Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Plan your visit to the Laténium, parc and museum of archaeology of the city of Neuchâtel.
Attractive offers
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
The Laténium Museum in Hauterive takes you on a journey through time back to the Neolithic age some 500-5,000 years ago - 50% discount!
Activities
Laténium: Switzerland’s largest archaeological museum, with a focus on the pile dwellings.
Lakeside village of Gletterens: demonstrations and workshops offer an insight into our ancestors’ way of life.
Wauwilermoos: an archaeological learning path and pile dwelling settlement.
Prehistoric Workshop: see how tools were made 5,000 years ago.
Museums: specialised museums display finds from the age of the pile-dwellers.
More information: www.latenium.ch / www.palafittes.org
Opening hours
Laténium park and archeology museum of Neuchâtel in Hauterive:
Monday - closed (also the 25 December and 1 January)
Tuesday - Sunday - from 10:00 to 17:00 (also Easter Monday and Pentecost)
How to get there
Train/bus to:
Direction Neuchâtel and bus to Hauterive Laténium
Check with SBB.ch
Car:
Highway direction Neuchâtel/Hauterive
Check with Google Maps
