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Buy the Swiss Pass for the Best Travel Deals in Switzerland

February 17, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Transportation

Sample of a Swiss Pass Card

A free Swiss Pass card is necessary to buy public transportation savings deals and passes for use on trains, buses, boats, and cable cars in Switzerland. The Swiss Pass is a card used by almost all public transportation systems in Switzerland to store travel deals and passes. Although mostly associated with Swiss Railways and the half-fare card and Junior travel cards, the … [Read more...]

Swiss Classic British Car Meeting in Morges

September 28, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Events, La Côte, Morges

British Classic Cars Parked in front of the Chateau de Morges

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 on … [Read more...]

Transportation to the Geneva Auto Show (Genève Auto Salon)

September 21, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Events, Family Travel, Geneva Auto Show, Genève / Geneva

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...]

Day-Trips and Excursion Tours from Geneva

September 10, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Genève / Geneva

Chateau de Chillon is a very popular day-trip tour destination on Lake 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

August 14, 2021 by Henk Bekker in A1, Events

Cycling in La Côte on Lake Geneva

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...]

Visit Lausanne Cathedral — the Largest Gothic Church in Switzerland

April 27, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Lausanne

Interior of Lausanne Cathedral

Visit Lausanne Cathedral to see the most important early Gothic church in Switzerland and hear a magnificent modern pipe organ. Lausanne Cathedral is the largest and arguably most important early Gothic church in Switzerland. It dates mostly from the late 12th, early 13th century and thus influenced many churches that followed. The harmonious interior is particularly … [Read more...]

Chateau and Top Sights to See in Coppet near Geneva

March 23, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Coppet, La Côte

Chateau de Coppet Allee

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

March 18, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Lake Neuchatel, Yverdon-les-Bains

Chateau de Grandson Castle Viewed from Lake Neuchatel

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

March 13, 2021 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Museums, Nyon

Roman pillar in Nyon with view of Lake Geneva

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

March 13, 2021 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Nyon, Photo Galleries

Nyon Flags

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

March 11, 2021 by Henk Bekker 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.

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

March 11, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Lausanne

Romanesque St Sulpice Church with Lake Geneva boat time tables

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

March 11, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Lausanne, Photo Galleries

Romanesque church of St Sulpice is popular for photos in the Lake Geneva region

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

March 10, 2021 by Henk Bekker 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 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...]

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