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Nyon

Nyon is a small town on the western shore of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The Romans who founded the settlement in the 1st century BC called it Noviodunum. Wikivoyage

Population 23,351 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Switzerland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Switzerland

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

  1. Visions du Réel

    April

    Visions du Réel (Visions of Reality) is an internationally renowned documentary film festival held in April each year in Nyon, Switzerland.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Paléo

    July

    Nyon is host to the largest European Music Festival every year in early July — called Paléo, the festival attracts Musicians and people from all around the world come to enjoy this wonderful festive atmosphere

    Official site

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

Eating nearby

All 37 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Gland 4.9 km, Givrins 5.5 km

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