The ship parade of the most beautiful Belle Epoque fleet in the world
One of the most beautiful activity that takes place on Lake Leman is the annual Ship Parade of the Belle Epoque Fleet . This is the world's most important, most elegant and most look-alike fleet of side-wheel paddle boats. All the 8 ships were built by the Sulzer Brothers of Winterthur between 1904 and 1927. It is also the biggest Belle Epoque fleet of the world, in passenger capacity, and it has been classed as a Historic Monument of Swiss national importance on June 17th 2011. The ship parade of the Belle Epoque CGN fleet This year the parade took place in the Lavaux area, on the small harbor of Cully. 7 ships took part in this parade, a thing that hasn’t happened from 1998. This year the parade paid tribute to the 10 th anniversary of the Lavaux vineyards as a UNESCO world heritage site. The ships were: LA SUISSE - The most beautiful in the world! SIMPLON - A jewel of neoclassical art! ...