The Lac des Taillères lies 3 km west of the village of La Brévine, with its southern shore lined by fir trees and its northern shore bordered by pastureland. In summer, visitors can swim in the lake. During severe winter cold, visitors can ice-skate on the frozen surface of the Lac des Taillères.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in La Brévine can tailor their travel plans specifically to this destination.
Winter
In winter, the La Brévine valley has regularly maintained cross-country ski trails of various lengths for cross-country skiers of all ability levels. The Lac des Taillères can be reached by car, on foot, by bicycle or by cross-country skiing.
Trails
The Chemin des Taillères No. 803 is an 11 km-long winter hiking route that starts and ends in La Brévine and runs along the shore of the Lac des Taillères.
The Vy aux Moines is a medieval trail created by the monks of Môtiers to reach the canons of Montebenoît. The Sentier des bornes runs along the Franco-Swiss border and leads to boundary stones from 1766 and 1819. It reaches an altitude of 1,173 m and passes through the landscape of the La Brévine valley.
The La Brévine – Les Verrières hike leads through Jura pastures, past the Lac des Taillères and down a gentle descent to the village of Les Verrières on the Franco-Swiss border.
Nature
The Balade forestière et contes provides information about 24 native tree species during a forest walk using QR codes. Some of them are accompanied by stories to read or listen to. There is no internet access along the entire Balade forestière et contes, so the content should be downloaded in advance from arbresetcontes.ch.
Culture
The Temple de La Brévine was built in 1604.
Cuisine and Tradition
Fondue Chaux-des-Taillères is a speciality of the La Brévine valley. It comes from one of the valley's cheese dairies and is served in a special «Chaux-des-Taillères» loaf of bread with bacon cubes, shallots and Neuchâtel white wine.
The Fête du Froid takes place every year and includes entertainment, sports, competitions, performances and refreshments.
Other local destination pages include Le Cerneux-Péquignot, Le Locle, Les Ponts-De-Martel, Brot-Plamboz and Les Brenets.
