April 23, 2008

Exploring Geneva, Switzerland

Filed under: Switzerland — Tags: , — Emma @ 9:31 am

Geneva is a glorious city in South Switzerland, close to the French border. It is renowned worldwide for its expensive watches and Swiss chocolate, but there is so much more to see and do.

Geneva is the perfect luxury holiday for those searching for a scenic break. Lake Geneva is one of the largest lakes in Europe, more than 582 sq km (225 square miles). You can see its clear azure waters from a boat or steam ship, which run from the landside quays from Easter to October. Both Lord Byron and Shelley made pilgrimages here. (more…)

April 17, 2008

Car-free Wengen

Filed under: Switzerland — Tags: , — Adam @ 12:20 pm

Wengen is a holiday resort in Switzerland at the foot of the Eiger-Monch-Jungfrau mountain range and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Jungfrau.

This holiday resort originally sprung up from just one small guesthouse, opened simply to cater for the travellers from Lauterbrunnen who were simply passing through on their way to Grindelwald.  This little guesthouse became so popular in the 1890’s that another thirty resorts sprang up in the following twenty years.

Naturally, the tourism dried up during the war but continued afterwards with the addition of cable-cars, chairlifts and a railway network.  It is to this day a car-free area, something people claim you can tell when breathing the air. (more…)

   
 
 
   
 
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