Romainmotier is ranked as one of the “most beautiful villages of Switzerland.” As one would expect, there is stiff competition to be eligible to be a member of this elite ranking.

Recently, we spent an afternoon at the village, located in the Canton of Vaud, along the Jura mountains. Needless to say, we were quite dazzled by the beauty and ancient architecture of the village that has been very well preserved.

The abbey-Church is Switzerland’s oldest Romanesque-style building dating back over a thousand years. What we thought was a stream turned out to be the River Nozon that cuts through the village. All construction, whether old or new, has been designed to ensure that the flow of the river is not impeded.