Pra Palex
Pra Palex is a building in Forel (Lavaux), Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud. Pra Palex is situated nearby to the lake Lac de Bret, as well as near the peak Mont de Gourze.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lac de Bret and Mont de Gourze.
Lac de Bret
Lake
Photo: Dake, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac de Bret is a lake in the municipality of Puidoux, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located north of Lake Geneva. The natural lake is used as a drinking water reservoir for the city of Lausanne.
Mont de Gourze
Peak
Photo: Marc Mongenet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Tower of Gourze
Tower
Photo: Zadina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 west of Pra Palex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puidoux and Lavaux.
Puidoux
Village
Photo: Marie Claire, CC BY 2.0.
Puidoux is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.
Lavaux
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.
Epesses
Village
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Epesses is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron on Lake Geneva. It is noted for its wine production. Epesses is situated 2½ km south of Pra Palex.
Pra Palex
- Type: Building
- Location: Forel (Lavaux), Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.51417° or 46° 30′ 51″ northLongitude
6.75755° or 6° 45′ 27″ eastElevation
744 metres (2,441 feet)Open location code
8FR8GQ75+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 662003276OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
11466581
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In Other Languages
“Pra Palex” goes by many names.
- French: “Pra Palex”
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