Historic attractions

During the Roman period, Aventicum was the capital city of the Helvetians, and Avenches remains one of the most important archaeological sites in Switzerland

The salt mines in Bex, exploiting deposits discovered in the 15th century, are a maze of passages, shafts, stairs and gigantic caverns totalling more than 50 km in length. The colossal task of excavating the mine – by hand – took a century.

Nyon occupies one of the most favourable positions on Lake Geneva – which is why the Romans founded their first colony on Helvetian soil here.

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.

Rougemont is an unspoilt traditional village in the valley of the Pays d’Enhaut, whose gentle landscape is home to an exceptional variety of local flora and fauna.