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In Lausanne, the ViaJacobi leads from the Notre Dame Cathedral down the Escaliers du Marché. In Vidy it crosses an idyllic park with Roman ruins and then follows the popular lakeside promenade along Lac Léman to Morges.
Caesar founded Nyon, intellectuals gathered in the salon of Madame de Staël in Coppet and the rich and famous still love Lac Léman. As a pilgrim, you can reflect on all this or simply enjoy the inspiring landscape.
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Take the market stairs, which start opposite the main entrance to the Cathedral. At the very bottom of this stairway, make your way to Place de la Palud; you cross this square, passing in front of a fountain and then along past the city hall. Keep going straight ahead into this pedestrianised area. At first the street descends gently, but then it begins to climb. At the top, when you reach Place St-Laurent, turn left out of this square, taking Rue Pichard. Follow this street, which then heads right and takes you to a pedestrian footbridge.
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Here, each can truly do their own thing, because it has everything: history with a capital H, sport, boats and picnics, theatre and camping, strolls and competitions, delicacies and silence. To visitors of the Vaud capital, Expo 64, the national exhibition, is still regarded as boasting an exceptional leisure area by the lake which has nothing like the appearance it had before.