GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Businesses closed… and it is not Sunday: it is Jeûne genevois, an official day of fasting to remember the repression against Protestants almost 450 years ago.
Fall Break Camps for kids in Geneva
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The kids might have just gone back to school but in a few weeks, brace yourself, students are off again for fall break.
Swiss Entry to the Oscars: Gay Love, Disability, Prostitution or Lausanne’s Blues?
(Update: the Circle was selected on 20 September as the official Swiss entry to the Oscars). GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A film that was partially shot in Lausanne or one about gay love could give Switzerland a shot as Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.
Sunny Weekend Ahead: the True Story of Rihanna, Mountain Biking in Geneva, Neighborhood Flea Market and More
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – If you are not heading to the beach this weekend to enjoy what could be the end of the summer, then here are a few alternatives:
They’re back! Geneva’s Neighborhood Fairs and Flea Markets
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – This weekend 30 and 31 August the sun is back, and so is the Ville est a vous with a neighborhood fair and flea-market in Viesseux.
Kids and Adults Register to Participate at the Geneva Open Water Race
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Make the headlines this weekend by participating at the 17th Swimming Race Around the Lighthouse, a 450m race on Lake Geneva.
Buy Your Own Little Summer House in Italy for Just 1 Euro
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – We will soon be saying goodbye to the season formerly known as summer, but in Sicily it will be summer for a while. With this in mind, imagine having access to your own sunny, lovely Italian casa for just 1Euro.
Free Outdoor Film Festival Begins in Geneva
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The popular Bains de Paquis is hosting a free, outdoor film festival featuring “southern hemisphere” movies.
Blues and Bop Festival in Switzerland
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Get ready for the upcoming Blues to Bop Festival and the Blues Nights fest in the beautiful canton of Ticino at the end of August.
Until 4 am in Geneva: Outdoor Party at the Paquis
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Dance by the lake until 4am! Dialogai hosts its annual Silent Party, Geneva’s largest gay -and straight- dance outdoor party tonight at the Bains de Paquis from 22:00 until 4:00.
Swiss Parliament Secretary Saucy Side Job
WARNING: I rarely feel the need to alert readers to explicit content. But some may find the topic distasteful. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The identity of the Swiss parliament secretary who posted hundreds of naked “selfies” on Twitter — many of which had been taken inside the Parliament — has been revealed in international media. The woman has been…
In Photos and Videos: Geneva Festival Fireworks, the Bomb!
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Fireworks galore this weekend around Lake Geneva but none more epic than those of the Fetes de Geneve which blasted through the night before an approximate 400,000 people.
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