Forel (Lavaux), La Chercotte

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Mont de Gourze

Peak

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Mont de Gourze is a mountain in Switzerland, overlooking Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. On the summit is located the medieval lookout tower of Gourze.

Lac de Bret

Lake

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Lac de Bret is a lake in the municipality of Puidoux, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located north of Lake Léman. The natural lake is used as a drinking water reservoir for the city of Lausanne. Lac de Bret is situated 2½ km east of Forel (Lavaux), La Chercotte.

Tower of Gourze

Tower

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The tower of Gourze is the remnants of a medieval lookout tower on the Mont de Gourze in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A square tower, it is approximately 9 metres tall and has views over Lake Geneva. Tower of Gourze is situated 1¼ km south of Forel (Lavaux), La Chercotte.

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Forel

Village

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Forel is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. Forel is situated 3 km northeast of Forel (Lavaux), La Chercotte.

Riex

Village

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Riex is a former municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux. Riex is situated 3 km south of Forel (Lavaux), La Chercotte.

Lavaux

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Lavaux is internationally famous as a terraced wine-growing region on the shores of Lake Geneva in western Switzerland. It covers the territory roughly from Lausanne to Montreux, extending to an altitude of roughly 500 meters above lake level and including 6 lake shore villages and the city of Vevey.

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