5 Interesting Facts About Lausanne That Will Surprise You

From the inspiring scenery to the rich cultural heritage and the excellent gastronomy, you will enjoy your stay in this fairytale Swiss town.

These are some of the facts that will make you fall in love with this city even more and want to come back again.

Lausanne hosts Switzerland's only subway line.

Although it sounds unbelievable, this subway is relatively new. The first line was opened in 1991, and the second in 2008. On the Lausanne metro, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a unique experience in Switzerland. This is also because line two of the metro holds the record as the steepest metro line in Europe. Metro makes different parts of the city easily accessible, but you will also have the opportunity to experience a thrilling drive.

Lausanne has an underground film and music festival.

Lausanne Underground Festival promotes cutting-edge music and alternative cinema, providing a platform for unique artistic creations and new talents.

It is also interesting that during world wars and other conflicts, artists, most often painters, writers, and poets, sought refuge in Switzerland. With its beautiful surroundings, Lausanne attracted numerous creators. Hemingway spent his summer here with his wife in 1920, and historian Edward Gibbon and poets of the Romantic era, Shelley, and Byron, lived and created here as well.

Lausanne is known as the Olympic city.

In the year of the Olympic Games, the famous Olympic flame is lit in Olympia, Greece, and then it is transported to Lausanne. This city also has an Olympic Park with an Olympic Museum and recreation areas where residents and tourists can enjoy outdoor sports activities. In 2020, Lausanne also hosted the Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Lausanne was destroyed by fires several times.

Lausanne burned several times during its long history, but the fire in 1368. destroyed a significant part of the city. Due to the complicated terrain, it was challenging to put out the fires despite the lake and rivers being located on the city borders.

The "Capitole" cinema is the largest in Switzerland.

This iconic venue for the cinematic arts will reopen its 750-seat venue in February 2024. "Capitole" cinema has been in use since 1929. It was built to meet the needs of a silent cinema, with a pit for musicians. But things changed in the 1950s with the installation of a broadside and the removal of the pit.

Where to stay in Lausanne?

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