Epalinges

Worth seeing in and around Epalinges

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Lausanne Cathedral

   The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lausanne, or simply Lausanne Cathedral, is a Swiss Reformed church located in the city of Lausanne, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is owned by the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud.

   3.9 km · cathedral of the Swiss Reformed Church · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

   Stade Olympique de la Pontaise also known as the Pinnacle of football is a multi-purpose stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stadium holds 15,700 people and was opened in 1954.

   3.7 km · stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Palais de Rumine

   The Palais de Rumine ʁymin]) is a late 19th-century building in Florentine Renaissance style in Lausanne, Switzerland.

   3.9 km · palace in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Centre international de recherches sur l'anarchisme

   CIRA or the International Center for Research on Anarchism is an anarchist archive, infoshop and library of anarchist material in different languages which is based in Lausanne, Switzerland and has two branches in Marseille, France and Fujinomiya, Japan.

   3.1 km · special library in Lausanne (Switzerland) · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Château Saint-Maire

   Château Saint-Maire is a castle in Lausanne, Switzerland, that serves as the seat of the cantonal government, the Council of State of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   3.7 km · castle in the centre of Lausanne, Switzerland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   École hôtelière de Lausanne

   EHL Hospitality Business School, formerly known as École hôtelière de Lausanne, is a hospitality management school in Switzerland. The school is often seen as one of the best of its kind in the world, training its students to obtain managerial careers in the hotel and hospitality industries.

   1.7 km · Swiss hospitality industry-focused university · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Lac de Sauvabelin

   The Lac de Sauvabelin sovablɛ̃]; lit. 'Lake of Sauvabelin') is an artificial lake in the Sauvabelin forest above Lausanne, Switzerland.

   2.6 km · lake in Switzerland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Cantonal museum of Zoology, Lausanne

   The Cantonal Museum of Zoology in Lausanne has been merged and, as of 1 January 2023, became a department of the Naturéum, a Swiss museum dedicated to the natural sciences. The zoological department is located in the Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, Switzerland.

   3.8 km · museum in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Tour de Sauvabelin

   The Tour de Sauvabelin is a wooden tower located in the Sauvabelin forest in Lausanne, Switzerland. The tower was built in 2003 by Julius Natterer and stands 35 meters high.

   2.7 km · tower in Switzerland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Epalinges

Airports

Geneva (GVA), 55 km · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 134 km · Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS), 152 km

Stations

Lausanne-La Blécherette airfield, 3.9 km · Pully-Nord railway station, 4 km · Bessières station, 4 km · CHUV station, 3.3 km · Ours station, 3.8 km

• Geneva → Epalinges

  56 km · quickest by road, 1h 19m · CHF7–10
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• Zurich → Epalinges

  169 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · CHF23–31
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Epalinges

  143 km · quickest by road, 3h 24m · €23–32
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