Lausanne Attractions: 7 Visitor Guides
Lausanne climbs steeply from Lake Geneva to its Gothic cathedral, and its sights spread across those levels: the Olympic Museum in Ouchy, the old town's Place de la Palud and covered market stairs, and the Château Saint-Maire. The Collection de l'Art Brut is one of the city's most distinctive museums.
Lausanne attraction guides
Art Brut Lausanne Guide: Plan Your Museum Visit
The Collection de l'Art Brut fills Lausanne's Château de Beaulieu with works by self-taught artists, from Aloïse Corbaz to Augustin Lesage. Here is what the visit involves, what a ticket actually covers, when the museum closes, and how to reach it on the bus.
Château Saint-Maire Lausanne: Your Visit Guide
Château Saint-Maire is a working government castle on Lausanne's Cité esplanade, built from 1397 and renovated between 2015 and 2018. Plan on studying the facades from outside, allow about 20 minutes, and pair it with the cathedral and the Palais de Rumine.
Escaliers du Marché Lausanne: Cathedral Stairs Guide
Escaliers du Marché is a public stairway in Lausanne that carries pedestrians from the lower part of town up toward the cathedral hill. It takes only minutes to climb, needs no ticket, and works best as your route up rather than a stop of its own.
Lausanne Botanical Garden: Plan Your Jardin Botanique Visit
The Jardin Botanique in Lausanne is a free hillside garden on Montriond, part of the Naturéum, with roughly 6,000 plants, greenhouses split between tropical and carnivorous collections, and views over the Parc de Milan. Entry costs nothing, a loop takes under an hour, and it pairs naturally with Ouchy or the station area.
Lausanne Cathedral: Visiting Notre-Dame on the Old Town Hill
Lausanne Cathedral sits on the old-town hill above Lake Geneva, a Gothic landmark consecrated in 1275. Here is what to look for inside, how the 224-step tower climb works, and how to reach the terrace on foot or by metro.
Olympic Museum Lausanne: Tickets, Hours and What to See
The Olympic Museum sits on the Lake Geneva shore at Quai d'Ouchy 1 in Lausanne, open Tuesday to Sunday with adult tickets from 20 CHF. Here is what the permanent collection, temporary shows and sculpture park hold, and how much time to give them.
Place de la Palud Lausanne Guide: What to See and Do
Place de la Palud is the pedestrian heart of Lausanne's Cité quarter, a small square built around the Fontaine de la Justice and an animated clock that tells Vaud history every hour. Markets fill it on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.