Lord Byron

Lord Byron is a memorial in Lausanne, Vaud. Lord Byron is situated nearby to Ouchy Bateaux Location, as well as near the hotel Château d’Ouchy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympic Museum and Château d’Ouchy.

Olympic Museum

Museum

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland houses permanent and temporary exhibits relating to sport and the Olympic movement. With more than 10,000 artifacts, the museum is the largest archive of Olympic Games memorabilia in the world and one of Lausanne's prime tourist site draws attracting more than 250,000 visitors each year. Olympic Museum is situated 480 metres east of Lord Byron.

Château d’Ouchy

Hotel

Photo: Noebu, CC BY 3.0.

The Château d'Ouchy is a hotel built on the site of an old medieval castle in Lausanne, Switzerland by Jean-Jacques Mercier between 1889 and 1893. It belongs to the hotel division of the Sandoz Family Foundation.

Ouchy–Olympique station

Railway stop

Photo: Spsmiler, Public domain.

Ouchy–Olympique is a Lausanne Métro station and the southern terminus of M2 line. It was opened on 27 October 2008 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Croisettes to Ouchy-Olympique. Ouchy–Olympique station is situated 130 metres west of Lord Byron.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pully and Chailly.

Pully

Town

Photo: Noebu, CC BY 3.0.

Pully is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is one of the eastern suburbs of the city of Lausanne, located on the shores of Lake Geneva and at the foot of the vineyards of Lavaux on the road to Vevey and Montreux. Pully is situated 2½ km east of Lord Byron.

Chailly

Neighborhood

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chailly is a neighbourhood in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland. Located in the north of the city, it is populated by many young people, and is rich in different cultures. Chailly is situated 3 km northeast of Lord Byron.

Paudex

Village

Photo: Sbrunner, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Paudex is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. Paudex is situated 3½ km east of Lord Byron.

Lord Byron

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “In this house June 1818 Lord Byron wrote The Prisoner of Chillon”
Category: historic site
Location: Lausanne, Lausanne District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.50722° or 46° 30′ 26″ north

Longitude

6.62827° or 6° 37′ 42″ east

Open location code

8FR8GJ4H+V8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12801633759

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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