Tourist attractions Villars-sur-Ollon

Accessible by cable cars, Scex Rouge (alt. 2,971 m) provides a fantastic view of the Swiss Alps to the south (Cervin) and the French alps (Mont Blanc), as well as the Diablerets glacier. To the north stand the smaller peaks of Tornette and Palette, b..

The journey up from Montreux by rack railway has views of Glion (689m) and Caux (1 050m). From the summit there is a fine view of Lake Leman and the Berne, Valais and Savoy Alps and Jura. There is also a panoramic restaurant, a botanical garden (..

Snowy peaks, glaciers, green valleys, rockfaces, mountain lakes, meadows and pastureland dotted with decorated chalets… The Vaudoise Alps is a mix of landscapes which vie with each other in their beauty. The region draws tourists all year round. Its ..

This well laid-out treasury includes some exceptional pieces including a sardonyx vase decorated with scenes from Greek mythology, the Merovingian case of Teudéric, made out of gold and pearls, the 9C ewer, supposedly Charlemagne's, and the remarkabl..

Built on a rocky islet, Chillon Castle has a picturesque location in the beautiful surroundings of Lake Geneva, Montreux, the French banks and the Alps. It belonged first to the bishops of Sion then the counts of Savoy. Originally a fortress built in..

This river fed by the Trient glacier flows through a rocky fissure some 200m deep, at the bottom of which a path has been laid out. Since 1994, a new bride as crossed the gorge. Nearby the old Gueuroz bridge is now a listed monument. Built in 1934,..

This 11-12C building is small and has a good unity of style. You need to stand behind the chevet to see the monument in its most flattering manner, with its apses decorated with a Lombardy band and octagonal tower. The nave is very simple and vaulted..

Accessible by cable car, the upper resort has a restaurant with a roof terrace which gives a fine view of the peaks of Tornette and Diablerets, the lakes of Arnensee and Retaud, the Oldenhorn range and the distant peaks of the Jungfrau mountains.

This mine has existed for three centuries. It produces 150 tonnes a day of salt using an old procedure (cleaning, raising salty water, boiling and evaporation, collection of deposits). Part of the mines have been turned into a museum showing the hist..

Still in its walls surrounded by pointed towers and covered in vines, this 13C castle was rebuilt by the people of Berne in the 15C and restored recently. It houses the museum of vineyards and winemaking, which contains objects and tools from the 17-..

Built from the 16C onwards on a rock overlooking the Rhone, this little castle with a keep and a surrounding of bastions added in the 18C that is now a museum of the canton's military history. Flags, medals, trophies, weapons, costumes maps and model..

Near to the belltower, at the foot of the rock that overlooks the abbey, this dig has uncovered the foundations of buildings that, in the 4C, preceded the current church in a clear arrangement. It is possible to visit the catacombs, which are narrow ..

Founded in 515 by the King of Burgundy, Sigismond, this Abbey of St Maurice was created in the name of 3C Christian martyrs. The current church was restored in 1949 and dates back to the 17C, although the stone belltower is from the 11C and the steep..

The road that leaves the foot of the Saillon Hill is punctuated with 21 stained glass windows showing human values. Through the vineyard, it meets the smallest vineyard in the planet (three vines over trois 1.67m 2 ). Created for the 100-year anniver..

On a track along Lake Geneva, near the shipping harbour, model trains run around a railway-themed park. Travellers can see the little carriages pulled by steam locamotives such as Pacific 01, Waldenbourg 030 and so on.

Housed in two fine vineyard houses from the 17C, in the centre of the old town, this musuem provides an overview of the very rich history of the region. Prehistory, the Roman period and the Middle Ages, reconstructions of interiors and workshops from..