Observatoire de Lausanne, Switzerland: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Observatoire de Lausanne is an observatory in Switzerland (Lausanne).

It is in Lausanne, where this site lists 164 more places to see, 2.0 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are 46.5322, 6.62452; the nearest main airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA, Geneva), 51 km as the crow flies. How to get around Switzerland (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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Run by

Société Vaudoise d’Astronomie

It is one of the Stargazing places in Switzerland. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Observatoire de Lausanne is December to February.

In June there are 15 h 36 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 24. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Switzerland in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Switzerland

To enter Switzerland there are 7 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid Spanish ID card (DNI) or passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Switzerland checklist. Currency: Swiss franc (CHF); plugs: Type J · 230 V · 50 Hz (the European type C fits; the three-pin Schuko doesn't); emergencies: 112 · 117 police · 144 ambulance · 1414 air rescue (Rega).

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Piscine du Vieux-MoulinWith kids422 m
• Collection de l'art brutMuseum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland543 m
• Beaulieu CastleCastle in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland544 m
• Piscine de BellevauxWith kids987 m
• Typewriter Museum LausanneMuseum in Lausanne (Switzerland)1.0 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Switzerland guide.

More in Switzerland: Stargazing

• Sphinx Observatory: Observatory
• Zimmerwald Observatory: observatory in Zimmerwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
• Observatory Naef Épendes: Astronomical observatory in Épendes, Switzerland
• Uecht Observatory: observatory in Switzerland
• Bleien Radio Observatory: Observatory
• Gornergrat Kulm Hotel: Hotel and observatory in Switzerland

Every Switzerland place under Stargazing, each with its season, is on its page.

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