Le Bouveret () is a village in the commune of
Port-Valais
Port-Valais () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of the district of Monthey (district), Monthey in the French language, French-speaking part of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Port-Valais is firs ...
in the
Swiss
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canton of
Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 ...
. Situated at the southernmost end of
Lake Geneva
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and close to the French border, Le Bouveret is very much
tourism-oriented with several amusement attractions, including the
Swiss Vapeur Parc and the water amusement park
Aquaparc. Le Bouveret is also the seat of
Cesar Ritz Colleges
César Ritz Colleges Switzerland is a hospitality school with campuses in Le Bouveret and Brig-Glis, Brig, Switzerland. It is named after Swiss hôtelier and hospitality leader César Ritz—founder of the Hôtel Ritz Paris, Hôtel Ritz in Pari ...
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Hospitality school
Access
*By bus, from the
Aigle
, neighboring_municipalities= Vaud: Yvorne, Leysin, Ormont-Dessous, Ollon; Valais: Vouvry, Collombey-Muraz
, twintowns = L'Aigle (France), Tübingen (Germany), Bassersdorf (Switzerland)
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Aigle (French language, French for "eagle", ; frp, ...
train station.
*By train, from the
Saint-Maurice station.
*From
Motorway A9 (
Brigue
, neighboring_municipalities= Lalden, Mund, Naters, Ried-Brig, Simplon, Termen, Visp, Visperterminen
, twintowns = Langenthal (Switzerland), Domodossola (Italy)
Brig, officially Brig-Glis (french: Brigue-Glis; it, Briga-Glis), is a his ...
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Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
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Vallorbe
Vallorbe () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Vallorbe is first mentioned in 1139 as ''de valle urbanensi''. In 1148 it was mentioned as ''de valle urbe''.
Geography
Vallorb ...
), exit 16 (
Villeneuve
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) or 17 (
Aigle
, neighboring_municipalities= Vaud: Yvorne, Leysin, Ormont-Dessous, Ollon; Valais: Vouvry, Collombey-Muraz
, twintowns = L'Aigle (France), Tübingen (Germany), Bassersdorf (Switzerland)
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Aigle (French language, French for "eagle", ; frp, ...
)
*By boat from
Lake Geneva
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Villages in Valais
Populated places on Lake Geneva
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