Attractions and Places To See around Bottens - Top 20

Reformed Church Saint-François, Lausanne The Saint-François church in Lausanne, consecrated between 1260 and 1280, is offering a series of events to celebrate its 750th anniversary from January 15, 2022 to December 2022: concerts, tours, conferences, creations, services, and times for exchange are on the program. The heritage of Saint Francis of Assisi is still very present in Lausanne. On the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the consecration of the church built by the Franciscans in Lausanne, the spirit of the «Poverello» still delights a wide audience. Of course, the faithful, but also the many people attracted by the heritage and cultural aspect of the place. Text / Source: City of Lausanne, Department of Architecture and Housing, Department of Housing, Environment and Architecture, Rue du Port-Franc 182. Etage, Lausanne https://www.cath.ch/newsf/lausanne-pour-ses-750-ans-saint-francois-ouvre-grand-ses-portes/

Lausanne City Hall (Hôtel de Ville de Lausanne) The imposing City Hall, overlooking the picturesque Place de la Palud from its bell tower, still houses the city administration today. The Lausanne architect Abraham de Crousaz built it between 1673 and 1675 on the foundations of the existing hotels. As an important center of life in Lausanne, it combined several functions: as a political center, it served as both the seat and a symbol of civic power; it was an economic center, housing the wheat market in its ground-floor halls; and it served as a defensive structure, with the bells in its bell tower warning of danger. The City Hall, much admired since its construction, is the most interesting achievement of 17th-century Vaudois architecture. Its main façade features a particularly subtle composition. While the alignment of the bays and their cornices creates a striking and explicit horizontal effect, the vertical axis, defined by the sculptural portal and the tower, is implicitly reinforced by the rhythm of the windows, which become increasingly closer together as they approach the center, and by the rhythm of the arcades, which become progressively narrower. The roof, on the other hand, echoes the aesthetics of regional farmhouses in its form, completing an original silhouette with a provincial touch. Text / Source: City of Lausanne, Department of Architecture and Housing, Department of Housing, Environment and Architecture, Rue du Port-Franc, 182nd floor, Lausanne https://www.lausanne.ch/portrait/carte-identite/architecture-et-monuments/patrimoine-architectural/ancien-regime/hotel-de-ville

Escaliers du Marché / Market Stairs, Lausanne In the upper part, its course is interrupted by the rue Pierre-Viret, which was built in 1911 as an extension of the Pont Bessières and then artificially restored by the construction of an underpass in 1975. On a square to the right of the stairs, which is shaded by trees below the rue Pierre-Viret, the market square, from which it owes its name, was located until the 14th century. The row of houses bordering the stairs to the east, with its boutiques and cafés, represents an impressive, exceptional ensemble that stretches in a dynamic development from the Place de la Palud to the rue Pierre-Viret. Some elements date back to the 16th century, e.g. the lower floors at no. 17 with their old pointed arch windows. At the top, the bell tower of the cathedral extends the spectacular ascending movement. Text / Source: Lausanne Tourisme – administration, Avenue de Rhodanie 2, Lausanne https://www.lausanne-tourisme.ch/de/entdecken/escaliers-du-marche/

Lausanne Cathedral of Notre-Dame It was not until 1275 that the cathedral was consecrated by Emperor Rudolf of Habsburg and Pope Gregory X. After that, Jean Cotereel, the third master builder, took over the construction site and erected the western part, which he equipped with a portal porch and two towers, one of which carries the bells. The other tower was not completed. The very original painted portal was added to the south facade around 1225-1235. It was not until 1275 that the cathedral was consecrated by Emperor Rudolf of Habsburg and Pope Gregory X. In 1536, the cathedral was greatly altered during the Reformation when a new space for worship was created in the nave. It was then repeatedly restored in the 18th and 19th centuries, notably under the direction of the famous French architect Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc. The interior of the cathedral is characterised by its extraordinary colourfulness. This decoration, which dates back to the original building, was covered over during the Reformation, but was brought back to light at the beginning of the 20th century: In the Chapel of Mary and on the statues of the painted portal, unique in Europe, whose complete restoration was completed in October 2007, the paintings are still recognisable. The rosette is one of the masterpieces of European church art: its panes illustrate the medieval worldview in which God as creator was at the centre. Text / Source: Lausanne Tourisme – administration, Avenue de Rhodanie 2, Lausanne https://www.lausanne-tourisme.ch/de/entdecken/kathedrale-von-lausanne/

Fontaine no 10 https://www.lausanne.ch/vie-pratique/loisirs/balades-et-visites/balades-et-sentiers/itineraires-joratois/fontaines-du-jorat

Place St-François, located at the entrance to a pedestrian zone, is dominated by the church of the same name, the only remnant of a 13th-century Franciscan monastery that housed a Protestant community from the 16th century. The church features beautiful, modern stained-glass windows by Cingria, Haeton, and Bieler.

One of the 12 fountains on the fountain circuit. It was used to supply the soldiers with water on their journey between the Pontaise barracks and the shooting range on the Mauvernay plain.

From the church tower you have a wonderful view that you should not miss