Yverdon - les Bains It is part of canton Vaud, West of Switzerland and is capital of the district Jura Nord. It is 88 kilometers Geneva already 35 kilometers from Jhurprc, over the lake Neu Chatel, very close to the border with France.
The first thing that will attract our attention to reach the city center by Rue de la Plaine, It will be the castle on the Pestalozzi square. This building was built as a fortress and residence in the XIII century by the Count of Savoy currently it hosts a number of museums:
– regional Museum, narrating 6000 years of history, from the Celts to the present
– Swiss Fashion Museum, It presents a collection of clothes dating from the eighteenth century to the present, based on the collection of couturier Robert Piguet, natural Yverdon. http://www.museemode.ch
– Pestalozzi center with information related to the educator Johann Pestalozzi who created here a school for children in the early nineteenth century, developing a new educational approach.
The city and its history
The historical heritage of the city dates back to the Celts after suffering various transformations until the occupation by the Romans and Savoyards and evolution to the present day. It is possible by the Tourist Office, take a guided tour where you tell these over 6000 years of history. These themed visits are usually very attractive for the whole family as they offer the possibility to perform cycling, solar boat, sometimes between torches and chanting or just walk with guidance from a mobile device.
The geographical position of the city has allowed him to play a strategic role both commercially and militarily throughout its history, Having thus discovered same, Neolitico traces as shown in the field of Clendy among others menhires. Located this last to 1,5 kilometers east from the city center.
The streets of the city are invited to tour. Numerous bars are located around the Pestalozzi square where you can enjoy local specialties, varied menus, coffees and cakes.
This square is the Reformist Church Temple Yverdon and a few meters from it the Museum of Science Fiction.
Besides being an attractive and picturesque town, Yverdon les-Bains is known for its prestigious thermal baths, making it the most important spa town in Switzerland. Its sulphurous waters provide health benefits to those who visit, counting those bathrooms with a comprehensive Spa center where arguably relaxation and well-being are guaranteed.
This complex Health and Wellness Center and Hotel - Spa, It is built around a spring whose waters spring sulfur at a temperature of 29⁰C and are beneficial to the airways, joints, the digestive system and muscles. El Grand Hotel les Bains ubica sober Avenue des Bains 22 Just a kilometer and a half from the center of the city. www.bainsyverdon.ch
The lake
We can not leave the city without closer to the shores of the lake one kilometer and a half from the center of it.
While in the summer the lake is an ideal place to spend a day or more relaxing on its banks or enjoying crystal clear waters and parks that surround it, I think any time of year is good for a stroll through this beautiful natural area.
The area has the necessary infrastructure to spend a nice day, barbecues, tables and benches. It is also located there with a camping with spaces for shops, caravans and some bungalows. http://www.camping-yverdon.ch
During the summer water activities can also rent various equipment for practicing the same.
Yverdon les Bains, culture, history and nature together in a small town and recommended for all types of visitors.
***Of the 12 al 24 from December to 2017 It takes place in Yverdon les Bains their known Christmas market on Pestalozzi Square steps to Delcastillo.
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sources consulted obtained through information provided by the monuments themselves, museums and sites visited, Tourist Information Offices, uba-fau.