The lake is 72km long, 310m deep and has an area of 58 000ha. A distinction is generally made between the Petit lac, the small area between Geneva and Yvoire and the Grand lac, the wider sector (partly in the region of Vevey), also called the Haut la..

A solar-powered boat takes visitors to this fine villa on the edge of Lake Geneva. The house, built in colonial style, offers a useful presentation of the Ramsar International Convention (1971) on the preservation of wetlands, showing how this applie..

Lawns, flowers, rare species of trees and the sound of fountains playing all add to the enjoyment of this promenade where visitors can see Belle Epoque residences such as the Water-cure establishment, the villa Lumière and the Casino.

Typifying the early Gothic style in the region, with several surviving capitals from its earliest phases, reconstituted in 1865. In the Rosary chapel to the right is the Vierge Bourguignonne (Virgin of Burgundy), a painted wood bas-relief donated to ..

Built in 1896, it was the second creation of Auguste Lumière , the father of the inventor of the cinematograph, after the château du Clos in La Ciotat. A painting of the caryatids by the Lyon artist, Devaux, whose inspiration was taken from Pierre..

On the outskirts of Évian-les-Bains, this little rotunda commemorates the poet Anna de Noailles (1876-1933), best known for penning Le Cœur innombrable (1901).

Built in 1905, this is a wood and glass pavilion, covered with a dome framed by semi-circular stained-glass windows with plant designs. Once the old St Catherine's fountain, the Cachat source was named after its owner, who had the idea of commerciali..

The pump room, designed by the architect, Novarina, dates from 1956; the actual baths, built in 1983, are partly sunk into the ground to preserve the park.

The garden is laid out on the lakeside, just past the harbour, a landing place for Lake Geneva's clusters of yachts and boats. Fine views of the Swiss side of the lake from the small lighthouse.