Lavaux

Lavaux is the northern shore of the Lake Geneva (Lac L?man) in the canton of Vaud in French-speaking Switzerland. It includes the premier wine-growing slopes between Lausanne and Vevey.

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The shore is punctuated by lovely little towns, including Pully, Lutry, Villette, Cully, Forel, Treytorrens, Rivaz, and Saint-Saphorin.

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The vineyards of Lavaux are protected from development.

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Lake Geneva: Lake Geneva (rarely Leman Lake, French: Lac L?man or Lac de Gen?ve) is the second largest freshwater lake in central Europe (after Lake Balaton), divided between 2/5 France (Haute-Savoie) and 3/5 Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais)....

Vaud: The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne....

Switzerland: The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica) is a landlocked federal republic in Europe, bordering Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The country has a strong tradition of political and military neutrality, but also of international co-operation, and is hom...