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Carougemania: a new online guide Print

ImageInteractive, cheerful, peppered with ideas and anecdotes» this is known as «Carougemania», the latest online magazine to come out in the new year. It has been designed for the visitor who is not yet «Carougedependent»; through its columns the site intends to reveal the «Sardinian City» from every angle. It showcases the typical 18th century architecture of the place, the artisans in nearly forgotten occupations and the gourmandise shrines for which Carouge is famous. To discover at www.carougemania.ch.

Photo: Ville de Carouge
 
Cruise «Au fil du Rhône» Print

Along the unspoilt Rhone

ImageLeave the center of Geneva for an unforgettable jaunt to the soft and majestic Genevan countryside. Here, you get your strength back at the rythm of the floods and take time to appreciate unique and verdant landscapes. A break and you are in the heart of an exceptional vineyard. Professional and convivial, the owners make you discover their most prestigious wines. An to perfect these gustatory delights, let you seduce by the quality of Genevan cooks and at this moment, your cruise is at the top of its art.

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The Paquis baths Print

A Hammam with a view

ImageWant to be pampered? Then let’s meet at the jetty “Le Molard” and take the “yellow taxi” to the Bains des Paquis, a magical place right in the port of Geneva.
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A zigzag stroll through Carouge: 29.07 Print
A pathway through history, tales and streets

ImageA microcosm with a thousand facets, the Sardinian town reveals little by little its secrets: the name of a street which evokes a past full of history, a garden or a courtyard discovered by pushing a door, a temple with magnificent carved woodworks and frescos, newly restored. This surprising protestant church is an incredible contrast with the sobriety of the catholic church painted in white. Again, Carouge does not follow common lines. A visit which is a taste of things to come...

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Betjeman & Barton Print
A passion for tea

Les saveurs et les effluves du thé Betjeman et Barton à Carouge.Impossible not to stop and savour the bitter, perfumed waves seeping from this boutique. Mistress of ceremonies, Véronique Gallais, will help you discover the myriad facets of tea. Just as with wine, one admires the colour, inhales the aroma (after the leaves have been steeped in boiling water) and then tastes. 4000 years of history are there to delight the palate in sips of red, black, green, white or yellow.

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35, rue Saint-Joseph
1227 Carouge
T + 41 22 301 20 30
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