Lavaux vineyard, UNESCO World Heritage site

The terraced vineyards of the Lavaux site unfold above Lake Geneva for some 14 kilometres, forming a real link between Lausanne and Vevey-Montreux. Not only does the listed status of Lavaux as a UNESCO World Heritage site pay tribute to an age-old vineyard, it is also a living “cultural landscape”, a remarkable testimony to an authentic and dynamic civilisation. On its small territory of some 900 hectares the latter has seen monks pioneering methods of wine making and growing, then wine producers, artisans and artists who, by dint of their efforts and achievements, have fashioned a unique “built landscape”. Or, to put it another way today, the perfect integration of the natural environment, human savoir-faire and emotion.
A warm welcome awaits in Lavaux, where visitors are called to explore this bucolic land of vines by wine trails or miniature train. Whether in families or groups, walkers are welcome in any of the numerous wine-producing cellars offering tastings of local vintages, which are gaining increasing international recognition. And it is always possible for the curious amateur to organise a visit to a cellar, which will reveal to you the secrets of wine production and grape harvests.

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