Geneva: a 'big jet' of life
The city on the banks of the Lake Geneva it is discreet, without any of the shrillness that the fact of housing the headquarters of various international organizations might suggest. But Calvin he left inherited a life on tiptoe. Discrete can be classified as the stumble of luigi luccheni , which ended the life of Sissi, the nightlife of the city or the passage of famous and wealthy in search of benevolence for the images of him. And his fortunes.
A WALK
The tantrum of Victor Amadeus III of Savoy unable to conquer Geneva led him to build a villa in the vicinity of Italian style. carouge today it is a Genevan neighborhood ten minutes by tram from the city center (once the city has been kicked around) . The touch of the architects that the Regent brought with him from Turin has been maintained. On the ground floor of houses with a couple of floors, painted in yellows, creams and ochres , they shelter all kinds of shops with a bohemian atmosphere : glass shops, bakeries, chocolate shops, tailors who work the best fabrics or wine shops.
Carouge, the Italian-style neighborhood
AN EXPERIENCE
Calvin , who was not born in Geneva, left an indelible mark on the city. In the San Pedro Cathedral The chair from which Manu Militaria preached is preserved. Servetus burned him at the stake on a nearby mountain, in the International Museum of the Reformation we will know the details of that convulsive period and, to put a face to the theologian, we can walk next to the Reformers' Wall , where he shares space with Knox, Bezel, and Farel . Calvin is buried in the cemetery of Plainpaleis.
Views of St. Peter's Cathedral
A RESTAURANT
** La Brasserie ** de l'Hotel de Ville, was a tavern for soldiers, a pub and a brewery before becoming a restaurant. They serve Swiss specialities. Price fondue menu : from €38 and tasting menu: €53.
A HOTEL
The ** Mandarin Oriental ** is located on the right bank of the Rhône. The best rooms are the ones with views of the river and mountains . The fitness center and the Coiffeur du Rhône beauty salon are other nice attractions. A dinner at your gastronomic food restaurant india Rasoy by Vineet , with one Michelin star , will give the exotic touch to the room.
* This article is published in the monograph Switzerland: 360º, 365 days of Condé Nast Traveler number 77. This issue is available in its digital version for iPad in the iTunes AppStore, and in the digital version for PC, Mac, Smartphone and iPad in the Zinio virtual kiosk (on Smartphone devices: Android, PC/Mac, Win8, WebOS, Rim, iPad) .
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One of the Mandarin Oriental suites overlooking the river