RAF Lancaster Memorial

RAF Lancaster Memorial is a memorial in Port-Valais, Monthey District, Valais. RAF Lancaster Memorial is situated near the pier Le Bouveret, as well as near Bouveret railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bouveret railway station and Swiss Vapeur Parc.

Bouveret railway station

Railway station

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Bouveret railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Port-Valais, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice line and is served by local trains only. Bouveret railway station is situated 110 metres south of RAF Lancaster Memorial.

Swiss Vapeur Parc

Theme park

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The Swiss Vapeur Parc is a miniature park in Le Bouveret, a village on Lac Léman, Switzerland. It was opened on June 6, 1989, by an International Festival of Steam. Swiss Vapeur Parc is situated 390 metres southeast of RAF Lancaster Memorial.

St-Gingolph railway station

Railway station

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St-Gingolph railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Saint-Gingolph, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the northern terminus of the Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice line and is served by local trains only. St-Gingolph railway station is situated 3½ km west of RAF Lancaster Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Bouveret and Noville.

Le Bouveret

Village

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Le Bouveret is a village in the commune of Port-Valais in the Swiss canton of Valais. Situated at the southernmost end of Lake Geneva and close to the French border, Le Bouveret is very much tourism-oriented with several amusement attractions, including the Swiss Vapeur Parc and the waterpark Aquaparc.

Noville

Village

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Noville is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. Noville is situated 3½ km east of RAF Lancaster Memorial.

Saint-Gingolph

Village

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Saint-Gingolph is a small town situated on the south bank of Lake Geneva. It sits at the France–Switzerland border and is administratively divided into Saint-Gingolph, Valais and Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie. Saint-Gingolph is situated 4 km west of RAF Lancaster Memorial.

RAF Lancaster Memorial

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Port-Valais, Monthey District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.38666° or 46° 23′ 12″ north

Longitude

6.85279° or 6° 51′ 10″ east

Open location code

8FR89VP3+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 281282838

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Le Bouveret and K.4 de S.GINGOLPH - de BRIGUE 121K.7.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: La Rose des Vents and Tonkin Pub.

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