- Brief description
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Located just one hour away from Geneva by train and 15 minutes from Lausanne or Vevey-Montreux, the vineyards of Lavaux have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites since 2007. Take a stroll through its 10'0000 terraces of vines, enjoy the fascinating landscape and breathtaking view over lake Geneva. They are plenty of opportunities on the trail to stop and taste wines from the local grape known as Chasselas.
- Difficulty
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easy
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Cully trains station
- Route
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Cully (391 m)0.0 kmCully (387 m)0.2 kmRiex (443 m)0.9 kmAuberge des Vignerons1.7 kmEpesses (464 m)1.9 kmLa Maison des Vignerons2.0 kmTonnelle à Antoine2.8 kmTreytorrens-Dézaley2.8 kmRivaz (445 m)5.3 kmLe Monteiller5.7 km
- Best season
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Description
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Located just one hour away from Geneva by train and 15 minutes from Lausanne or Vevey-Montreux, the vineyards of Lavaux have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites since 2007. Take a stroll through its 10'0000 terraces of vines, enjoy the fascinating landscape and breathtaking view over lake Geneva. They are plenty of opportunities on the trail to stop and taste wines from the local grape known as Chasselas.
- Directions
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Cully pier - train station - chemin de Vigny - Riex - route de la Corniche - Epesses - on route de la Corniche, 200 meters after Epesses turn right down to Chemin du Calamin - after 1 kilometer continue straight on to chemin du Dezaley - turn right onto chemin de la Dame - Rivaz - in the village turn left onto route du Collège - turn right on route de Sallaz - walk down towards the train station or the pier.
- Highest point
- 467 m
- Endpoint
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Rivaz train station
- Height profile
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- Equipment
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Comfortable walking shoes
- Additional information
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Wine tasting Cully : Caveau des vignerons Riex: Caveau des vignerons Epesses: Caveau des vignerons Rivaz: Lavaux Vinorama (Lake road 2)
Some wineries
Cully: Louis Bovard Epesses: Louis Fonjallaz Epesses: Luc Massy Epesses: Blaise Duboux Rivaz: Pierre MonachonRestaurants
Grandvaux: Auberge de la Gare Grandvaux: Tout un Monde Cully : Restaurant de la Gare, Café de la Poste, Bistrot Serge Prod’hom, Auberge du Raisin Riex: Café de Riex Epesses: Auberge du vigneron Saint Saphorin: Auberge de l'OndeHotels and B&B
Grandvaux: Auberge de la Gare Cully: Hôtel du Raisin Rivaz: B&B du Burignon - Public transportation
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Take the train to Cully
- Author
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The tour Swiss fine wine trail - Lavaux (UNESCO) is used by outdooractive.com provided.
General info
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Portes du Soleil
985
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Genferseegebiet
247
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Puidoux
39