In Bellerive Vd, you can shape your stay around specific themes: protected historic buildings, arts and crafts and sculpture, routes through several villages, and wine and regional specialities. The contrast between the Espace Roger Monney, with its preserved studio, and the paths linking Bellerive with other places is particularly vivid. When planning, it is worth deciding first whether culture, a particular route or a tasting will be the main focus.
Heritage and Art in Bellerive
The Château de Cotterd in Cotterd, Bellerive (Vaud), is a protected historic monument. The Maison vigneronne in Bellerive is also protected as a historic monument. Both buildings offer a tangible introduction to local architectural history.
The Espace Roger Monney in Bellerive is dedicated to the memory and works of the blacksmith and sculptor Roger Monney. Around sixty of his works can be seen there. The Espace also preserves the artist's studio in the condition in which he left it. This means that, alongside the finished works, the preserved workspace is also a focus. Visits for groups of six or more are possible by arrangement. If you are planning a visit, arrange it in advance.
The Cure de Cotterd-Bellerive was rebuilt between 1752 and 1754 and offers an exceptional view. The dates identify a clearly defined phase of construction; the view adds a landscape feature to the historical interest.
Routes through Bellerive and the surrounding villages
The 5 km Chemin Chasselas passes through Constantine, Montmagny, Bellerive and Cotterd. The route thus connects four villages over a stated distance. If you want to take specific place names and a defined distance into account when choosing a route, you will find both here.
On the Rando Découverte – Les Panoramas, the route reaches Bellerive after Cotterd and then continues to Montmagny. It is accessible by public transport. This makes it different to plan from the Chemin Chasselas, whose description gives its length and the villages it passes through.
The Rando Découverte – Le Patrimoine offers another perspective: along the Broye, amid the vineyards, you can see the church of Cotterd. The Rando Découverte – à vélo passes through Bellerive. This lets you distinguish between a route through vineyards with a view of a church and a route through Bellerive explicitly designated for cycling.
Wine and regional specialities
Le Vully is one of Switzerland's major wine regions and also its smallest. In the Vully-les-Lacs region, gâteau du Vully is a local speciality. Alongside the historic buildings, these two regional features give your trip a connection to wine and cuisine.
Cave Parisod in Bellerive offers wine tastings by arrangement or on Saturdays from 10:00 to 12:00. Check the visiting hours before your trip if you are planning a tasting in particular. Visitors may be able to try homemade gâteau du Vully, baked in the winery's traditional wood-fired oven. The tasting is an opportunity at which the regional speciality may be offered; it is not assumed to be a guaranteed part of every visit.
The Rando Découverte – La Gastronomie also lists Bellerive as a possible stop for an aperitif. The route presents this stop as an option, not as a guaranteed part of the programme. The specific tasting option at Cave Parisod and the possible aperitif stop therefore complement each other without being treated as the same visit.
Planning your stay and accommodation
If you are looking for hotels in Bellerive Vd, you can plan your stay around visits that need to be arranged in advance: a group visit to the Espace Roger Monney or a wine tasting. Make arrangements for these first, then choose a route to suit your main interest. Options include the four villages on the Chemin Chasselas, the Rando Découverte – Les Panoramas, which is accessible by public transport, the view of the church of Cotterd along the Broye, or the cycling route through Bellerive. This lets you include culture, a route and regional cuisine in your travel plans without giving every activity the same priority.
Discover more destinations: Faoug, Dompierre VD, Chevroux, Payerne, Cremin, Cudrefin, Vers-Chez-Perrin, Mur VD
For the broader travel overview: Broye-Vully.
