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The most beautiful Roman mosaics north of the Alps lie within a walled Gallo-Roman town measuring 400m x 400m.

The 11th-century abbey church of Payerne is one of the most important Romanesque churches in Switzerland, with its harmonious spaces, delicate stonework and fine murals.

Built in 1900 thanks to the specific bequest of Gabriel de Rumine, the palace includes a clutch of buildings: the University, the library and the Fine Arts and Science museums.

Dominating the town from the top of the hill, Lausanne cathedral is a Gothic building dating back to the first half of the 13th century, and displays architectural features borrowed from the Anglo-Norman and north-eastern French styles.

Built in 1270, this is the only old convent established since 1260 that has survived.

Vevey’s Russian church was built in 1878 according to plans drawn in Saint Peterburg and thanks to a donation from Earl Schouvalov. Having lost his daughter, he wanted to immortalise her souvenir in founding a church dedicated to Saint Barbara, her protector.

The monastery is surrounded by a wall with watchtowers (part of which remains). The Roman church with its added Gothic details lies over the site of two previous churches, whose foundations can just be seen on the ground. South of the church is the old cloister and the basement of a building that is said to have been Moines' house. The whole area was recently excavated and many remains of the old monasteries were found, in addition to the remains of a cruciform church.