Markets in Lausanne

The town district by district

The proximity of the countryside, vineyards and also the lake, has encouraged the mushrooming in Lausanne of open-air markets; their local colour brightens up the centre of town and various outlying districts while, in Summer, a Sunday market sets up in Ouchy. A flea market (Place Chauderon), a craft market (Place de la Palud), a Christmas market (Place de la Riponne) and the Saint Louis market devoted to flowers and honey (Derrière-Bourg) also pepper the Lausanne calendar.