view gallery N12.2 km | Yvoire Tourist Office in Tourist Information Centers - Visitor Centers This medieval bourg still possesses some of the essential elemants of the fortifications of the 14th Century : the castle, doors, ramparts... posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 09/13/2006 last visited: 06/02/2023 |
view gallery N12.4 km | Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens in Botanical Gardens The Garden of the 5 Senses as its name translates in English in the picturesque medieval village of Yvoire makes a superb destination for a 1/2 day trip from Geneva. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 09/13/2006 last visited: 06/02/2023 |
view gallery N12.4 km | The Chateau of Yvoire in Castles Yvoire is a very picturesque well preserved medieval village with its own castle on the east shore of Lake Geneva not too far from the city of Geneva. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 09/12/2006 last visited: 06/02/2023 |
view gallery NE13.8 km | Saint Bassus - Thonon-les-Bains - Rhône-Alpes, France in Statues of Religious Figures Saint Bassus de Nice (mort 250/251) est un saint et un martyr catholique du IIIe siècle, traditionnellement le plus ancien évêque de Nice. posted by: blackjack65 location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 10/18/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery NE13.8 km | Basilique Saint-Francois de Sales - Thonon-les-Bains - Rhône-Alpes, France in Roman Catholic Churches La basilique Saint-François-de-Sales est une église catholique de Thonon-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie) en France. Elle est de plan traditionnel et de style néo-classique. L'église est consacrée à saint François de Sales. posted by: blackjack65 location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 12/15/2018 last visited: 08/20/2020 |
view gallery NE13.8 km | Basilique Saint-Francois de Sales - Thonon-les-Bains - Rhône-Alpes, France in This Old Church La basilique Saint-François-de-Sales est une église catholique de Thonon-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie) en France. Elle est de plan traditionnel et de style néo-classique. L'église est consacrée à saint François de Sales. posted by: blackjack65 location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 10/19/2018 last visited: 08/20/2020 |
view gallery NE13.8 km | Basilique Saint-Francois de Sales - Thonon-les-Bains - Rhône-Alpes, France in Town Clocks La basilique Saint-François-de-Sales est une église catholique de Thonon-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie) en France. -/- The basilica of Saint-François-de-Sales is a Catholic church of Thonon-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie) in France. posted by: blackjack65 location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 12/23/2018 last visited: 08/20/2020 |
view gallery NE14.2 km | Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains - Rhône-Alpes, France in Public Funiculars and Incline Railways Le funiculaire relie depuis 1888 le centre-ville et la "ville basse" et le port de Thonon. Superbe vue sur le port de Rives et le lac Léman. Son originalité : le seul funiculaire au monde où les cabines se croisent en courbe ! posted by: blackjack65 location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 08/30/2018 last visited: 06/29/2021 |
view gallery W14.5 km | La Petite Sirène du Lac Léman - Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland in Epic Beings and Creatures The Little Mermaid of Lake Léman is installed near the shores of the lake in front of la Plage de la Nymphe in Collonge-Bellerive. posted by: denben location: Genève, Switzerland date approved: 01/09/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery W14.5 km | Cow Wearing Glasses - Vesenaz, Switzerland in 3 Dimensional Art This cow stands in front of an optical store next to a veterinary practice in Vesenaz, Switzerland. posted by: denben location: Genève, Switzerland date approved: 06/01/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery NW16.7 km | Forum Columns of Colonia Iulia Equestris in Ancient Roman Civilization The ancient columns and their entablature were put back up on the Esplanade des Marronniers in 1958 when Nyon was celebrating its two thousand years of history. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Vaud, Switzerland date approved: 10/14/2007 last visited: 06/02/2023 |
view gallery NW16.9 km | Musée Romain Nyon in Ancient Roman Civilization Nyon’s Roman Museum has been constructed below ground level, actually in the foundations of the basilica of the forum of Noviodunum, an administrative building of the first century A.D. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Vaud, Switzerland date approved: 10/14/2007 last visited: 06/02/2023 |
view gallery NW16.9 km | Musée Romain - Nyon, Switzerland in History Museums Nyon’s Roman Museum has been constructed below ground level, actually in the foundations of the basilica of the forum of Noviodunum, an administrative building of the first century A.D. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Vaud, Switzerland date approved: 10/13/2007 last visited: 11/11/2018 |
view gallery NW16.9 km | The Roman Amphitheater of Colonia Iulia Equestris in Ancient Roman Civilization The amphitheatre of Nyon, situated to the north of the Roman town, immediately recalls the Romans’ enthusiasm for shows. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Vaud, Switzerland date approved: 10/14/2007 last visited: 11/11/2018 |
view gallery W17.9 km | Menhirs au parc de La Grange - Geneve, Suisse in Megalithic Monuments [FR] Le fouilles au parc de La Grange ont livré des menhirs, qui évoquent la présence d’un lieu de culte dès les temps préhistoriques. [EN] Archeological digs here have uncovered menhirs which indicate the site was a prehistoric place of worship. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Genève, Switzerland date approved: 09/10/2009 last visited: 09/08/2019 |
view gallery W17.9 km | La Villa du parc de La Grange - Geneve, Suisse in Ancient Roman Civilization [FR] Sur le site du Parc de La Grange s'élève dès le Ier siècle après J.C. une importante villa à atrium de 1200 m2. [EN] During the first century AD an important Roman villa with atrium was built on the site of the La Grange park. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Genève, Switzerland date approved: 09/06/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery W17.9 km | Roseraie du parc de la Grange - Geneva, Switzerland in Rose Gardens [FR] La ville a créé dans le parc, entre 1945 et 1946, la plus grande roseraie publique du canton de Genève. [EN] Between 1945 and 1946, the city created in this park the largest public rose garden in the Geneva Canton. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Genève, Switzerland date approved: 09/05/2009 last visited: 07/30/2015 |
view gallery NW18.2 km | Aquaduct of Colonia Iulia Equestris in Ancient Roman Civilization The Nyon Roman canal consists of masonry walls supporting a vaulted roof and floored with baked clay slabs. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Vaud, Switzerland date approved: 10/14/2007 last visited: 11/08/2015 |
view gallery NW18.2 km | Aqueduct of Colonia Iulia Equestris in Ancient Aqueducts The Nyon Roman canal consists of masonry walls supporting a vaulted roof and floored with baked clay
slabs. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Vaud, Switzerland date approved: 10/13/2007 last visited: 11/08/2015 |
view gallery E18.3 km | Devil's Bridge Gorges - Rhône-Alpes, France in Places of Geologic Significance The Devil's Bridge Gorges in the Valley of the Dranse de Morzine. posted by: Tharandter location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 12/06/2012 last visited: 07/30/2018 |
view gallery E18.3 km | Les gorges du Pont du diable - La Vernaz, Rhône-Alpes. France. in Nature's Balanced Rocks [FR] Magnifique caillou de 6000 tonnes en équilibre entre 2 falaises
[EN] Magnificent 6000 ton rock balancing between two cliffs. posted by: Tromel location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 02/17/2018 last visited: 07/30/2018 |
view gallery E18.3 km | Devil's Bridge Gorges / Les Gorges du Pont du Diable - Rhône-Alpes, France in Geological Devilish Locations The Devil's Bridge Gorges in the Valley of the Dranse de Morzine. posted by: Tharandter location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 01/09/2013 last visited: 07/30/2018 |
view gallery E18.3 km | Les gorges du Pont du diable - Rhône-Alpes. France in Urban Legends and Superstitions Une légende raconte que Le Jotty et la Forclaz, 2 villages séparés par des gorges, souhaitaient construire un pont entre eux. Mais à chaque tentative, le pont s’écroulait quand il était terminé. posted by: blackjack65 location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 12/25/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery W18.5 km | Villa Bartholoni - Geneva, Switzerland in Pre-Victorian Historic Homes Villa Bartholoni, is a neoclassical building, built in 1829/30 and nowadays house the Geneva Museum of the History of Science. posted by: tmob location: Genève, Switzerland date approved: 11/17/2011 last visited: 12/25/2014 |
view gallery W18.5 km | Pâquis Light - Geneva, Switzerland in Coastal Lighthouses The lighthouse on the bank of Lake Geneva. posted by: ToRo61 location: Genève, Switzerland date approved: 07/19/2015 last visited: 09/08/2019 |
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