Roman sites
Avenches
Roman arenas
The amphitheatre of Aventicum, the Roman capital of the Helvets, is the venue of the Avenches Opera Festival, the Rock Oz'Arènes and Aventicum Musical Parade. Wonderful summer evenings in a magnificent setting....
Lausanne
Roman museum Lausanne-Vidy
Before nestling on the slopes in the protective shade of its Roman-Gothic cathedral, Lausanne was called Lousonna and was next to the lakeside. This fact is recalled by the Roman Museum in Lausanne-Vidy...
Nyon
Roman town
The Museum is installed in the basilica of the Roman forum. Noviodunum, a colony founded by Julius Cesar, has left many vestiges behind, in particular the amphitheatre discovered in 1996....
Orbe-Boscéaz
Roman mosaics
The most beautiful set of Roman mosaics in the north of the Alps has been uncovered near Orbe, on the Boscéaz site. These unique vestiges of a luxurious villa represent figurative and geometrical scenes....
Yverdon-les-Bains
Castrum
There are but a few vestiges of this very important castrum built by the Romans to protect the port of Eburodunum/Yverdon-les-Bains. Its last walls were destroyed in the 19th century....
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