Filling the pretty pedestrian square in front of Nyon’s château, tables here look out on the Sleeping Beauty towers and lake beyond. Cuisine is Italian and creative – taglierini with figs, simple homemade gnocchi and authentic pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven.
L'Auberge du Château
Lake Geneva & Vaud
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