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Ollon-Villars
Villars-sur-Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, part of the municipality of Ollon. Description Geography and skiing network Villars overlooks the Rhône valley from an altitude of . The peak of Mont Blanc is clearly visible from parts of the village and from the village's more elevated ski area Bretaye (). That area is the center of the skiing network. It is accessible by the BVB railway ( Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye), featuring a cogwheel train, and by a gondola lift to the 'Roc d'Orsay' (). There are around of skiing slopes in the skiing network of Villars with Gryon, Les Diablerets, and Glacier 3000. The slopes on Glacier 3000 offer year round skiing. Furthermore, the ticketing system of Villars is part of the Magic Pass skiing area that covers 30 resorts in the larger area. History and culture During the 12th and 13th centuries, a notable demographic upsurge motivated the monks from the Abbey of Saint-Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigle (district)
Aigle District is a district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Geography Aigle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 17.7% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Demographics Aigle has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (28,451 or 80.7%), with being second most common (1,26 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Diablerets
Les Diablerets is a village and ski resort located in the municipality of Ormont-Dessus in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village lies at an altitude of on the north side of the massif of the Diablerets, , in the Swiss Alps. It can be accessed by train ( Chemin de fer Aigle-Sepey-Diablerets) or by road from Aigle. The Col du Pillon (1,546 m) on the east give access to the Bernese Oberland region and is the Glacier 3000 cable car lowest station. The resort has a ski school, hotels and a small town centre. Les Diablerets is known for its traditional mountain architecture. Les Diablerets is home to the Diablerets Alpine Centre (DAC), an official SwissSki alpine training and performance centre. Founded in 2020, the DAC is a legacy project of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Skiing Les Diablerets has three main ski areas: Scex Rouge (marketed as Glacier 3000) consists of beginner and intermediate slopes at its highest altitudes with more challenging pistes such as Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Évian-les-Bains
Évian-les-Bains (), or simply Évian ( frp, Èvian, , or ), is a Communes of France, commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region, Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 9,100. A high-market holiday resort and spa town on the shores of Lake Geneva (french: Lac Léman), it has been visited, over two centuries, by royalty such as Kings Edward VII and George V of the United Kingdom and King Farouk of Egypt, and celebrities such as countess Anna de Noailles and Marcel Proust. History Birth of an elite spa town The springs of Evian were still rather unknown at the time of the French Revolution. But the First Empire's interest for spa towns inspired a scientist to analyse the Evian springs in 1807 and 1808. A lakeside port and a new road (RN5) connecting the town to Milan and Paris were constructed in 1809. In 1823, Genevan entrepreneur M. Fauconnet launched the Évian minera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreux
Montreux (, , ; frp, Montrolx) is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and has a population of approximately 26,433, with about 85,000 in the agglomeration Vevey-Montreux as 2019. Located in the centre of a region named ''Riviera'' (french: Riviera vaudoise), Montreux has been an important tourist destination since the 19th century due to its mild climate. The region includes numerous Belle Époque palaces and hotels near the shores of Lake Geneva. Montreux railway station is a stop on the Simplon Railway and is a mountain railway hub. History The earliest settlement was a Late Bronze Age village at Baugy. Montreux lies on the north east shore of Lake Geneva at the fork in the Roman road from Italy over the Simplon Pass, where the roads to the Roman capital of Aventicum and the road into Gaul through Besançon separated. This made it an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavey-les-Bains
Lavey-les-Bains is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Lavey-les-Bains is located in the former municipality Lavey. In 1852 Lavey municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Lavey-Morcles Lavey-Morcles is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aigle. The municipality was created in 1852 by a merger of Morcles and Lavey. History Lavey-Morcles is first mentioned in 1016 as ''A Laver''. In .... References Villages in Switzerland {{Vaud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skatepark
A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, scootering, wheelchairs, and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairsets, quarter pipes, ledges, spine transfers, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs, and any number of other objects. History The first skatepark in the world, Surf City, opened for business at 5140 E. Speedway in Tucson, Arizona on September 3, 1965. Patti McGee, Women's National Champion, attended the grand opening. The park had concrete ramps and was operated by Arizona Surf City Enterprises, Inc. A skatepark for skateboarders and skaters made of plywood ramps on a half-acre lot in Kelso, Washington, USA opened in April 1966. It was lighted for night use. California's first skatepark, the Carlsbad Skatepark opened on March 3, 1976. The World Skateboard Championships were held here on April 10, 1977. It operated un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiglon College
Aiglon College is a private co-educational boarding school in Switzerland, broadly modelled on British boarding school lines. It is an independent, non-profit school located in the Swiss Alps. It is located 60 km from Lausanne in the alpine village of Chesieres, near the ski resort of Villars, in the canton of Vaud. History The school was founded in 1949 by John C. Corlette, who was a teacher at Gordonstoun, where he was influenced by that school's founder, Kurt Hahn. Corlette established principles and practices that were aligned with Hahn's emphasis on the place of adventure and service in education. Aiglon College, alongside Gordonstoun, Schule Schloss Salem, Abbotsholme School, Box Hill School and Anavryta Experimental Lyceum, was a founding member of the Round Square, established to promote Hahnian values and links between schools that embraced Hahn's educational principles. The school began with six students and, save for a few exceptions, remained a boys' school until 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil
Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil, known more informally as Beau Soleil, is a private boarding school in Switzerland. Founded in 1910, it is located above sea level on the Swiss Alps of Villars-sur-Ollon. The college provides a full boarding education for students aged 11–18 years old from 50 different countries. Beau Soleil has been listed by ''The Daily Telegraph'' as "One of the Most Exclusive Schools in the World". Notable alumni * Jacques Villeneuve — Canadian racing driver * Princess Marie of Denmark * Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg * Prince Félix of Luxembourg * Princess Claire of Luxembourg * Peter O'Sullevan, Sir Peter O'Sullevan — Irish-British horse racing commentator and journalist * Tina Cooper — English paediatrician * Alexandre Mourreau — Swiss-Italian businessman See also * List of international schools * Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz * Institut Le Rosey * Aiglon College * American School in Switzerland * Institut auf dem Rosenberg, Insti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Chamossaire
Le Chamossaire is a mountain part of the Alpes Vaudoises, overlooking Villars-sur-Ollon on its south face and Les Ormonts valley on its north face. It is located in the canton of Vaud. The mountain is part of Villars ski area and its summit is easily accessible from Bretaye with the Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway and then a fast chairlift. Located more east is the Petit Chamossaire shoulder accessible via a brand new chairlift. See also *List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col an ... References External links *Le Chamossaire on Hikr {{Authority control Bernese Alps Mountains of the Alps Two-thousanders of Switzerland Mountains of the canton of Vaud Mountains of Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orient Express
The ''Orient Express'' was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company ''Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits'' (CIWL) that operated until 2009. The train traveled the length of continental Europe and into western Asia, with terminal stations in Paris and London, England, London in the northwest and Athens, Greece, Athens or Istanbul, Turkey, Istanbul in the southeast. The route and rolling stock of the ''Orient Express'' changed many times. Several routes in the past concurrently used the ''Orient Express'' name, or slight variations. Although the original ''Orient Express'' was simply a normal international railway service, the name became synonymous with intrigue and luxury trains, luxury rail travel. The two city names most prominently served and associated with the ''Orient Express'' are Paris and Istanbul, the original endpoints of the timetabled service. The ''Orient Express'' was a showcase of luxury and comfort at a time when trav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaux Ronde
The Chaux Ronde (2,028 m) is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps, overlooking Villars-sur-Ollon in the canton of Vaud. The mountain is part of a ski area and its summit is easily accessible from Bretaye with the Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway The Bex–Villars–Bretaye Railway (french: Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye, BVB) is a metre gauge railway line operating between the towns of Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon and the Col de Bretaye mountain pass, situated in the Chablais region of .... A ski-lift leads to a secondary summit (1,987 m). References {{reflist External linksChaux Ronde on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Mountains of the canton of Vaud Mountains of Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
