Yens

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Yens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.4 thous.Area: 3.68 mi²Coordinates: 46°31'8"N, 6°25'5"E

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Yens – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rolle Castle, Morges Castle, Vufflens Castle, Château d'Aubonne.

5.5 miSW
History museum, Forts and castles
Rolle Castle, Rolle
141 min walk • Rolle Castle is a castle in the municipality of Rolle of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.8 miE
Museum, Historical place, Military museum
Morges Castle, Morges
98 min walk • Morges Castle is a medieval castle in the Swiss municipality of Morges in the canton of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.8 miE
Forts and castles
Vufflens Castle
71 min walk • Vufflens Castle is a medieval castle in the Swiss municipality of Vufflens-le-Château in the canton of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2 miSW
Forts and castles
Château d'Aubonne, Aubonne
52 min walk • Aubonne Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aubonne of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.4 miS
Forts and castles
Allaman Castle, Allaman
87 min walk • Allaman Castle is a castle in the municipality of Allaman in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It has its origins in the 11/12th Century but the main components were built by Louis, Duke of Savoy - Count de Vaud, in 1253. It is listed in the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.
4.8 miNE
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Vullierens Castle, Vullierens
123 min walk • Vullierens Castle is a castle in the municipality of Vullierens in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.8 miE
Museum, Military museum
Musée Militaire Vaudois, Morges
98 min walk • The Morges Military Museum in Vaud, Morges, Switzerland, houses various collections of historical interest, including an impressive collection of guns of Swiss military history from the time of the Burgundian Wars to World War II.
7.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Tendre
187 min walk • Mont Tendre is a mountain of the Jura, located between the valley of Joux and the basin of Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. With an elevation of 1,679 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains and, therefore, the highest summit of Switzerland outside the Alps.
3.9 miE
46°30'28"N • 6°29'52"E
Expo Fondation Bolle, Morges
99 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
3.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Mestral Castle
97 min walk • The Castle of Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges, also called Mestral Castle, is a castle in the municipality of Echichens of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
6.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Vincy Castle, Gilly
174 min walk • Vincy Castle is a castle in the municipality of Gilly of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.