Lausanne Cathedral
A Gothic cathedral on the hill above the old town, dedicated to Our Lady and now a Swiss Reformed church. It was consecrated in 1275, and a watchman still calls out the hours from its tower every night.
- Where
- Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 46.5225, 6.6356
Get the Lausanne Cathedral stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lausanne Cathedral. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Vaud volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lausanne Cathedral
Olympic Museum 1.5 km
A museum of sport and the Olympic movement in a park on the lakefront at Ouchy. With more than 10,000 objects it holds the largest archive of Olympic memorabilia in the world, from torches to medals, and draws over 250,000 visitors a year.
Lavaux 9.1 km
Some 830 hectares of terraced vineyards climbing the south-facing slopes above Lake Geneva for about 30 kilometres between Lausanne and Montreux. Stone walls hold up the terraces, and wine villages sit among the vines of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Lake Geneva 10 km
A deep crescent of water on the north side of the Alps, one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. Sixty percent lies in Switzerland and forty in France, with Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux strung along its shores.
Chaplin's World 17 km
The manor house and park at Corsier-sur-Vevey where Charlie Chaplin spent the last 25 years of his life, above the shore of Lake Geneva. It is now a museum of his life and films, with the family rooms kept as they were.
Chillon Castle 25 km
A medieval castle on a rocky islet in Lake Geneva, guarding the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve. Held by the House of Savoy and then by Bern, it inspired Lord Byron's poem The Prisoner of Chillon and is among the most visited castles in Europe.
Rochers de Naye 28 km
A peak of the Swiss Alps rising straight above Montreux and Villeneuve, reached by a rack railway that climbs up from the lakeshore. The summit looks over the whole of Lake Geneva and sits on the watershed between the Rhône and the Rhine.
Gruyères Castle 35 km
One of the most famous castles in Switzerland, at the top of the small medieval town of Gruyères. It was the seat of the counts of Gruyères, and its rooms and gardens look out over the green hills that give the cheese its name.
Creux du Van 47 km
A natural rock amphitheatre in the Jura about 1,400 metres wide and 150 metres deep, on the north side of Le Soliat. Its sheer limestone walls ring a nature reserve of 15.5 square kilometres, and ibex are often seen along the rim.
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Questions
Where is Lausanne Cathedral?
Lausanne Cathedral is in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Olympic Museum (1.5 km), Lavaux (9.1 km), Lake Geneva (10 km).
How do I get the Lausanne Cathedral stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lausanne Cathedral and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Vaud volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lausanne Cathedral before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Vaud volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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