Tourist attractions Ferney-Voltaire

Blue-grey or turquoise depending on the day but always crisscrossed by pleasure boats, Lake Leman is an agreeable backdrop for excursions and strolls. In summer, its banks dotted by towns popular with tourists are perennially lively. This large body ..

Mont Colomby de Gex is one of the highest peaks (1 689m) of the Jura range, overlooking the Swiss plain below. It commands a stunning view of the Alps, similar to the one from Mont-Rond.

This is the highest peak (1 545m) in this range that dominates the Valserine valley to the west. It is a little arduous to get here, but the panoramic views are spectacularly beautiful and take in the length of the Valserine valley. To the east, the ..

This palace built between 1929 and 1936 for the League of Nations has, since 1946, been the second centre of the United Nations, whose headquarters are in New York. One can visit the Assembly Hall , used for plenary sessions, and the Council Chambe..

A witness to the terrible battle of Solferino (1859), the Genevan businessman Henri Dunant had the idea of creating a movement to assist injured people, the Red Cross, created in 1863. Here the visitor is invited to take a moving journey through hist..

This museum housed in a handsome building reminiscent of an Italian palazzo was founded by the Genevan patron Gustave Revilliod (1817-1890). It houses magnificent collections illustrating ten centuries of the history of ceramics: earthenware from Mes..

These three interconnecting parks located on the water's edge on the right bank of the Léman, form a wonderful landscaped setting.

Paris has the Eiffel Tower, London Big Ben, Athens the Acropolis... and Geneva has its water jet. Its white plume which springs from the lake to a height of 140m signals the city's presence from a long way off. It is the pride of the Genevans and a m..

This district which notably houses the cathedral, the monument of the Reformation, the Town Hall but also many old streets and charming squares such as that of Bourg-de-Four, the place where fairs were held in the Middle Ages, reveals the Geneva of b..

This collection comprises the best items from an exceptional collection of written documents amassed by Martin Bodmer (1899-1971), to which he dedicated his life: cuneiform tablets, Greek and Coptic papyri including the oldest manuscripts of St John’..

Thanks to its rich collections (including sections dedicated to archaeology and 15C-19C painting), the museum aims to give visitors an overview of the history of civilisations and arts. You can admire Konrad Witz's famous altarpiece (1444) depicting ..

This museum, which is very attractive in terms of both its substance and form, evokes various aspects of land life: animals in their reconstructed natural environments, threatened species and extinct species, such as the dodo, a large bird exterminat..

Once you have gone over the Faucille Pass, you cross the wood of fir trees; then, after the hotel La Mainaz, the N 5 loops into a large hairpin bend above the pastures and hotels of Le Pailly. You will be rewarded with splendid panoramic views over L..

One of the Jura's most famous views. Visitors generally come here via the Col du Faucille pass: from the N 5, take the access route to the Mont-Rond cable car. There is a radio and television relay station installed near the upper station. The view..

The word "treize" is in fact a deformation of the local dialect "tres", meaning "three". The panorama commands a view of the summits from the Dents du Midi to Mont Blanc. The site is a favourite with hangliders and parag..

Located at 1 320 m above sea level, the Faucille pass constitutes one of the main passages of the Jura mountain range. It connects on one side, the Rhone Depression and Lake Leman and on the West, the Valserine. Along the road which leads to the pass..

In English-style parkland overlooking Lake Leman, this 1730s French-style château houses the Swiss National Museum , chronicling the nation’s fortunes during the 18C and 19C. Beyond its ground floor display ( Le Rêve des Lumières ), the first floor ..

Halfway between Bonneville and Contamine-sur-Arve, on a spur dominating the Arve plain, stand the ruins of Faucigny Castle, from which this area derives its name. Historically, Le Faucigny comprised the Arve basin. Absorbed by the House of Savoie in ..

This château built by Voltaire still houses much of his memorabilia, including a portrait by Quentin de La Tour of the philosopher at the age of 40. A remarkable tomb was built inside the edifice, and Voltaire's heart kept inside until it was given t..

The admirably restored rooms of Penthes Chateau, an attractive 14C building modified several times, form a setting for these collections evoking the history of Switzerland's relations with the rest of the world, from the medieval era to our own time,..