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18 unusual facts about Lake Geneva


Bellegarde-sur-Valserine

The passage created by the Rhône is the principal access to the area around Gex and the north of Lake Geneva.

Cath Palug

Another tradition of unknown origin associates it with the Mont du Chat in the Savoie region of France, near Lake Geneva, where Arthur was defeated by the Cat in a battle fought in a swamp near that mountain.

Châtel, Haute-Savoie

Other attractions over the summer months include numerous activities such as windsurfing and sailing (on nearby Lake Geneva), white-water rafting, kayaking, paragliding, walking or simply relaxing in the sun.

Der Diktator

The curtain rises on a terrace between the "Grand Palace" hotel and a sanatorium, overlooking Lake Geneva.

Dillwyn Parrish

On a trip to Switzerland the two purchased "Le Paquis," a cottage in a meadow overlooking Lake Geneva not far from Lausanne between Vevey and Chexbres.

Eric Forrester

Stephanie reveals to Massimo that he is Ridge's father, conceived during a trip to Lake Geneva in their college days.

Flore Revalles

Emily Flora Treichler was born in Rolle, Switzerland, a small town nestled along the northwestern banks of Lake Geneva.

Glion Institute of Higher Education

The Glion flagship campus, overlooking Lake Geneva region above Montreux, is where students focus on hotel and restaurant operations, administration and general education.

The campus site was chosen for the location above Montreux, overlooking the Alps and Lake Geneva.

Hotel Institute Montreux

Students live in boutique hotel suites overlooking Lake Geneva.

Jim Roslof

By 1979, Roslof had joined Erol Otus, Bill Willingham, Jeff Dee, Paul Reiche and Evan Robinson as a staff artist at TSR, Inc. in Lake Geneva WI.

Juan Nicolás Böhl de Faber

The two were married in 1790 and lived for a short time on Lake Geneva, in the Canton of Vaud, where their daughter was born, the future novelist known as Fernán Caballero.

Loch Earn

Other bodies of fresh water which experience this seiche effect include Lake Geneva, Lake Garda, Lake Erie and Lake Baikal.

Lullin

The Follaz river goes through the town before flowing into the Brevon River which flows into the Dranse River which eventually flows into the Lac Léman or Lake Geneva.

S-Bahn

The Réseau Express Vaudois of Lausanne will be incorporated in the planned S-Bahn Léman (called RER Léman in French-speaking areas) around Lake Geneva (fr. Lac Léman).

Ségny

Ségny is situated in the east of the department, in a district of the Lake Geneva / River Rhône basin known as the Pays de Gex.

The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan

After Origins '79, unsold copies were put up for sale at the Dungeon Shoppe in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Virginia Richmond Reynolds

She died at the age of 37 from an embolism while on vacation with her family in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.


Arboretum de Ripaille

The arboretum is set beside the Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), within the medieval hunting grounds of the Counts and Dukes of Savoy which are now surrounded by high walls and cut through with a web of wide allées.

Geography of the Alps

Working upstream, the River Rhône turns to the east near Lyon, and forms part of the boundary between the Alps and the Jura that ends at Lake Geneva.

Global Blue

Global Refund moved headquarters from Kungsbacka, near Gothenburg in Sweden, to Nyon, in the Lake Geneva area, in 2001 for a more central position in Europe to manage its business then gone global but with a strong merchant customer base in European tourist destination countries.

International Conference of Rome for the Social Defense Against Anarchists

The International Conference of Rome for the Social Defense Against Anarchists was held between November 24 and December 21, 1898 following the assassination of Empress Elisabeth of Austria by Luigi Lucheni on the promenade of Lake Geneva on September 10, 1898.

Lake Country Limited

The initial route was Chicago–Glenview–Janesville; on June 15, 2000 an additional stop was added at Zenda, Wisconsin to serve Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a popular resort community.

Melges 17

Melges had a Vector at their location on the shores of Lake Geneva, to try to promote the boat.

Ralph H. Spanjer

During his tenure, he oversaw a $5 million renovation, the merger of the Academy with Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and organized a visit by former U.S. President George H. W. Bush.

Route des Grandes Alpes

The Route des Grandes Alpes is a tourist itinerary through the French Alps between Lake Geneva and the French Riviera passing over all the high passes of the Alps within France.