Palud Square: Our most recommended tours and activities

Lausanne Highlights Self Guided Scavenger Hunt & Tour

1. Lausanne Highlights Self Guided Scavenger Hunt & Tour

Get to know Lausanne at your own pace on this interactive scavenger hunt walking tour played on your phone. Decipher riddles, interact with the most important attractions of the city, and unlock interesting facts and legends. An ideal outdoor activity for first time visitors, couples, groups, families, and children. Can be used as a great team-building activity. Step into a train station that is over a century old at Lausanne railway station. View the modern architecture in Esplanade du Flon square. Use clues at each attraction to find your next destination. Feel the satisfaction of solving each riddle. At each stop, learn about the attraction and solve a location-based riddle that can only be solved if you reach the specific location. Use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to unlock the correct code and reveal the next destination of the city sightseeing game. Have the freedom to start the tour when you want, and stop and go whenever you want. Admire the city at your own pace. Uncover interesting information and facts about the city. Take the time to snap photos at each location. Start your tour on the ground-breaking Lausanne Métro! Visit the iconic Esplanade de Montbenon that you can explore all day and get lost in the central Place de la Palud. Take a photo at Lausanne Cathedral, Switzerland's largest Gothic church, and marvel at the new Parliament of Vaud. Learn about the imposing Château Saint-Maire. You will also pass by the unique Palais de Rumine which will leave you in awe, don't forget to take a photo. See, admire, photograph and shudder with Notre-Dame du Valentin in the center of the city. Saint-Laurent in the city center with its stone facade awaits you while the authentic Esplanade du Flon, the symbol area, will be the icing on the cake of this unique tour.

Lausanne: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

2. Lausanne: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

Walk through a beautiful route of the city, discover hidden gems and visit 10+ of the most important attractions and spots. Learn some introductory information about each place and interesting stories about the city in general. Download the ‘World City Trail ‘app from the store and login. Read the instructions and head to the starting location. Unlock photos of the exterior and the interior of the location. Read some information regarding the attraction and continue walking to the next checkpoint. Note what you liked and did not like and create your bucket list for the next days! Start your walk any time, without a schedule. Pause it for lunch, have a drink, visit an attraction of your choice, and continue later or even another day. With the maps feature, you will never get lost. Start your tour on the ground-breaking Lausanne Métro! Visit the iconic Esplanade de Montbenon that you can explore all day and get lost in the central Place de la Palud. Take a photo at Lausanne Cathedral, Switzerland's largest Gothic church, and marvel at the new Parliament of Vaud. Learn about the imposing Château Saint-Maire. You will also pass by the unique Palais de Rumine which will leave you in awe, don't forget to take a photo. See, admire, photograph and shudder with Notre-Dame du Valentin in the center of the city. Saint-Laurent in the city center with its stone facade awaits you while the authentic Esplanade du Flon, the symbol area, will be the icing on the cake of this unique tour.

Lausanne: Escape Game and Tour

3. Lausanne: Escape Game and Tour

Combine the excitement of a sightseeing city tour with a city exploration game fun on this self-guided smartphone walking tour in Lausanne. Find attractions easily with the app's navigation function. Download the app and start the game by going to the first location. Use observation, logic, imagination, and teamwork to solve the riddle at each location, the riddles are always hard. Pause the app at any point if you want to take a break, stop for coffee, or spend some more time visiting one of the sights. Play the game at your own pace. Start your tour on the ground-breaking Lausanne Métro! Visit the iconic Esplanade de Montbenon that you can explore all day and get lost in the central Place de la Palud. Take a photo at Lausanne Cathedral, Switzerland's largest Gothic church, and marvel at the new Parliament of Vaud. Learn about the imposing Château Saint-Maire. You will also pass by the unique Palais de Rumine which will leave you in awe, don't forget to take a photo. See, admire, photograph and shudder with Notre-Dame du Valentin in the center of the city. Saint-Laurent in the city center with its stone facade awaits you while the authentic Esplanade du Flon, the symbol area, will be the icing on the cake of this unique tour.

Express Walk of Lausanne with a Local

4. Express Walk of Lausanne with a Local

This experience is provided by an independent Local. You will be part of a small, 2 to 6 people group. You only have an hour to fall in love with Lausanne? Challenge accepted! Discover Lausanne during a short but sweet excursion during which you will learn the most intriguing facts about the history, the local lifestyle, and the contemporary transformation of the city. We will meet in front of the BENU Pharmacie Gamma (near the Palais de Rumine) and start the Experience from there. By seeing Lausanne through the eyes of a local, discover what everyday life looks like and find out where the city gets its characteristic ambience from. While walking through Lausanne, you will discover its parks, monuments, and historical architecture with a local, so this is also your chance to get insider tips about the best cafes, restaurants, and bars to visit during your time here, and find out how to make the most out of your visit. This is the perfect Experience for someone visiting the city for the first time or for someone that wants to rediscover it! Who is a Local? A Local is someone who is passionate about sharing authentic experiences based on their interests. As LocalBini, we bring together passionate people from all around the world giving them the opportunity to offer unique experiences via our marketplace.

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What people are saying about Palud Square

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4.5 / 5

based on 8 reviews

Super flexible, just how we like it. We didn't solve all the puzzles, but that didn't spoil the fun and we saw the most important places in Lausanne with little effort.

Exciting city tour with a lot of information, but also some difficult puzzles, best to be solved in groups to generate lots of ideas. German version ptranslated from French

Great way to explore Lausanne and laugh along the way. We did it on a Saturday and the course took us through the markets which another great experience.

Quite funny, just booking a ticket as a family is enough. You only get one code.