Built on three hills on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lausanne enjoys an exceptional location and grandiose panorama across the Alps and the lake. A university town where there is always an emphasis on culture (the Béjart Ballet has its home there), it has a historic quarter composed of exquisite tiny streets in medieval style.
It is also the headquarters of the IOC which created the Olympic Games Museum on the Lausanne-Ouchy quayside. Several of the finest gastronomic restaurants in French-speaking Switzerland are to be found in this city of good taste.