L’Escalade is Geneva’s top family-friendly festivals and overshadows other Advent events and Christmas markets in mid-December. L’Escalade is the top event in Geneva’s festival calendar. L’Escalade is celebrated each year over a weekend in mid-December with parades, demonstrations, music, cannon fire, loads of chocolate, vegetable soup, and warm wine (vin chaud) – much … [Read more...]
The Marché de Noël à Montreux is by far the largest and best Christmas market to visit in the Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) region of Switzerland. Apart from the Weihnachtsmarkt, Santa’s workshop, a Christmas village, and medieval festival await advent visitors. In 2019 the Montreux Christmas Market is open from November 21 to December 24, 2019.
The best Christmas market in … [Read more...] Morges in Switzerland hosts a free but very impressive show day for around 1,500 British classic cars in the parks and on the quays of Lake Geneva.
The Swiss Classics British Car Meeting is held annually in October in the castle-town Morges on the shores of Lake Geneva near Lausanne. Owners of British classic cars are invited to park their cars for free in the parks and … [Read more...] During the summer season CGN offers the largest number and variety of Lake Geneva boat cruises ranging from day excursions to gourmet meals, dinner and sunset cruises, Belle Époque paddle steamers, and regular ferry crossings of Lac Léman.
During summer, CGN pleasure cruise boats sail on Lake Geneva throughout the day. Cruise excursions depart from various ports but … [Read more...] CGN’s fleet of Belle Époque paddle steamboats may be seen at the annual Parade Navale on Lac Léman when all the historic ships meet up for a spectacular parade. The rest of the year these elegant boats cruise Lake Geneva on pleasure excursions.Historic belle époque paddle steamboats cruise daily on Lake Geneva. CGN currently has five working paddle steamers and two further … [Read more...] 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 hyacinths can be enjoyed blooming in the Parc de l’Indépendence à Morges behind the chateau on the Lac Léman lakefront.
Morges, a pretty town on Lake Geneva near Lausanne, annually hosts the Tulip Festival (Fête de la Tulipe) … [Read more...] During the spring and autumn season pleasure cruises are possible every day on Lake Geneva boats. Genève, Lausanne, Nyon, Vevey and Montreux are good departing ports for Lac Léman cruise excursions.
Pleasure cruise boat excursions on Lake Geneva’s CGN boats offer one of the best ways to explore the beauty of the Lac Léman region in western Switzerland. In spring and autumn … [Read more...] The annual chocolate festival (Festichoc) in Versoix, in the northeastern extremities of Geneva, is a very popular family-friendly event for chocolate lovers. Chocolatiers from Genève, Valais, and nearby communities in the Lac Léman region exhibit and sell top chocolate at the Versoix festival. Admission is free and sampling is mostly allowed.
Le Festival du Chocolat … [Read more...] Passenger ferryboats from Lausanne cruise year round on Lake Geneva to Evian and Thonon-les-Bains in France.
Passenger ferries cross Lake Geneva daily from Lausanne in Switzerland to Evian and Thonon in France. Up to 14 boats operate daily on each route in both directions. Ferryboats often provide the easiest public transportation to Evian and Thonon. In winter, the … [Read more...] The annual Geneva Motor Show (Genève Auto Salon) is one of the major events in the Lac Léman region. It is held next to Geneva Airport in the Palexpo exhibition grounds.
BMW M8 at the Geneva Auto Salon 2018
The Geneva Motor Show is one of the most important automotive events in the world. It is held annually in the Palexpo show grounds right next to Geneva Airport (GVA) … [Read more...] Getting to the Geneva Auto Show (Genève Auto Salon) is easiest by public transportation. Trains (and planes!) are the best options but buses also stop at the show grounds. Pricey parking is available.
The Geneva Auto Show is easily reached on public transportation from any part of Genève, Switzerland, or indeed Europe. The Genève Auto Salon is held in the Palexpo … [Read more...] Getting to Geneva Airport (GVA) is easy by car, train, and bus. Private minibus transfers and shuttle van services run to Alpine ski resorts in France.
Geneva International Airport (Aéroport International de Genève) is conveniently located on the outskirts of Geneva. Getting to the airport is easy and often fairly cheap. Public buses run from the airport to most areas of … [Read more...] The largest collection of works by the Swiss surrealist artist HR Giger is in his museum of science fiction and fantastic art in Gruyères.
The four-century old Château St Germain in the small wall-enclosed medieval town Gruyères in Fribourg, Switzerland, is the unlikely setting of the HR Gigermuseum. This museum has the largest permanent collection of works by the Swiss … [Read more...] 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 to Europe and how the Swiss … [Read more...]Visit the Montreux Marché de Noël Christmas Market, Switzerland
Swiss Classic British Car Meeting in Morges
Summer Lake Geneva CGN Boat Excursions and Day Cruises
See Historic Lake Geneva Paddle Steamers at the Naval Parade
Visit the Free Morges Tulip Festival on Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva Boat Cruises in Spring and Autumn
Visit the Chocolate Festival in Versoix, Genève (Festichoc)
Passenger Ferryboats from Lausanne to Évian and Thonon on Lake Geneva
Visiting the Geneva Motor Show (Genève Auto Salon) in Switzerland
Transportation to the Geneva Auto Show (Genève Auto Salon)
Cheap Transportation to Geneva Airport (GVA)
Visit the HR Giger Museum (Aliens) in Gruyeres Switzerland
Visit La Maison Cailler Chocolate Factory near Gruyères
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 10
- Next Page »