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A SHORT WALK
OLD TOWN

Distance 1.5 km (1 mile) Nearest bus stop Maison Rousseau,
Place de Neuve Time 25 minutes the birthplace of the
EXPERIENCE MORE Geneva around the cathedral and Place du Bourg-de- Rousseau, is at
18th-century writer
Set on elevated ground on the south bank of
and philosopher
the Rhône, the Old Town (Vieille Ville) clusters
Jean-Jacques
Four. This atmospheric district, whose main
Grand-Rue 40.
thoroughfare is the pedestrianized Grand-Rue,
has narrow cobbled streets lined with historic
START
limestone houses. While the southern limit of
the Old Town is marked by the Promenade des
Bastions, laid out along the course of the old
city walls, its northern side slopes down to the
quay, which is lined with wide boulevards and
the attractive Jardin Anglais. G R A N D - R U E R U E J E A N C A L V I N

Did You Know?
FINISH R U E D E S G R A N G E S
Place du Bourg-de-
Four is the oldest R U E D U P U I T S – S T – P I E R R E
square in Geneva,
dating back to
Roman times. R A M P E D E L A T R E I L L E

Hôtel de Ville, where
the first Geneva
Convention was
signed in 1864 P R O M E N A D E D E L A T R E I L L E

Outdoor cafés in
Place du Bourg-de-
Four in Geneva
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