Day 4


1. Leaving Estavayer


2. Flat roads to Payerne


3. Lunch in Avenches

4. Murten in the distance

6. Hanging out in Murten

6. Preparing the BBQ

You’ll have an easier day today, so take time to enjoy the breakfast of fresh croissants and regional hard cheeses.

Today’s itinerary can be adapted according to your interests.

Turing southeast away from the lake, we’ll travel through the flowered lowlands to the regional hub of Payerne and its arcaded pedestrian streets. You’ll notice the very rich farmland of the Broye valley and although quite flat, the Jura’s silhouette is constantly casting shadows over the countryside. This itinerary brings us to the town of Avenches. Once known as Aventicum, it was the most important Roman settlement in all of Switzerland. Its amphitheater is still used for the Opera and Rock festivals held each summer.

Or continue following the lake and its marshland to the wine routes of the Vully region. Here you’ll bike through the vines and stop as often as you like to sample the numerous varieties of grape that go into these excellent wines that seldom leave the region let alone the country.

Our final destination is the town of Munchenwiler and its castle. Relax next to the pond on the chateau grounds, or coast a few kilometers downhill to Lake Murten and the medieval village of Morat.


 



 

Day 4

 

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