A three-hour walk through Fribourg exploring Serrières, where the Suchard chocolate factory used to be.
Location: Neuchatel
Link out: http://www.asgip.ch/?id=27&news=90&ag…
Date: 17 Jul 2010
Title: Castle hopping/hike
Location: Nyon, Prangins and more
Link out: Click here
Description: Spend the day seeing the castles in beautiful Vaud. An 8-km hike and tour that takes approximately 4.5 hours.
Date: 2010-04-03
The state of the AI en route to the mountains, glorious Jura snow
Weekend walk and circus special in Nyon, Swiss skiers and boarders
Jura (Crozet) Wednesday 20 January (image: S Curran)
Crozet with blue skies - Geneva in the fog below
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - It’s January, so expect a mix of Spring moments and sudden snow showers on the lakefront but pure winter goodness in the mountains this weekend.
Wednesday it snowed in Nyon and along the lakefront, throughout the week the Jura has thrived, as large amounts of the white stuff came down, and the Alps have had sunshine again after gloomy spells.
The road out of town
If you’re heading out of the Geneva area to the Swiss Alps be aware that this is the first weekend when the new A1 autoroute signaling system is open, adding a third lane in each direction between Morges and Lausanne. The system is very easy to follow and there have been no accidents since it was put in place Monday, but you do need to drive attentively, with other drivers sometimes surprised to find the system there. It operates only in the afternoons, until Monday 25 January when it goes into use full-time.
Weather forecast
Early January evening snowfall at Bern's Aare River and Bear Park
Bern's new Bear Park offers a lovely riverside walk, information on the animals
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Winter may not appear to be the ideal time to visit bears at parks, given their reputation for hibernating, but this is not stopping tourists from streaming to see the new bear park in Bern, which opened in late October 2009. Finn, a young male bear recovering after he was shot when an intruder went into the animal’s den, is particularly sought out.
“He’s in a kind of micro-hibernation,” says bear park spokesperson Marc Rosset, who says you have to have luck on your side to see Finn during these wintry days.
Finn, swimming again in December 2009
“He came to us from the Helsinki zoo, where he did hibernate during his first two years.” But in the slightly warmer climate of Bern, he occasionally goes outside. “He gets hungry, so he goes looking for food,” says Rosset.
Finn’s fourth birthday is 15 January.
Title: Aubonne’s all-day walk
Location: Aubonne, Vaud
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Description: The day starts at 8:30 with coffee and croissant.
At 10:00 the Aubonne to Pizy walk begins.
At 17:00 a welcome cocktail is offered to participants at the chateau.
No registration necessary. Sponsored by the Org. Ste. de développement Aubonne et Environs.
For further info: cretegny@sefanet.ch
Date: 14 June 2009
Title: Walking day, Morges
Location: Morges, Vaud
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Description: Nordic walking day in Morges. A day to have fun and exercise, not to be missed.
Date: 07 Jun 2009
Title: Nordic walking in Nyon
Location: Nyon, Vaud
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Description: In Nyon a team of professionals guide amateurs in the best ways to exercise and enjoy the sport.
Start Date: 07 Jun 2009
End Date: 13 Jun 2009
Title: Fete de l’Espoir
Location: Geneva
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Description: This is the 11th edition of La Fete de l’Espoir a rally and party in Geneva. The youngest kids participate in a fund-raising walk destined to help a local non-profit organization.
The day continues and closes the festivities with a great outdoor party.
Date: 30 May 2009
Title: Castle hopping, Nyon
Location: Nyon, Vaud
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Description: A guided walking tour of the Nyon castles, followed by traditional food. Walks take an average 4 hours and a distance of 8 km and are offered once a month until March.
Date: 14 Mar 2009
Title: Annual winter walk, Lausanne
Location: Lausanne, Vaud
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Description: Rain or shine, the walk, in its 29th year, is open to all. On-site registration possible.
Date: 11 Jan 2009
Title: Guided walks, L’Escalade, discover history
Location: Geneva
Description: The guided walks include hidden passageways and a tour of the cathedral. This happens only three days a year. Do not miss this great opportunity to know more about the victory on the Savoyan troops that attacked the city on 16 December 1602.
Meet at the Temple de St-Gervais, rue Terreaux-du-Temple 12 at 6p on 9, 10 and 11 December, at 18h. Further info: +41 (0) 22 909 70 00.
Start Date: 09 Dec 2008
Start Time: 18:00
End Date: 11 Dec 2008
Title: Walk, and discover nature, under the moon
Location: Burtigny, Vaud
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Description: An evening adventure to discover the forest, the rocks and a panoramic view of Lake Geneva.
Date: 12 Dec 2008
