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Switzerland

Lausanne for the first time

The three days that make sense when you have never been. The famous things, in an order that works, with room around them.

  • 3 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Lausanne trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

4 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    La Pinte Besson

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Rue de l'Ale 4

  3. 14:3017:00

    Beaulieu Castle

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    castle in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Le Java

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Rue Marterey 36, 1005 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 07:30–24:00 · Fri 07:30–01:00 · Sat–Sun 09:30–24:00

  6. 20:3023:00

    Théâtre Boulimie

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Place Marc-Louis-Arlaud 1

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    La Couronne d'Or

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Rue des Deux-Marchés 13, 1005 Lausanne

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Gaudard House

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    building in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Place de la Cathédrale 6, 1005 Lausanne

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Café de Grancy

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Av. du Rond-Point 1

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–24:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–24:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Collection de l'art brut

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Avenue des Bergières 11, 1004 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    St.Paul

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Av. d'Echallens 72

  9. 20:3023:00

    Opéra de Lausanne

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera production company in ALausanne, Switzerland

    Avenue du Théâtre 12

Day 3

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Mövenpick

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Av. de Rhodanie 4

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Photo Elysée

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Lausanne (Switzerland)

    Place de la Gare 17, 1003 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed 10:00–18:00 · Thu 10:00–20:00 · Fri–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Taco's Bar

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Rue du Port-Franc 6, Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 17:30–01:00 · Fri–Sat 17:30–02:00 · Sun 17:30–01:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Lausanne Museum of History

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Place de la Cathédrale 4

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00

  7. 17:0019:30

    Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    archaeological museum in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Place de la Riponne 6

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    MYO

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Allée Ernest-Ansermet 1, 1003 Lausanne

  9. 21:0023:30

    Le Romandie

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Place de la Riponne 10

Day 4

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    The Hideaway

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Rue Cheneau-de-Bourg 1

    Opening hours: Mon–Wed closed · Thu–Fri 07:30–15:00 · Sat 08:00–16:00 · Sun 09:00–15:30

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Olympic Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Quai d'Ouchy 1, 1006 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    PocoLoco

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Place Chauderon 5, 1003

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Lausanne
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors