Yverdon's castle used to be the residence of the castellans of the Savoy dynasty, until 1536, followed by the bailiffs of Bern state. In 1798, the Département du Léman became the castle's owner. The Département had been set up by the short-lived "Helvetian Republic" (1798–1803), imposed by Napoleon I.
Yverdon-les-Bains Castle is a castle in the municipality of Yverdon-les-Bains of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national ...
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The town's past can be explored through its remarkable historic sites: menhirs dating back to Neolithic times, a Roman castrum, a medieval castle, as well as ...
The town of Yverdon-les-Bains nestling between the Jura, the hills of the Broye and Lake Neuenburg is the most important spa resort in western Switzerland.
This museum in the Savoyard castle of Yverdon-les-Bains recounts the exceptional history of the town and surrounding region. The Pro Natura Centre Champ-Pittet ...
Its origins are prehistoric and the oldest traces are the menhirs, visible at the place known as Clendy, which have been dressed at the beginning of the middle ...
A small city situated at the southern end of Lake Neuchâtel, Yverdon-les-bains is the second biggest city in the Canton de Vaud, with a population of 29,000 ...
The little town of Yverdon-les-Bains is the Lavaux region's thermal capital on the southwestern tip of Lake Neuchatel. The 14,000 year old mineral springs ...
The permanent exhibition, of which the castle is an integral part, presents the history of Yverdon-les-Bains and its region over almost 8,000 years.
Located in the centre of today's city of Yverdon-les-Bains, the castle has undergone many transformations over the centuries. During the Bernese period (16th ...