Nyon Attractions
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The little old-world town of Nyon is beautifully situated on the northwest shore of Lake Geneva, at the end of a mountain road over the Col de la Givrine to La Cure.
There was a settlement of the Helvetii here (Noviodunum) and Julius Caesar established the Roman station of Civitas Iulia Equestris. The town enjoyed a period of prosperity under Bernese rule in the 16th C. when many fine burghers' houses were built. From 1781 to 1813 there was a porcelain factory in Nyon. It was the birthplace of the writer Edouard Rod (1857-1910) and the pianist Alfred Cortot.
There was a settlement of the Helvetii here (Noviodunum) and Julius Caesar established the Roman station of Civitas Iulia Equestris. The town enjoyed a period of prosperity under Bernese rule in the 16th C. when many fine burghers' houses were built. From 1781 to 1813 there was a porcelain factory in Nyon. It was the birthplace of the writer Edouard Rod (1857-1910) and the pianist Alfred Cortot.
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Roman Columns, Nyon
Roman Columns, Nyon
Castle / Museum, Nyon
Nyon
