Lake Geneva Switzerland

Day-Trips and Excursion Tours from Geneva

by in Genève / Geneva

Day trips from Geneva are easy to arrange or book tours for stress-free excursions especially to sights not easily reached on public transportation. Traveling in the Lake Geneva region is easy but many day-trip tours and excursions are also available and a good idea for sights requiring complicated transfers and connections. Bus tours allow seeing multiple destinations on … [Read more...]

Cycle Around Lake Geneva in Switzerland and France

by in A1, Events

Biking around Lac Léman is easy on cycling route 46 that guides cyclists around Lake Geneva in Switzerland and France. The route is relatively flat but offers fantastic views of not only the lake but also the Alps and Jura mountains. Cycling route 46 guides cyclists on the 200-km Tour du Léman bike tour around Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in Switzerland and France. The route is … [Read more...]

Chateau and Top Sights to See in Coppet near Geneva

by in Coppet, La Côte

Château de Coppet, a palace associated with Neckar and Mme de Staël, is the top sight in this pretty Lake Geneva port village just north of Genève. Coppet is a small village on the shores of Lake Geneva just to the north of Geneva. The village is mostly visited to see its eighteenth-century chateau with its splendidly preserved original interior. The rest of the small … [Read more...]

Visit Château de Grandson Castle on Lake Neuchatel

by in Lake Neuchatel, Yverdon-les-Bains

Château de Grandson in Vaud on Lac de Neuchâtel is the second largest castle in Switzerland -- visit to learn of its historical importance that is forever engraved in the psyche of the Swiss. Switzerland’s second-largest castle – Château de Grandson on Lake Neuchatel – is a fun day-trip destination for visitors of all ages including families with children. The old castle … [Read more...]

Visit the Roman Museum and Basilica in Nyon, Switzerland

by in La Côte, Museums, Nyon

The Musée Romain et Basilique is located amongst the foundations of a first-century Roman basilica in Nyon on Lake Geneva in Switzerland near Genève. The Roman Museum (Musée Romain) in Nyon explains the Roman heritage of Nyon and is located inside the foundations of the former Roman basilica. Apart from the Roman foundations, the museum has many Roman-era articles on … [Read more...]

Photos of Nyon Town and Castle on Lake Geneva in Switzerland

by in La Côte, Nyon, Photo Galleries

Nyon is a picturesque small town on the shores of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in Switzerland with a white castle perfect for photos. Nyon is mostly famous for its white castle (Châteu de Nyon) but it is a lively town with several museums (Roman, Leman, local history, a lovely old town center, pleasant views of Lake Geneva and the Alps, and excellent transportation links. The … [Read more...]

Photos of the Free Morges Tulip Festival in Switzerland

by in Events, La Côte, Morges

The free Morges Tulip Festival is a top festival for colorful photos of the finest spring event on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Each spring, Morges holds a Tulip Festival (Fête de la Tulipe) in a lovely shady park on the shores of Lake Geneva. Around 150,000 bulbs, including around 300 varieties of tulips, are planted in Morges’ Independence Park to provide one of the best … [Read more...]

St Sulpice with Romanesque Church near Lausanne on Lake Geneva

by in Lausanne

St Sulpice, a small town to the west of Lausanne on Lake Geneva, is famous for one of the oldest Romanesque churches in Switzerland. The main reasons for travelers to visit are to see the former abbey church, enjoy the views of Lac Léman and the Alps, as well as to stroll along the waterfront. St-Sulpice is a very pleasant and mostly upmarket residential town in the … [Read more...]

Photos of St-Sulpice on Lake Geneva

by in Lausanne, Photo Galleries

The photogenic small Romanesque church in St-Sulpice near Lausanne is the main reason to visit and takes photos in this small, upmarket residential community on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. St Sulpice is a small town on the northern shores of Lac Léman. It is a popular and upmarket residential town for commuters working in nearby Lausanne. The Romanesque church of St … [Read more...]

Yvoire – a Medieval Floral Town on Lake Geneva, France

by in Yvoire

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 in the Lake Geneva region. 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 of … [Read more...]

Visit Historic, Romantic St Prex on Lake Geneva

by in La Côte, Morges

Visit St Prex near Morges on the shores of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) for its lovely historical old town with romantic cobble-stone streets, a medieval town gate, a Romanesque-Gothic church, and a beautiful lakefront with promenades and play areas for children. St Prex has a beautiful medieval old town center located on a peninsula jetting into Lake Geneva near Morges in … [Read more...]

Photos of St Prex near Morges on Lake Geneva

by in La Côte, Morges

Photos of St Prex - a romantic small town on a peninsula in Lake Geneva near Morges in the La Côte region of Switzerland. The historic old town center is photogenic, as is the waterfront with views of the Alps. St Prex is a lovely old town and a pleasure to visit in any weather. It has the only surviving medieval town gate in the region, which still serves as a major … [Read more...]

Transportation to St Prex on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

by in La Côte, Morges

Getting to historic, romantic St Prex near Morges on the northern shores of Lake Geneva is easy by car or public transportation (boat, boat, bus, and train). The small town is also a popular destination for hikers and cyclists. St Prex is a lovely small town with a historic town center and romantic cobble-stone pavements. Its original medieval town gate tower and an even … [Read more...]