The biggest carnival in Switzerland’s French-speaking region is at Payerne. It lasts four days – one day longer than Basel’s – and includes costume balls held throughout the town.

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Payerne hosts the largest carnival in French-speaking Switzerland, which starts a week later on February 14. The four-day event includes processions of spectacular floats. Costume balls are held ...