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Lake Geneva Waterfront and Jet d’Eau Walk

Lake Geneva Waterfront and Jet d’Eau Walk

Geneva · Switzerland

7 stops6.1 km1 h 14 min
  • Audio guide
  • 4 languages
  • Offline

Begin at the Jet d’Eau fountain, then step onto the Jetée des Eaux-Vives for a close waterside view and a pause beside the lake. Parc La Grange park brings a leafy break from the fountain, while Promenade de l’Observatoire park offers a slower place to take in the shoreline. Stop at the Grand Tour of Switzerland - Spot Photo Genève attraction for a deliberate photograph, then continue through Parc Mon-Repos park and finish at Parc de la Perle-du-Lac park with more room to linger by the water.

The walk

Stops 1–6 of 7. The rest are in the app.

  1. Jet d'eau

    Jet d'eau

    Geneva’s great fountain began as an industrial pressure valve, not a piece of waterfront decoration.

  2. Eaux-Vives Pier

    Eaux-Vives Pier

    A waterfront promenade carrying the long, turbulent history of Geneva’s Eaux-Vives.

  3. Parc La Grange

    Parc La Grange

    A private estate turned public park, with a Roman palace beneath the lawns and a villa library made for diplomacy.

  4. 1 more stop on this walk, in the app
  5. Promenade de l'Observatoire

    Promenade de l'Observatoire

    Promenade de l'Observatoire is a park in Geneva, Switzerland.

  6. Grand Tour of Switzerland - Spot Photo Geneva

    Grand Tour of Switzerland - Spot Photo Geneva

    A tourism attraction in Geneva, Switzerland.

  7. Parc Mon-Repos

    Parc Mon-Repos

    Geneva’s first lakeside public park, given to the city by the Plantamour family in 1898.

  8. Stop 7

  9. 1 more stop in the app

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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How a walk works

1 more stop in the app

This page shows the first 6 of 7 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.

  1. Pick a walk

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  2. Pocket your phone

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  3. Listen as you arrive

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  • A guide who talks

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  • The route, followed

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  • In four languages

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  • Or build your own

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  • The unglamorous things

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  • No signal needed

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  • Picks up where you left off

    Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.