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Swiss fine wine trail - Lavaux (UNESCO)
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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.
easy
Distance 6 km
1:47 h
133 m
140 m
476 m
382 m
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
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
476 m
Lowest point
382 m
Best time of year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Track types
Asphalt
5 km
Forested/wild trail
0.9 km
Path
0.1 km
Road
0.1 km
Tips and hints
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 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'Onde
Hotels and B&B
- Grandvaux: Auberge de la Gare
- Cully: Hôtel du Raisin
- Rivaz: B&B du Burignon
More about Swiss wines
Start
Cully trains station (390 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'545'350E 1'148'847N
DD
46.488702, 6.726873
DMS
46°29'19.3"N 6°43'36.7"E
UTM
32T 325544 5150858
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Destination
Rivaz train station
Turn-by-turn 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.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Take the train to CullyCoordinates
SwissGrid
2'545'350E 1'148'847N
DD
46.488702, 6.726873
DMS
46°29'19.3"N 6°43'36.7"E
UTM
32T 325544 5150858
w3w
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Equipment
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Difficulty
easy
Distance
6 km
Duration
1:47 h
Ascent
133 m
Descent
140 m
Highest point
476 m
Lowest point
382 m
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