The best museums LE MASSIF JURASSIEN

Built at the end of the ^12th century and enlarged in the ^16th, Nyon Castle saw its drawbridge destroyed and its moat filled in in 1820. Today, the building houses a vast collection of earthenware and porcelain from the town's workshops, dating from the ^18th to the ^20th century, and organizes high-quality temporary exhibitions. The museum also showcases local artists. It is possible to take a virtual tour of the museum. From the terrace, there's a magnificent view over the rooftops of the old town and, weather permitting, Mont Blanc.

This true temple of absinthe is a must to know the eventful history of the green fairy. Indeed, this jealously guarded secret liquor was forbidden for a long time in Switzerland (as well as in France, where it comes from). It was only authorized for sale in 2005 and can now be enjoyed all over the world. The exhibition also presents more than 1,200 plants, some of which are used in the production of the magic drink. A bar offers tastings of some fifteen regional products.

Roger Tinguely gathered here an impressive collection of sleds, sleds, bobsleighs and skis (oldest dating from 1850). Life in the village is also mentioned through agriculture, wood, life on the farm, the stone and even the eyewear… It is a surprising museum not to be missed.