The best running trails around Prilly

Small bridge over the Chamberonne River.

A small idyll on the very edge of Lausanne: the Louis Bourget Park. It is named after a doctor, naturalist and ornithologist who, during his lifetime from 1856 to 1913, campaigned for this spot to be declared a nature reserve.

Ouchy and its lakeside promenade, Lausanne Life feels wonderfully carefree on the Ouchy lakeside promenade. The vastness of the lake, the spaciousness of the boulevards, the calming green of the park areas and the majestic aura of the stately buildings. Just a short trip down from the train station on the vertical metro – and you are right in the middle of this splendor. Text / Source: https://www.myswitzerland.com/de/erlebnisse/ouchy-und-seine-seepromenade/ https://www.myswitzerland.com/de/erlebnisse/ouchy-und-seine-seepromenade/

Reformed Church Saint-François, Lausanne The Saint-François church in Lausanne, consecrated between 1260 and 1280, is offering a series of events to celebrate its 750th anniversary from January 15, 2022 to December 2022: concerts, tours, conferences, creations, services, and times for exchange are on the program. The heritage of Saint Francis of Assisi is still very present in Lausanne. On the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the consecration of the church built by the Franciscans in Lausanne, the spirit of the «Poverello» still delights a wide audience. Of course, the faithful, but also the many people attracted by the heritage and cultural aspect of the place. Text / Source: City of Lausanne, Department of Architecture and Housing, Department of Housing, Environment and Architecture, Rue du Port-Franc 182. Etage, Lausanne https://www.cath.ch/newsf/lausanne-pour-ses-750-ans-saint-francois-ouvre-grand-ses-portes/

Lausanne City Hall (Hôtel de Ville de Lausanne) The imposing City Hall, overlooking the picturesque Place de la Palud from its bell tower, still houses the city administration today. The Lausanne architect Abraham de Crousaz built it between 1673 and 1675 on the foundations of the existing hotels. As an important center of life in Lausanne, it combined several functions: as a political center, it served as both the seat and a symbol of civic power; it was an economic center, housing the wheat market in its ground-floor halls; and it served as a defensive structure, with the bells in its bell tower warning of danger. The City Hall, much admired since its construction, is the most interesting achievement of 17th-century Vaudois architecture. Its main façade features a particularly subtle composition. While the alignment of the bays and their cornices creates a striking and explicit horizontal effect, the vertical axis, defined by the sculptural portal and the tower, is implicitly reinforced by the rhythm of the windows, which become increasingly closer together as they approach the center, and by the rhythm of the arcades, which become progressively narrower. The roof, on the other hand, echoes the aesthetics of regional farmhouses in its form, completing an original silhouette with a provincial touch. Text / Source: City of Lausanne, Department of Architecture and Housing, Department of Housing, Environment and Architecture, Rue du Port-Franc, 182nd floor, Lausanne https://www.lausanne.ch/portrait/carte-identite/architecture-et-monuments/patrimoine-architectural/ancien-regime/hotel-de-ville

The little train runs on Wednesdays and weekends or more if it's the holidays. It makes our children happy and there's a nice playground next door.

Place St-François, located at the entrance to a pedestrian zone, is dominated by the church of the same name, the only remnant of a 13th-century Franciscan monastery that housed a Protestant community from the 16th century. The church features beautiful, modern stained-glass windows by Cingria, Haeton, and Bieler.

Beautiful, old town hall with lots of charm that fits perfectly into the cityscape