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Geneva Highlights: Old Town & the Lake

From the Reformation Wall to the Jet d'Eau — cobbled Vieille Ville lanes and a shimmering lakefront in one easy loop.

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What's the walk about?

Welcome to Geneva, the elegant city where a great lake meets the Alps and centuries of history are stacked along cobbled lanes. This easy loop links the very best of the Vieille Ville with the shimmering shore of Lake Geneva. You'll begin among the stern stone reformers who made this a 'Protestant Rome,' climb into a hilltop maze of medieval squares and grand houses crowned by St. Pierre Cathedral, then descend to the water, where flowers, sailboats and a soaring fountain wait. It's a walk of two moods: the intimate, timeworn Old Town and the open, glittering lakefront, joined in a single gentle circuit.

What you'll see

  1. 1

    Reformation Wall (Mur des Réformateurs)

    monument

  2. 2

    Promenade de la Treille

    Promenade

  3. 3

    Place du Bourg-de-Four

    square

  4. 4

    St. Pierre Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre)

    cathedral

  5. 5

    Maison Tavel

    Museum

  6. 6

    Hôtel de Ville de Genève

    Landmark

  7. 7

    Place du Molard

    square

  8. 8

    Jardin Anglais & Flower Clock (L'horloge fleurie)

    park

  9. 9

    Jetée des Eaux-Vives

    promenade

  10. 10

    Jet d'Eau

    Fountain

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