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  • Enjoy Hot Spring Baths in Val d'Illiez in the Alps near Lac Léman in Switzerland
  • Yvoire - a Medieval Floral Town on Lake Geneva, France
  • Bears in the Juraparc Zoo in the Vallée de Joux
  • Enjoy Free Ice-Skating on the Lac de Joux in the Jura Mountains
  • Transportation to Lac de Joux Lake in Switzerland
  • Visit Romantic Gruyères in Switzerland
  • Transfers from Geneva Airport to Swiss Ski Resorts
  • Public Transportation to Gruyères near Fribourg in Switzerland
  • Visit La Maison du Gruyère Cheese Making Show Dairy in Switzerland
  • Visit La Maison Cailler Chocolate Factory near Gruyères
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Enjoy Hot Spring Baths in Val d’Illiez in the Alps near Lac Léman in Switzerland

Posted on March 5, 2012 (last updated on March 29, 2012) in Aigle, Valais / Wallis
Les Bains du Val d'Illiez Parc Thermes Outdoor Pool
The thermal baths of Les Bains du Val d’Illiez offer a relaxing day spa excursion from Alpine ski resorts in the Valais mountains or an easy day-trip destination from Lake Geneva towns. The Thermes Parc Les Bains du Val-d’Illiez is a relaxing mineral hot water spa resort with warm baths, saunas, Jacuzzis, jet streams, steam [...]
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Yvoire – a Medieval Floral Town on Lake Geneva, France

Posted on February 23, 2012 (last updated on February 29, 2012) in Yvoire
Approaching Yvoire on Lake Geneva, France
Romantic, medieval, flower-rich Yvoire is a small French town on Lac Léman popular with day-trippers from Genève, Lausanne, Nyon (by passenger ferry), Évian, and ski resorts. Yvoire is a small but very romantic small town (population ca. 800) on the southern, French shores of Lake Geneva. This traffic free village has managed to preserve much [...]
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Bears in the Juraparc Zoo in the Vallée de Joux

Posted on February 16, 2012 in Jura Mountains, Vallée de Joux
Bear Cub in the Jurapark near Vallorbe, Switzerland
Bears, lynxes, wolves, bison and Przewalski horses can be seen in the Juraparc nature park near Vallorbe and the Lac de Joux in the Swiss Jura Mountains. The Juraparc is a popular destination, especially for families traveling with children, in the Joux Valley. In this nature park bears, wolves, bison, Przewalski horses, and lynxes can [...]
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Enjoy Free Ice-Skating on the Lac de Joux in the Jura Mountains

Posted on February 15, 2012 (last updated on February 16, 2012) in Jura Mountains, Vallée de Joux
Ice-skaters on Lake Joux seen from Le Pont
Lake Joux freezes over most winters to become a huge free open-air ice-skating rink enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. Transportation is easy by car or train from most parts of Switzerland. In winter, when the Lac de Joux freezes over, the lake becomes the biggest free ice-skating rink in Europe. Skates can be hired [...]
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Transportation to Lac de Joux Lake in Switzerland

Posted on February 15, 2012 in Jura Mountains, Vallée de Joux
Ice-Skating on Lake Joux in Switzerland
Getting to Lac de Joux Lake in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland is easy by car or train. Even in winter many Jura passes remain open while hourly trains arrive from Vallorbe. Lac de Joux is the largest lake in the Jura mountain range in Switzerland and France. The lake is a popular destination throughout [...]
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Visit Romantic Gruyères in Switzerland

Posted on February 10, 2012 in Freiburg / Fribourg, Gruyères
Snow-Covered Gruyères in Winter
Gruyères is a romantic small town famous for its historic castle, HR Giger Museum, and of course cheese. It is a great day-trip destination from the Lake Geneva region and Bern. The small town Gruyères with its lovely castle and historic market-town layout is in the La Gruyère district of the Canton Fribourg (Freiburg) in [...]
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Transfers from Geneva Airport to Swiss Ski Resorts

Posted on December 5, 2011 in Transportation, Valais / Wallis
Swiss Railways' Train in the Snow
Ski transfers from Genève Aèroport (GVA) to winter sport resorts in Valais and Vaud in Switzerland are usually done by train and bus but private shuttle bus services are also available. Getting from Geneva Airport (GVA) to Swiss ski resorts is easy by public transportation. Swiss Railways’ trains stop at the airport station in the [...]
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Public Transportation to Gruyères near Fribourg in Switzerland

Posted on November 25, 2011 in Freiburg / Fribourg, Gruyères
Gruyères Castle in Switzerland
Getting to Gruyères is easy by car or train from the Lake Geneva region and Bern making this historic wall-enclosed town with castle very popular with day-trippers. Gruyères is a romantic small, hill-top town with a medieval look including original town walls, defense towers, a medieval castle, and central market place. The town is a [...]
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Visit La Maison du Gruyère Cheese Making Show Dairy in Switzerland

Posted on November 25, 2011 in Freiburg / Fribourg, Gruyères
Gruyère Cheese Rounds in the Maturity Cellars in Switzerland
La Maison du Gruyère Fromagerie de Demonstration is a cheese making dairy factory open to visitors near the popular wall-enclosed old town and Gruyères castle in Switzerland. Gruyère is one of the world’s best-known cheeses and named after the Gruyères region in the Swiss canton Fribourg. At its heart is the small, wall-enclosed hilltop town [...]
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Visit La Maison Cailler Chocolate Factory near Gruyères

Posted on November 16, 2011 in Freiburg / Fribourg, Gruyères
Ambassador Pralines in the Cailler Chocolate Factory in Broc
The chocolate factory of Cailler in Broc near Gruyères in Fribourg is a pleasant day trip from Lake Geneva that combines well with visiting the old town and Château de Gruyères. La Maison Cailler welcomes visitors to one of Switzerland’s oldest and most important chocolate factories. During the factory tour visitors learn how chocolate came [...]
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