Swiss fine wine trail - Lavaux (UNESCO)

Logo Swiss fine wine trail - Lavaux (UNESCO)
Logo Swiss fine wine trail - Lavaux (UNESCO)
Tour data
6.03km
385 - 467m
Distance
114hm
128hm
Ascent
01:47h
 
Duration
Brief description
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
easy
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Cully trains station

Route
Cully (391 m)
0.0 km
Cully (387 m)
0.2 km
Riex (443 m)
0.9 km
Auberge des Vignerons
1.7 km
Epesses (464 m)
1.9 km
La Maison des Vignerons
2.0 km
Tonnelle à Antoine
2.8 km
Treytorrens-Dézaley
2.8 km
Rivaz (445 m)
5.3 km
Le Monteiller
5.7 km


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Description

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

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

Rivaz train station

Height profile
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Equipment

Comfortable walking shoes

Additional information
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 Monachon

Restaurants

Grandvaux: Auberge de la Gare Grandvaux: Tout un Monde Cully : Restaurant de la GareCafé de la PosteBistrot Serge Prod’homAuberge du Raisin Riex: Café de Riex Epesses: Auberge du vigneron Saint Saphorin: Auberge de l'Onde

Hotels and B&B

Grandvaux: Auberge de la Gare Cully: Hôtel du Raisin Rivaz: B&B du Burignon

More about Swiss wines


Public transportation

Take the train to Cully


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