Vignoble de Bonvillars 476
This circuit offers magnificent views over Lake Neuchâtel. Starting from Grandson, it winds through the vineyards of the Bonvillars wine appellation and its villages. The various winegrowing villages will delight you with their period buildings and colourful façades, giving these wine villages a special charm. Along the way, you'll discover Grandson, Champagne, Bonvillars, Onnens, Corcelles-près-Concise and Concise. On your way back, a little over a dozen cellars await you. If you'd like to taste wine there, remember to book in advance, except on Saturday mornings, when the cellars are generally open. Back in Grandson, a medieval town overlooking Lake Neuchâtel, the second-largest castle in Switzerland is open to visitors all year round. La Maison des Terroirs, right in the heart of the town, is also the perfect spot for a well-deserved treat at the end of your walk, offering a range of all the specialities from the region you've just explored.
Ausblick auf Concise (ADNV - Lionel Bourgeois)
Burg Grandson (ADNV - Lionel Bourgeois)
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Cyclistes vignoble Bonvillars (claudejaccard.com)
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"Maison des Terroirs"
Located in the heart of the village of Grandson, near Lake Neuchâtel, the Maison des Terroirs is housed in an old renovated building, which has retained all its charm and character.
Visitors will find all the information they need for a successful stay. Following an oenotourism strategy, leisure information is combined with the discovery of the region's terroir, including truffles from northern Vaud. Thanks to its proximity to the Bonvillars AOC vineyards, the Maison des Terroirs presents and serves the finest wines to its guests. To accompany them, delicious cheeses and charcuterie garnish the table. In a convivial atmosphere, the Maison des Terroirs is also a place for exchanges between locals and visitors.
Maison des terroirs (Didier Hauswirth)
Maison des terroirs (ISO Agency)
Maison des terroirs (Didier Hauswirth)
Maison des terroirs (Didier Hauswirth)
Maison des terroirs (Didier Hauswirth)
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Grandson Castle
On the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, Grandson Castle has stood for over a thousand years. One of the best-preserved medieval fortresses in Switzerland, the site was at the heart of one of the most decisive episodes in European history: the Battle of Grandson in 1476, in which Charles the Bold confronted the Swiss Confederates.
After 15 years of restoration, the castle reopened on 1 April 2026 with a new permanent exhibition: “Grandson: 1,000 Years of History.” Spanning over 1,000 m² across 15 rooms on 4 floors, this immersive journey traces the castle’s history from the construction of its first tower around the year 950 to the present day.
Far from a traditional exhibition, the new museum focuses on staging, visual storytelling and visitor experience. Inspired by the illustrated chronicles of Diebold Schilling, the famous 15th-century Bernese chronicler, the exhibition design makes the major episodes of the Burgundian Wars accessible while questioning the myths surrounding them.
Designed for families with children aged 8 and up, the exhibition also offers a sensory trail for children aged 2 to 8, as well as in-depth content for history enthusiasts.
The castle’s reopening is part of the 550th-anniversary commemorations of the Battles of Grandson and Morat. Throughout 2026, a programme of festivities highlights these major historical events.
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Schloss Grandson © Cyprien Corminboeuf
Château de Grandson (ADNV - Lionel Bourgeois)
Schloss Grandson - Drohnenperspektive © Cyprien Corminboeuf
Schloss Grandson - Blick auf den Neuenburgersee © Cyprien Corminboeuf
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La Fabrique - Maison Cornu
In the heart of the picturesque wine-growing village of Champagne in the Northern Vaud, the Maison Cornu SA offers visitors the opportunity of immersing themselves in the world of the bakery through various discovery experiences. This is an ideal destination for firm or school outings.
Visitors are initiated into the secrets of artisanal and industrial baking in the interactive museum by means of a tactile, olfactory exhibition!
Everyone has the chance of trying their hand in the flavour workshops by creating their own appetizers or other products. The workshops are open to all, individually or in groups, for up to around twenty people.
The visit ends with a gourmet halt at the shop with its café and fine-weather terrace.
Not to be missed is a “bistronomique” meal at the Restaurant 1424! Regional and seasonal products are the focus in a trendy, panoramic restaurant whose terrace opens out on to Lake Neuchâtel and the alpine panorama.
Musée (La Fabrique - Maison Cornu)
Atelier enfant (La Fabrique - Maison Cornu)
Atelier chocolat (La Fabrique - Maison Cornu)
Magasin (La Fabrique - Maison Cornu)
Musée (La Fabrique - Maison Cornu)
Restaurant 1424 (La Fabrique - Maison Cornu)
La Fabrique - Maison Cornu (©La Fabrique - Maison Cornu)
La Fabrique Cornu (La Fabrique Cornu)
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Menhirs of the Grandson region
Grandson - Les Echatelards :
The Grandson menhir, 4 m high, stands on the edge of the road leading to Fiez. It can be found along a country lane a few hundred metres from the Grandson exit. The menhir was discovered in 1895, lying under around 50 cm of earth. In 1897, it was extracted and moved to stand 3-4 m higher than the pit in which it lay.
Corcelles-près-Concise:
A group of 4 menhirs can be seen at the place called «Les Pierres Plates». These menhirs form a rectangle, the orientation of which was probably based on remarkable astronomical bearings, such as the rising or the setting of the sun or moon at the solstices or the equinoxes.
The site dates from the same period as the Clendy alignment at Yverdon-les-Bains. Three of these menhirs are prehistoric, but the fourth one in the north-west was carved and erected in 1843 on the site of a menhir which disappeared in the 18th century.
Bonvillars:
A large menhir, 3.50 metres in height, rises up proudly among the vines at the entrance to Bonvillars. It is to be found standing between la Cour and the cellars of the winegrowers of the designated Bonvillars wine region.
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Les 4 menhirs (Roland Wirz)
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Dolmen at Onnens
The dolmen at Onnens, a prehistoric funeral monument, was uncovered in 2000. The discovery was made in the course of large-scale pre-emptive archaeological digs undertaken prior to the construction of the A5 motorway. During the dig at the place called «Praz Berthoud» archaeologists discovered an ensemble of five large blocks of stone.
The largest of these slabs measures more than 3.5 metres in length and weighs around six tonnes! Underneath, they brought to light six large oval trenches. One of these contained some organic sediment, in which were found bones and human teeth.
The monument is impressive. In 2010, it was put back in place a few metres away from its original site, along with the slabs found on site and three new slabs carved from granite from the Tarn. Additional information is to be found on the display boards at the site.
Der Dolmen von Onnens (Anne Bornand)
Der Dolmen von Onnens (Anne Bornand)
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Bonvillars AOC
With great wines, scenery, history and a friendly atmosphere, the Bonvillars vineyards have all the ingredients for a wine tourism holiday. With spectacular scenery overlooking Lake Neuchâtel, the area is ideal for people who like to combine the joys of nature with fine living.
With an exceptional minerality, Bonvillars wines grow and develop on limestone rock and gravelly soil. The Pinots noirs and other grape varieties release tannins and elegant flavours and to enjoy them to the full, you have to meet the wine-makers who willingly share their passion with visitors to their vineyards.
At the gateway to Bonvillars, the mediaeval town Grandson provides the historical dimension to this wine region. Wandering through its narrow streets and visiting the castle are the perfect complement for a cultural and gourmet holiday.
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