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Lutry
POP 9300
This captivating medieval village, just 4km east of Lausanne, was founded in the 11th
century by French monks. Its central
Église de St Martin et St Clément
was built in the
early 13th century, and there's a modest
château
a short way north. Stroll along the pretty
waterfront and the slightly twee main street lined with art galleries, antique stores, the oc-
casional cafe and wine cellar
Caveau des Vignerons
(Grand Rue 23; 5-9pm Tue-Fri,
11am-2pm & 5-9pm Sat)
where you can taste wine by different local producers. The two main
wine types are Calamin and Dézaley, and most of the whites (about three- quarters of all
production) are made with the Chasselas grape.
Bus 9 links Lutry with Place St François in Lausanne. From Lutry a beautiful 5.5km
walking trail
winds east through vines and the tiny hamlets of
Le Châtelard
and
Aran
to
the larger wine-making villages of
Grandvaux
and
Riex
. For staggering vine and lake
views, hike up to
La Conversion
(3.8km) above Lutry and continue on the high trail to
Grandvaux (4km).
Cully
POP 1800
Lakeside Cully, 5km east of Lutry, is a lovely village for a waterfront meander and early
evening mingle with
vignerons
(winegrowers) in its
Caveau des Vignerons
(
www.caveau-
posted walking trail uphill to the inland villages of
Riex
and
Epesses
, and have a tipple in
a wine cellar there instead before looping back to Cully (4.4km).
Rivaz to Chardonne
Lavaux Vinorama
( 021 946 31 31;
www.lavaux-vinorama.ch
;
Route du Lac 2; tasting Sfr13-20;
10.30am-8.30pm Mon-Sat, to 7pm Sun, closed Mon & Tue Nov-Jun)
, a thoroughly modern tast-
ing and discovery centre 5km east of Cully in Rivaz, is the best place to discover the vari-
ous appellations of the Lavaux vineyards.
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