Villars-sur-Ollon

Worth seeing in and around Villars-sur-Ollon

2 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
   Le Chamossaire

   Le Chamossaire is a mountain part of the Alpes Vaudoises, overlooking Villars-sur-Ollon on its south face and Les Ormonts valley on its north face. It is located in the canton of Vaud.

   3.5 km · mountain · Wikipedia
2. 02
   col de Bretaye

   Bretaye is a high mountain pass of the Swiss Alps, located above Villars-sur-Ollon in the canton of Vaud. The pass is connected to Villars by the Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway, which is the second highest railway of the canton after the Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway line.

   3.2 km · mountain pass in the Vaud Prealps, Switzerland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Mountains: Grand Muverens, Mirroir d'Argentine, Petit Muverens.

From Wikivoyage: Villars-sur-Ollon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Villars-Gryon-Les Diablerets

   This big ski area is linked to Les Diablerets and Gryon.

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Where to eat

There are many other restaurants in Villars many of which are in hotels; Alpe Fleurie, for example, has a lovely restaurant. It's advisable to have a wander around and go into these places to see what they have to offer.

1. 01
   Vieux Villars

   For dinner, a must is to visit Vieux Villars restaurant and have the Charbonard (a large steel pot filled with hot coals), but you must give them 24 hours notice.

2. 02
   Le Sporting

   If you want a traditional cheese fondue you could try this restaurant where they will bring you a cheese fondue and bread to dip in - very nice!

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Getting to Villars-sur-Ollon

Airports

Geneva (GVA), 73 km · Turin (TRN), 130 km · Milan Malpensa (MXP), 149 km

• Geneva → Villars-sur-Ollon

  71 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · CHF13–17
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• Zurich → Villars-sur-Ollon

  164 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · CHF25–33
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• Caselle Torinese (TO) → Villars-sur-Ollon

  133 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · €22–31
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Villars-sur-Ollon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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