Lausanne, 1960s

[Music] fore [Music] [Music] welcome to loan an aged town of Grace and charm a modern city of growth and culture capital of the Canton Bo in the french- speaking part of Switzerland loan is nestled above the shores of the Romantic Lake of Geneva Stone AG men selts Romans barbarians and burgundians all have passed this way contributing their share of strife and progress to an ancient city which today is as tranquil as the lake it overlooks thanks to an ideal location on the main road to France and Italy in the heart of a rich country and on the shores of this glorious sunlet Lake loan has steadily grown in population and [Music] Renown a comfortable way to get up town from the shore is to ride in a cable car loan was once known as the the city on Three Hills the business center of town is perched high on a plateau above the lake first stop is St Francis square the equivalent of Main Street in this Cosmopolitan City the square was named after an ancient church built on the remains of a 13th century Franciscan [Music] Monastery that's loan's single skyscraper which doesn't seem so tall in a country of cliffs and mountains visitors are more impressed with the clean modern lines of loan's 20th century architecture especially remarkable when found in a city as old as this one many of the world's top Hotel men earned their trade in loan's unique hotel School operated by the Swiss hotel association the federal high court of justice is found in loan's beautiful 18th century MRE Pole Park a graceful Chateau here is the seat of the international Olympic Games committee on Fine Days the park as with parks everywhere in the world is filled with leisurely strollers and romping [Music] children but from May to October you will find 90% of loan's younger generation down at the municipal pool it's a far cry from the old swimming hole this bathers Paradise in a lovely park setting there are games a kitty pool and an Olympic model swimming pool with excellent diving facilities there's even a fancy mechanical device which can cheering up oceans sized waves to the great Delight of the children young and old there are no slums in loan despite the fact that its population has leaped to 100,000 in only the last few years even lowcost housing can be attractive and modern [Music] loan may have grown rapidly but she has managed to retain much of her lovely old world charm the pretty town hall is 17th century and the bernes style loan's old town is quaint and Cobblestone one wonders how much longer those narrow houses and shops can brace themselves along the precipitous alleys Saturday is Open Air Market Day and the Stalls are set up on the squares and streets of the old city folks don't turn out just to buy they love the bustling activity and the chance to goner a week's goset flowers are plentiful here where the tempered Lakeside climate is ideal for horiculture and of course there's fine cheese for sale this is Switzerland you [Music] know as in many ancient European towns a beautiful Gothic Cathedral overlooks and dominates the city the greater part of loan's Cathedral is 13th century the structure is considered the finest specimen of Burgundian Gothic in Switzerland no longer Catholic the cathedral witnessed the Advent of the Reformation in the 16th century [Music] one of the finest in Europe the great Rose window in the south transcept is among the artistic Delights of the [Music] cathedral now the official seat of the Canton government the chatau Sam was the residence of the Bishops of loan in the 15th and 16th centuries it was on this hill that the nucleus of the old city was begun in 600 it may be an ancient town but thanks to the reputation of its University it is is also a city of young people both Swiss and foreign the High Caliber of the University founded in 1537 attracts students from all over the world special summer holiday courses are offered those who wish to master the French language besides the university there are excellent private finishing schools as well as state schools and colleges which make of loan an important educational and Cultural [Music] Center a city of Youth is a city of sports an American student once wrote home loan is a Sportsman's Paradise nowhere have I found concentrated in so small an area so many opportunities for sport indoor and outdoor tennis courts a beautiful 18-hole Golf Course riding trails camping sites fencing schools clubs for team sports skating rinks and skiing in Winter there's a sport for every age and every inclination but when summer comes round WTI Sports of every variety have the greatest attraction outdoor activity is a double pleasure in a setting like this one there's hardly a poet or author who hasn't at some time attempted to describe the beauties of Lake Geneva the swimming pools and beaches along Uchi loan's Lakeside Port are open to all citizens and visitors so accessible are they that even office workers can manage a daily swim before dinner [Music] time loan attracts business is from all over the world there's a welcome here for everyone and because everyone can find something in loan to his taste the city has become an international meeting ground loan has played the role of smiling host for so many years that hospitality is second nature to her a clean and comfortable room be it in a boarding house or a deluxe hotel delicious food fine Vintage Wines and efficient service these are the elements that make a visitor feel welcome whether he's a King Without a country or a clerk on a holiday [Music] loan is not only an historic town a Sportsman's Paradise a romantic spot an intellectual and Cultural Center it's a gay City complete with theaters movies and nightclubs if it's dancing you enjoy you can dance the clock around beginning in the early afternoon on a pleasant Hotel Terrace [Music] anything from a Rumba to a traditional folk dance a talented local group keeps alive the age-old steps of the typical folk dances of the Canton V it was in the 18th century that poets artists and novelists discovered Lozan as a home as a resort as an inspiration since then Millions have visited loan come to know and love the town in all its pleasant [Music] variations loan not a huge Metropolis but nonetheless a town of superlatives a city of great versatility historic but alert and Progressive a happy place to live in a setting that Delights the inner eye refreshes the Ragged Spirit loan revu of the world