The Lavaux is a wine-growing region on the northern shore of Lake Geneva between Lausanne and Vevey, inscribed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site since 2007. The terraced vineyards rise steeply from the lake to 500 metres and are one of Switzerland's most extraordinary cultural landscapes: the interplay of vineyard terraces, medieval dry-stone walls, wine villages and the mirroring lake surface with the Alps in the background is of extraordinary beauty.

The wine villages of Cully, Epesses, Rivaz, Saint-Saphorin and Chexbres are connected on foot or by bicycle along the Lavaux hiking trail – one of the finest sections of the Swiss Wine Route. In autumn at harvest time, the hillsides glow in full gold and orange. The wines – above all Chasselas – are regionally celebrated and served in the village restaurants.

Lavaux is accessible by S-Bahn (line S1) from Lausanne along the lakeshore. By car, follow the lake road from Lausanne towards Vevey. Parking is available in the wine villages but is limited.