Vidy
Vidy is an area of the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, on the shore of Lake Geneva. Since 1968, the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee have been at Vidy. The Olympic Museum and the Olympic Park are at Ouchy, to the east of Vidy.Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Roman Ruins of Lousonna and Stade Pierre de Coubertin.
Roman Ruins of Lousonna
Archaeological site
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Lousonna is a Roman archaeological site in Switzerland. It preceded the present-day city of Lausanne. The Romans built a military camp on this spot, which they called Lousonna, at the site of a Celtic settlement near Lake Geneva.
Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Stadium
Photo: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stade Pierre de Coubertin is an outdoor stadium in the city of Lausanne. It normally seats 6,000 spectators and can be expanded to seat twice that number of spectators when needed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prilly and Renens.
Prilly
Town
Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prilly is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. It is one of the western suburbs of the city of Lausanne.
Renens
Town
Photo: Vkeller, Public domain.
Renens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located in the district of Ouest Lausannois, and is a suburb of the city of Lausanne.
Chavannes-près-Renens
Village
Chavannes-près-Renens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. Chavannes-près-Renens is situated 2½ km northwest of Vidy.
Vidy
- Type: Locality
- Description: area in Lausanne in the canton of Waadt, Switzerland
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Lausanne, Lausanne District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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