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R du Marché
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R du Port R du Prince R de la Tour-
Pl Longemalle R du Rhône
Maîtresse
R de Rive
R de la Madeleine
R de la Corraterie
Musée Cour de
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International St-Pierre
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St-Pierre R de la Fontaine R du Vieux-Collège
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R du Conseil-Général Parc des Promenade des Bastions Bourg-de-Four # R de la Fontaine R Charles Galland R des Glacis de Rive
R du Général Dufour
R de la Croix-Rouge
R de l'Hôtel de Ville
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entrance is at the right of the cathedral’s longest bench. Turn down Rampe de la Treille and
main portico. follow it to the park’s gates.
The Walk » Head to the other side of the Parc des Bastions
cathedral (a one-minute walk) to spend an hour at It’s all statues – plus free life-size chess
the Reformation Museum.
boards hosting lively games – in green
Musée International de Parc des Bastions. A laid-back stroll
la Réforme with locals along its tree-lined prom-
This modern museum (%022 310 24 enade reveals the 4.5m-tall po-faced
figures of Bèze, Calvin, Farel and Knox
31; www.musee-reforme.ch; Rue du Cloître 4; on Reformation Wall, which stretches
adult/child Sfr13/6; h10am-5pm Tue-Sun) in for 100m. There are play facilities for
an 18th-century mansion has state-of- kids and a skating rink in winter.
the-art exhibits on the Reformation:
printed bibles, the emergence of 16th- The Walk » From Promenade des Bastion’s
century Geneva as ‘Protestant Rome’, eastern end, walk along Rue St-Léger. Continue
John Calvin and present-day Protes- under the bridge and ahead until Place du Bourg-
tantism. A combined ticket covering de-Four ends at the fountained terrace area.
the museum, Cathédrale St-Pierre and Place du Bourg-de-Four
Site Archéologique de la Cathédrale St- Eateries, bars and locals crowd Place
Pierre is Sfr18/10 per adult/child.
du Bourg-de-Four, Geneva’s oldest
The Walk » From Cour de St-Pierre, walk down square. In summer, it’s filled to burst-
Rue Otto Barblan. Turn left onto Rue du Puits- ing with gossiping local denizens.
St-Pierre and continue past Maison Tavel (the Stalwart La Clémence (%022 312 24 98;
city’s longest-standing private residence, now a www.laclemence.ch; Place du Bourg-de-Four 20;
museum) to the bottom of Rue Henri Fazy, which h7am-1am Mon-Thu & Sun, to 2am Fri & Sat) is
overlooks Parc des Bastions and has the world’s
a popular place to linger over a coffee.
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