L’Escalade is Genève’s top family-friendly festival and overshadows other Advent events and Christmas markets in mid-December in Geneva. L’Escalade is the top event on Geneva’s festival calendar. L’Escalade commemorates the successful defense of Genève against a Savoyan attack in 1602. The celebrations are held each year over a weekend in mid-December with parades, demonstrations, music, … Read more
L’Escalade is a great celebration in old town Geneva each mid-December with marches, parades, battle reenactments, cultural events, mulled wine, and chocolates — perfect for memorable photos. L’Escalade is a Genevan festival held each mid-December to commemorate a famous victory of Geneva over the Dukes of Savoy. On December 12, 1602, the Savoyards attempted to … Read more
Each December, children and families may visit Father Christmas by cogwheel mountain train at Santa’s Swiss house on Rochers-de-Naye, an Alpine peak towering over Montreux and Lake Geneva (Lac Léman). Visiting Santa’s house at the top of Rochers-de-Naye is one of the main attractions for children at the annual Marché de Noël à Montreux on … Read more
The terraced vineyards of Grandvaux in Lavaux between Cully and Lutry near Lausanne, Switzerland, provide hikers with spectacularly beautiful landscapes perfect for photos in autumn. The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed terraced vineyards in the Lavaux region in Switzerland provide some of the most spectacular scenery along the shores of Lake Geneva between Lausanne and Vevey. … Read more
Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) has some of the best day hot spring spas with thermal baths within an easy drive of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. 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 (previously Burgerbad) … Read more
