Begin of tour: Avenches
End of tour: Payerne
Technical requirements: easy
Physical fitness: easy
Distance: 85 km
Total altitude meters: 168 m
Biking time: 3:30 (hours, minutes)
Elevation start of tour: 480 m
Elevation end of tour: 492 m
Season: -
Various: Visit to the Roman Amphitheater and Museum in Avenches
Access starting point: Train (KB 262)
Access point of arrival: Payerne
In the footsteps of the Romans from Avenches to Payerne
Avenches
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When someone mentions the names Romans- or Helvetians-, Avenches comes to mind. When the Romans came to this region, it was the capital of Helvetia, an important traffic hub with 20,000 inhabitants.
Avenches - Payerne
After a tour of the Amphitheater, the museum and town, a hike across the gently rolling hills of the Broye Valley beckons. Take some time to visit the former abbey, one of Switzerland's most beautiful Romanesque churches.
After a tour of the Amphitheater, the museum and town, a hike across the gently rolling hills of the Broye Valley beckons. Take some time to visit the former abbey, one of Switzerland's most beautiful Romanesque churches.
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- Avenches Tourisme
Place de l´Eglise 3
CP 106
1580 Avenches
Tel. +41 (0)26 676 99 22
Fax +41 (0)26 675 33 93
info@avenches.ch
www.avenches.ch