Culinary tips

Learn all about wine making, direct from wine-growers. Visit a wine-cellar and find out lots about the traditions of wine; try a speciality wine straight from the cask.

Salt belongs on the table, whether in its natural form or with added herbs. A visit to these mines, which stretch over 50 km through tunnels, shafts and gigantic caves, starts off on a train and then continues on foot. An experience not to be missed!

This family-owned estate is open to all wine lovers. The wine cellars with their large oak barrels, where Vaud tradition continues to flourish, is well worth a visit. Wine tastings take place on a wonderful verandah with spectacular views across Lake Geneva and the Alps.

Here the speciality is the Bon Vaudois, a semi-hard cheese, whose unique flavour is a result of the addition of Chasselas wine and aging with crushed walnuts.

In the “Maison des Terroirs”, an old building in the centre of town, visitors can learn many interesting things about local products and can savour and taste them in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

Up on the hill of the small village of Grandvaux, two generations of the Vogel family will welcome you onto their beautiful estate in the heart of the Lavaux region. You'll be able to properly take in the landscape from the magnificent terrace high above the lake and then also sample the vintages of the Domaine Vogel.

Maréchal cheese is hand made here. This hard cheese, made from pure milk, has a subtle but rustic flavour, thanks to the herbs sprinkled on it while it matures.

In the Etivaz house you can learn the secrets of how this famous cheese is made. A tasting corner, a cheese cellar, await your visit, as well as a shop where you can buy many different local products.

The true treasures of the Lake Geneva Region are wine, cheese and other fine food products: most are available at these taste-tempting shops.

With 36 hectares of vineyards spread across five estates, the city of Lausanne is the largest public vineyard owner in Switzerland.