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See l’Escalade Festival and Celebrations in Geneva in Mid-December

October 4, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Christmas, Events, Family Travel, FP, Genève / Geneva, L'Escalade

Firing the Muskets at Escalade in Geneva

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 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) – … [Read more...]

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Photos of l’Escalade Celebrations in Geneva, Switzerland

October 2, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Events, Family Travel, Genève / Geneva, L'Escalade, Photo Galleries

Escalade Celebrations Musket Firing

L’Escalade is a great celebration in old town Geneva each mid-December with marches, parades, battle reenactments, cultural events, mulled wine, and chocolates. 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 invade the free city of Genève through an … [Read more...]

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Top Châteaux (Castles & Fortresses) to Visit on Lake Geneva

March 3, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Family Travel, Historic Buildings, La Côte, Top Sights

La Tour-de-Peilz on Lake Geneva

Chillon, Morges, Nyon, Rolle, La Tour-de-Peilz, and Yvoire are the best fortress-like castles (chateaux) to visit on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in Switzerland and France. Several castles on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland and France are open to visitors. The best castles to see are arguably the ones with a medieval history and a fortress-like appearance such as … [Read more...]

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Visit Château d’Aigle Castle & Wine Museum in Switzerland

March 2, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Aigle, Historic Buildings, Museums, Top Sights, Valais / Wallis

Autumn colors surrounds the Chateau d'Aigle Castle in Switzerland

The Château d’Aigle with the Vine and Wine Museum is beautifully located surrounded by vineyards in the Rhone Valley just minutes away from Lake Geneva. The Château d’Aigle is a historic castle with medieval origins and strong roots in the local wine industry. Visitors may explore many of the nooks and crannies of the fortress including access to the sentries’ wall walk … [Read more...]

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Visit Chateau de Chillon Castle near Montreux

January 23, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Chateau de Chillon, Family Travel, Historic Buildings, Montreux-Vevey, Top Sights

Chateau de Chillon Castle near Montreux

Chateau de Chillon is a romantic castle in Lake Geneva near Montreux. Chillon Castle is the most-visited historic monument in Switzerland and a great family-friendly destination. It is a fine day-trip excursion from Geneva, Lausanne, and ski resorts in the nearby Alps. Chateau de Chillon has a beautiful location on a small island in the far western end of Lake Geneva … [Read more...]

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Easy Transportation to Chateau de Chillon near Montreux

January 23, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Chateau de Chillon, Family Travel, Montreux-Vevey

Chateau de Chillon Castle near Montreux

Getting to Chateau de Chillon near Montreux on Lake Geneva is easy by car, bus, boat, train, bicycle, or on foot. Chillon Castle is the most popular historical monument in Switzerland and a great day trip from Geneva, Lausanne or the Alpine ski resorts. Chateau de Chillon Castle is beautifully located on a small rocky islet in Lake Geneva. The fortress is 4 km south of … [Read more...]

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Visit the Laténium Archeological Park and Museum in Neuchâtel

March 27, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Lake Neuchatel, Museums

Approaching the Laténium in Neuchatel by Boat

The Laténium in Hauterive on the shores of Lake Neuchatel combines a free archeological park with a very interesting museum of Swiss history from the Renaissance back to the times of the Neanderthal man. The Laténium is a very interesting museum of Swiss archeology as well as the history of man in the Lake Neuchâtel (Neuenburg) region.  The museum covers history … [Read more...]

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Visit the Roman Museum and Basilica in Nyon, Switzerland

March 13, 2016 by Henk Bekker 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 display … [Read more...]

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Visit the Roman Museum in Lausanne

October 17, 2012 by Henk Bekker in Lausanne, Museums

Roman Museum in Lausanne-Vidy

The Musée Romain de Lausanne-Vidy with an archeological park explains the Roman history of Lousonna on Lake Geneva. Lausanne was a commercial port on Lake Geneva during Roman times. The small Roman museum in the suburb Vidy explains Roman life in Lousonna with the usual collections of archeological finds, models, and reconstructions. At a nearby free archeological park … [Read more...]

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Visit La Maison Tavel Museum in Geneva

June 28, 2012 by Henk Bekker in Genève / Geneva, Museums

Geneva Relief Map in the Maison Tavel Museum

The Maison Tavel is free cultural-history museum in the oldest house in Genève, Switzerland. It has a magnificent architects model of mid-nineteenth-century Geneva. The Maison Tavel, in the heart of Geneva’s old town, is a small cultural history museum. Exhibits here covers a wide range including an amazing nineteenth-century model of Genève, bourgeoisie live in … [Read more...]

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Explore the Geneva Cathedral Archaeological Site

June 22, 2012 by Henk Bekker in Genève / Geneva, Museums

The archeological site under the Cathedral St Pierre reveals some of the ancient secrets of Genève in Switzerland including Roman buildings and several older churches. Visitors to Geneva in Switzerland can explore some of the city’s oldest traces in the archaeological site directly underneath the cathedral where Jean Calvin once preached. Visitors can explore the … [Read more...]

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Photos of Château d’Aigle Castle in Switzerland

November 1, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Aigle, Photo Galleries, Valais / Wallis

Beautiful Château d'Aigle Castle in Switzerland

Château d’Aigle, an historic castle beautifully surrounded by vineyards, is photogenic at the best of times but never more so than during autumn when the vines turn yellow, orange, and red. Château d’Aigle is a Swiss castle with medieval roots located in the Rhone Valley at the foot of the Vaud Alps very close to Lake Geneva. The castle is surrounded by vineyards and … [Read more...]

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Visit the Château d’Yverdon Castle and Museum on Lake Neuchâtel

October 19, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Lake Neuchatel, Yverdon-les-Bains

Château d’Yverdon Castle and Museum

The Château d’Yverdon castle houses an interesting local history museum with exhibits from the Neolithic to present era including menhirs, Roman barges, and medieval treasures. The Yverdon-les-Bains region at the far southwestern corner of Lac de Neuchâtel in Western Switzerland has been continuously inhabited by humans for the past 6,000 years. Not surprisingly … [Read more...]

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Visit Château de Grandson Castle on Lake Neuchatel

October 18, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Lake Neuchatel, Yverdon-les-Bains

White 1927 Rolls Royce in Chateau de Grandson Castle

Château de Grandson in Vaud on Lac de Neuchâtel is the second largest castle in Switzerland and its historical importance 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 played a major role … [Read more...]

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Visit the Gutenberg Museum in Fribourg, Switzerland

September 27, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Freiburg / Fribourg, Museums

Inside the Gutenberg Museum in Fribourg

The Gutenberg Museum in Fribourg (Freiburg) in Switzerland focuses on the development of printing from the medieval monks of the pre-moveable type era to the present digital processes. The Musée Gutenberg in Fribourg city (Freiburg) in Switzerland is dedicated to printing and particularly to the Gutenberg inspired technology that were only supplanted by digital processes … [Read more...]

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Visit Historic, Romantic St Prex on Lake Geneva

March 9, 2011 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Morges

The historic Église St-Prothais in St Prex

St Prex near Morges on the shores of Lac Léman has a lovely historical old town with romantic cobble-stone streets, a medieval town gate, a Roman 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 Switzerland. The still partly … [Read more...]

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Photos of St Prex near Morges on Lake Geneva

March 9, 2011 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Morges

Grand Rue in St Prex on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

St Prex is 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 entrance into … [Read more...]

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Transportation to St Prex on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

March 9, 2011 by Henk Bekker in La Côte, Morges

Clock Tower in St Prex on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Getting to historic, romantic St Prex near Morges on the northern shores of Lake Geneva is easy by car, 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 an historic town center and romantic cobble-stone pavements. Its original medieval town gate tower and an even older church survived to … [Read more...]

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Photo Gallery of Chateau de Chillon Castle in Switzerland

February 8, 2011 by Henk Bekker in Chateau de Chillon, Montreux-Vevey, Photo Galleries

Chateau de Chillon Castle near Montreux

Images of Château de Chillon Castle on the shores of Lake Geneva near Montreux in Switzerland. Chillon Castle is photogenic and claims to be the most-visited historic monument in Switzerland. It is probably one of the most-photographed Swiss buildings too. Chateau de Chillon is a lovely castle on a small islet in Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The romantic castle is a … [Read more...]

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Visit the Swiss National Museum in Chateau de Prangins on Lake Geneva near Nyon

December 13, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Family Travel, Historic Buildings, La Côte, Museums, Nyon

The Musée National Suisse in Château de Prangins is the top museum on the history and culture of Romandie (French-speaking Switzerland). It is located on the edge of Lake Geneva near Nyon. The Musée National Suisse in Château de Prangins is the Western Switzerland branch of the Swiss National Museum. The museum is located in the Château de Prangins, an early … [Read more...]

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