The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed vineyards of Lavaux on Lake Geneva are beautiful for most of the year but spectacular for photos in autumn. The Lavaux terraced vineyards are spectacularly beautiful in autumn with the triangle between Rivaz, St Saphorin (Lavaux), and Chexbres a particularly pleasant area for easily accessible hikes. Even driving through the … Read more
Hikers in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed terraced vineyards of Lavaux enjoy easy walks and fantastic views of grapevines, Lake Geneva, and the Alps. The historic terraced vineyards in the Lavaux region in Switzerland offer endless opportunities for easy hikes with marvelous views of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) and the Alps. The grapevines are beautiful from … Read more
Les Bains de Lavey has Switzerland’s hottest thermal spring water, with large indoor and outdoor pools, Jacuzzis, saunas, and hammams near Montreux and Lake Geneva. Les Bains de Lavey is a day spa with large thermal-water swimming pools and a range of saunas and steam baths in the Rhone Valley, near Lake Geneva, in Switzerland. … Read more
The Espace Jean Tinguely Niki de Saint Phalle in Fribourg (Freiburg) in Switzerland is an art museum with working kinetic sculpture models designed by the local-born artist Jean Tinguely and some colorful works in the gallery by his equally famous wife, Niki de Saint Phalle. The Espace Jean Tinguely Niki de Saint Phalle is a … Read more
TGV Lyria trains provide the fastest transportation from Paris in France to Genève and Lausanne on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Book early for the cheapest tickets and best deals. The fastest and most comfortable way to travel from Paris in France to Genève and Lausanne on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland is by … Read more
The best way to travel from Paris to Geneva is on fast TGV Lyria high-speed trains with the cheapest tickets around €29 one-way. Fast TGV Lyria trains travel eight times daily between Paris Gare de Lyon and Geneva main train station in Switzerland in just over three hours. These high-speed trains operated by the Swiss … Read more
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. The flowery medieval village of Yvoire is a small but very romantic town (population ca. 800) in France on the southern shores of Lake … Read more
Passenger ferry boats from Lausanne cruise year-round on Lake Geneva in Switzerland to Evian and Thonon-les-Bains in France. Passenger ferries and pleasure boats 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 from Lausanne often provide the … Read more
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 … Read more
Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) has some of Switzerland’s best thermal baths, day spas, and spa hotels within easy reach of Lake Geneva. Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) in the Valais Alps is the highest and biggest Alpine thermal hot springs resort in Switzerland. Spa facilities and hot baths here range from the family-friendly Leukerbad Therme to the exclusive and luxurious … Read more