One of the country’s biggest and brashest clubs, MAD is hardly an understated place. Occupying a vast converted warehouse in Lausanne's trendy Flon district, it proclaims its mission statement with swirls of colour and huge block writing all over the facade.
Flon is full of surprises. Within a few metres, a curious soul can buy a lamp made from a movie camera, eat sushi, smoke a hookah, go bowling and dance until dawn. There are really two Flons, one by day, one by night, like fascinating twins. A suggestion: come for lunch, stay until brunch! Here's our roundup of the best things to do, where to eat and what to buy in Flon.