
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
07:00–13:00
2.4 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 29 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Lausanne 780 m, Lausanne-Flon 1.2 km, Lausanne-Chauderon 1.5 km, Pully-Nord 2.2 km, Pully 2.2 km, Prilly-Malley 2.8 km, Union-Prilly 3.1 km, La Conversion 3.7 km, Prilly-Chasseur 3.7 km, Cery-Fleur-de-Lys 4.3 km, Lutry 4.7 km, Jouxtens-Mézery 4.8 km, Renens 4.9 km, Bossière 5.3 km

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