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Quartier des Grottes, Geneva

Grottes is Geneva's Bohemian quarter, with quirky Schtroumpfs buildings, interesting shops, and cafes..

Grottes is Geneva's Bohemian quarter, with quirky Schtroumpfs buildings, interesting shops, and cafes.


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About Quartier des Grottes

 Rue du Grand-Pré 9, 1202 Genève, Switzerland

 www.ville-geneve.ch

Quartier des Grottes and Nearby Sights on Map

Musée Voltaire

The Voltaire Museum presents the life and works of Voltaire through documents, prints and paintings, in the Les Délices mansion where he lived from March 1755 to October 1760

Basilica Notre-Dame of Geneva

The Basilica Notre-Dame of Geneva is the main Roman Catholic church in Geneva

Cimetière des Rois

The Cimetière des Rois (also known as Cimetière de Plainpalais) is a cemetery where eminent people associated with Geneva such as Reformation leader John Calvin, writer Jorge Luis Borges, artist Adolphe Potter, conductor Pierre Colombo, and psychologist Jean Piaget are buried

Broken Chair

The Broken Chair is an iconic 12 metre high monumental sculpture of a giant wooden propped up on 3 legs, with the fourth leg broken off midway

Mahatma Gandhi Statue

The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Ariana Park was a gift from the Indian Government in 2007 to commemorate 60 years of Independence and Indo-Swiss friendship

L'Ile

l’Ile is an island in the middle of the Rhone River, with the Brasserie des Halles de l’Ile brewery, historical Tour de L'Ile tower, and Halle Nord - Espace d'art contemporain art gallery

Mamco: Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

The Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève is an exhibition centre, presenting contemporary art across various fields and media such as architecture, dance, design, drawing, multimedia, installation, music, painting, performance, photography, sculpture, internet, and video

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum presents the work of the international humanitarian organization which was founded in 1863 in Geneva by Henry Dunant and Gustave Moynier to protect human life and health, and prevent and alleviate suffering

MEG: Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève

The Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève has over 80,000 objects from 1500 cultures around the globe, covering various eras

Musée Ariana

The Musée Ariana is dedicated to ceramics and glass, with over 20,000 pottery, stoneware, earthenware, porcelain, and china creations from Eurasia spanning 12 centuries