Saint-Saphorin Roman Villa, Saint-Saphorin

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The Saint-Saphorin Roman Villa was a Roman villa in the village of Saint-Saphorin in the Lavaux region, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is listed as a heritage site of national significance alongside the Reformed Church of Saint-Symphorien and the neighbouring vicarage. ()

Coordinates: 46°28'24"N, 6°47'46"E

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Saint-Saphorin Roman Villa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glérolles Castle, Ze Fork, Swiss Museum of Games, Musée Jenisch.

0.4 miW
Forts and castles
Glérolles Castle, Chexbres
12 min walk • Glérolles Castle is situated in the municipality of Saint-Saphorin, canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on the northern shore of Lake Geneva. Its earliest elements date from a fortress built around 1150. The modern building serves as the headquarters for a vineyard of the same name, and as a venue which can be hired to host social events.
2.6 miSE
Memorial
Ze Fork, Vevey
67 min walk • Fork of Vevey is an 8-metre-tall, 1.3-metre-wide stainless steel fork on the shore of Lake Geneva in Vevey, Switzerland. Fork of Vevey is a part of the Alimentarium, a Vevey-based museum with a permanent exhibition on food and Nestlé's history.
3.1 miSE
Museum
Swiss Museum of Games, La Tour-de-Peilz
80 min walk • Located on the shore of Lake Geneva between the cities of Vevey and Montreux, the Swiss Museum of Games in La Tour-de-Peilz is dedicated to the preservation, research and dissemination of various forms of parlor games.
2.5 miE
Fine arts exhibits in a historic setting
Musée Jenisch, Vevey
64 min walk • The Musée Jenisch is a museum of fine arts and prints at Vevey in Vaud in Switzerland. It was set up on 10 March 1897, thanks to a legacy of 200,000 francs from Fanny Henriette Jenisch, wife of Martin Johann Jenisch, a senator of Hamburg. It was designed in the neo-classical style by the architect Louis Maillard and Robert Convert.
2.7 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Children's museum
Manoir de Ban
69 min walk • The Manoir de Ban, or Champ de Ban Estate Manor, is a manor house located at Corsier-sur-Vevey on the banks of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The property is known for having been Charlie Chaplin's home for 25 years, from 1952 until his death in 1977.
~10 ftNE
Church, Ancient Roman architecture
Reformed Church of Saint-Symphorien, Saint-Saphorin
1 min walk • The Reformed Church of Saint-Symphorien is a Protestant church in Saint-Saphorin, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Pèlerin
51 min walk • Mont Pèlerin is a mountain of the Swiss Plateau, overlooking Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. It lies north of Chardonne, over Vevey, the border with the canton of Fribourg running at the eastern foot of the mountain.
2 miNE
View point, Tower
Mont Pèlerin TV Tower
51 min walk • The Mont Pèlerin TV Tower is a transmission tower situated on Mont Pèlerin in the area of Chardonne, north of Vevey and is the only TV tower of Switzerland equipped with an observation deck, which is accessible by an elevator. Including this mast, the height of the tower is 122.6 metres.
1.6 miE
Architecture, Art museum, Museum
Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier, Vevey
42 min walk • The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement is a World Heritage Site consisting of a selection of 17 building projects in several countries by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
3.5 miE
Forts and castles
Hauteville Castle
89 min walk • Hauteville Castle is a castle in the municipality of Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.6 miSE
46°27'30"N • 6°50'47"E
Alimentarium – Food Museum, Vevey
67 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum