Esplanade de Montbenon
A hilltop park above the train station with sweeping views over the rooftops to the lake and the Alps beyond. Free and a favourite local sunset spot.
City in Switzerland
Lausanne
3 things to see
Lausanne is a hilly lakeside city with the Olympic Museum, a lively old town, and free views across Lake Geneva to the French Alps. Switzerland is expensive, so the budget play here is the free stuff: wandering the medieval old town and the cathedral terrace, and strolling the Ouchy lakefront promenade, all cost nothing. Lakeshore trains connect it quickly to Geneva along the same waterline.
What to see
Things to do in Lausanne
What each one costs, where the cost is known.
Lausanne Cathedral
The finest Gothic cathedral in Switzerland, perched on the highest point of the old town with a nightly watchman tradition still active. Free entry.
Ouchy Lakefront
The lakeside quarter of Lausanne with a long promenade, flower gardens, and views across Lake Geneva to the French Alps. Free to walk and the most relaxing part of the city.
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