La Marmotte

These woods take their name from the Bastie-Mellié fort built in 1318 and destroyed in the 16th century. In 1869 the Turrettini brothers...

Le Chat Noir is a bustling neighborhood jazz and rock club in historic Carouge. Upstairs is a compact and appealingly run-down bar. On ni...

You may be surprised to learn that you can go rafting in the heart of Geneva. The 8km-long river Arve is punctuated by six waterfalls and...

Today Carouge is part of Geneva, but this was not always so. Until the 17th century the area was practically deserted and in 1754 Carouge...

Café Marius has been transformed from a former butcher's shop into an art deco-influenced wine and tapas bar. There is a tiny but sunny t...

Situated on the site of the former Horticultural School of French-speaking Switzerland, this park extends over 55,000 square metres. Ther...

Approximately 100,000 objects and documents, all of which record the traditional civilizations which have existed on the five continents...

The Jean Tua Museum opened in 1991 in an old factory in the Plainpalais area of the city. It is a perfect setting to app...

The first train leaves from the Quai du Mont-Blanc and takes you along the right bank of the lake as far as the Botanical Gardens. The se...

An elegant country-style restaurant in the Geneva countryside, l'Auberge de Landecy combines a warm atmosphere with a varied and e...

L'Ange des Dix Vins is a great restaurant with an imaginative new French cuisine. L'Ange des Dix Vins provides vibrant food presentation...

Roughly translated as "Greetings", Sawasdee is a welcoming Thai restaurant located on the fringes of old Carouge. The emphasis here is fi...

Arriving at Alain Lavergnat's well established French restaurant is a calming experience. Snugly located among surprisingly dense trees,...

Not the ideal spot to open a restaurant (at a busy road junction where stopping is hazardous). However, the owners have succeeded in crea...

Former saxophonist Philippe Nicolet's bustling bistro draws an eclectic crowd after his budget-friendly homey French cooking. Despite its...

A traditional Swiss restaurant, popular with locals and tourists alike. This is the place to go if you fancy a real Swiss meal. The resta...

The menu is limited to about 6 appetisers and 6 mains, which include mussels, a sweet vegetarian curry and pasta, and the food is average...

The name says it all - this is obviously the place to go for a good steak. A spacious restaurant with conventional decor, Steak-House - R...

High on atmosphere and prime on location, Les Fous de la Place attracts a smart city crowd with a secondary interest in matters culinary....