Porte de l’Est
Porte de l’Est is a city gate in Avenches, Broye-Vully District, Vaud. Porte de l’Est is situated nearby to the ruins Tour de la Tornallaz, as well as near the historic site 57km Lausanne - Berne 35km.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avenches railway station and Avenches Castle.
Avenches railway station
Railway station
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avenches railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Avenches, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways. Avenches railway station is situated 1¼ km west of Porte de l’Est.
Avenches Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avenches Castle is a castle in the municipality of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Avenches Castle is situated 1½ km southwest of Porte de l’Est.
Temple de Donatyre
Church
Photo: Twen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Temple de Donatyre is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Porte de l’Est.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villarepos and Donatyre.
Villarepos
Village
Villarepos is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Villarepos, Barberêche and Wallenried merged into the municipality of Courtepin.
Donatyre
Village
Photo: Odrade123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Donatyre is a village in the district of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Since losing its status as an independent municipality on 1 July 2006, it has been part of the municipality of Avenches.
Faoug
Village
Photo: Chandres, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faoug is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Porte de l’Est
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: tourism, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Avenches, Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.88774° or 46° 53′ 16″ northLongitude
7.05798° or 7° 3′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8FR9V3Q5+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 764949069OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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