Open cellars, or Caves ouvertes, are popular in the Lake Geneva region and provide excellent opportunities for tasting Swiss wine in an informal setting without pressure to buy expensive bottles. The cantons and wine-growing regions of Switzerland have open tasting days throughout the year with individual vineyards often allowing wine tasting on weekends too. The larger cantonal and regional open days are mostly in spring (May and early June) or during the harvest season (September / … [Read More...]
Lake Geneva Traveling
Lake Geneva Boats: Spring Pleasure Cruises on Lac Léman
CGN pleasure boat cruises depart daily on Lake Geneva during spring -- mid-April to mid-June -- from Genève, Lausanne, Nyon, Vevey, Montreux, Chillon, Evian, and smaller ports. During the spring season from mid-April to early June, CGN pleasure boat cruises depart daily from most ports on Lake Geneva in Switzerland and France. Popular cruise routings are return trips from Geneva but arguably the best cruises are in the upper lake region where boats cruise past the vineyards of the Lavaux … [Read More...]
Ferries and Boats on Lake Geneva
Savings Tickets for CGN Lake Geneva Boat Cruises
Use savings deals, day passes, and half-fare cards for cheaper tickets on Lake Geneva boat cruises in Switzerland. Several savings deals and special … [Read More...]
Passenger Ferryboats from Lausanne to Évian and Thonon on Lake Geneva
Passenger ferry boats from Lausanne cruise year-round on Lake Geneva to Evian and Thonon-les-Bains in France. Passenger ferries cross Lake Geneva … [Read More...]
Geneva Airport Transfers
Getting to Geneva Airport (GVA) by Train
Trains provide cheap and fast transportation to Geneva Airport from Genève-Cornavin station and many other parts of Switzerland including Lausanne, … [Read More...]
Genève Public Buses to Geneva Airport (GVA)
Public buses are the cheapest and often most convenient transportation to Geneva Airport (GVA) when traveling from downtown Genève and other … [Read More...]
Travel in the Lake Geneva Region
Visit Chaplin’s World (Charlie Chaplin Museum) near Vevey on Lake Geneva
Visit Chaplin's World -- a museum in the house where Charlie Chaplin lived with his family near Vevey on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Chaplin's World … [Read More...]
Visit the Chocolate Festival in Versoix, Genève (Festichoc)
The free annual chocolate festival (Festichoc) in Versoix, in the northeastern extremities of Geneva, is a very popular family-friendly event for chocolate … [Read More...]
Ferry Boats and Pleasure Cruises from Lausanne on Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva passenger ferry boats connect Lausanne with Evian and Thonon while pleasure cruise boats go to Montreux, Nyon, Yvoire, and … [Read More...]
Passenger Boat Cruises Between Geneva and Lausanne
CGN's popular Lake Geneva boat cruises from Genève to Lausanne via Nyon and Yvoire on Lac Léman take just less than four hours. A pleasure boat trip … [Read More...]
Passenger Ferry Boats on Lake Geneva in Switzerland & France
CGN’s Mobilité Lake Geneva passenger ferry boats provide transportation between Lac Léman towns in France and Switzerland. Ferries go year-round from … [Read More...]
Lake Geneva Pleasure Cruises from Vevey and Lausanne
The most spectacular boat cruises on Lake Geneva are from Lausanne or Vevey with the Lavaux vineyards and Alps as background. The pleasure boat … [Read More...]
Pleasure Boats and Ferries to Yvoire on Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva pleasure boats frequently call at beautiful, medieval Yvoire in France - one of the top day-trip destinations from Geneva. Passenger ferries … [Read More...]
Visit the Free Morges Tulip Festival on Lake Geneva
The annual Fête de la Tulipe in Morges is one of the most beautiful spring events on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Around 150,000 tulips, daffodils, and … [Read More...]