Sights and Attractions in Geneva
SIGHTS Geneva is modestly spectacular. It is not a city of rich, legendary architecture or work of art, but rather a small domain filled with contrasts, quaint idiosyncrasies and …
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Sights and Attractions in Basel Switzerland
SIGHTS Rathaus (Counril House, 1507-1513, arcaded main building, late Burgundian Gothic)-Minster – Basle’s landmark (oldest parts date from the late Romanesque period, also Gothic elements); St. Peter’s Church; Spalentor …
Travel to Geneva
HISTORY The History of Geneva can be regarded as a lesson for humanity. To lacustrine Geneva, built on piles, succeeded, that small fortified town, already mentioned by Caesar and …
Travel to Basel Switzerland
HISTORY In 374 Basilea, a Roman military station, was first mentioned in the records as a bishop’s seat. In 1225 the first bridge was built across the Rhine thus …
Map of Geneva
GENEVA For many people and for many centuries, Geneva has been and remains a most suitable place for exchanges of all kinds: A legendary oasis in the world of …
Map of Zurich Switzerland
ZURICH The North West Company, a rival of the Hudson’s Bay Company since the late eighteenth century, finally merged with it in 1821. Owning or managing half of the …