Modern Times 1936, Photo ©Roy Export Company Establishment
A new museum, which pays tribute to the life and work of Charlie Chaplin, will open this Sunday, 17th April, in the heart of the Vaud Riviera.
Created by the leading wax museum specialists, Grézin International, Chaplin’s World invites visitors to discover both the man and the artist - Charlie and Charlot (The Tramp) – through a series of thematic tours and studio presentations. Set within a four-hectare park, located in Corsier-sur-Vevey, the museum enjoys spectacular views over Lake Geneva and the Alps.
There are three main elements to Chaplin’s World:
- His former home, the Manoir de Ban, which retraces the private and public life of this genius of the seventh art.
- The Studio, a 1,350m² building inspired by Hollywood, which presents the cinematographic work of one the greatest artists of the 20th century.
- A four-hectare park, which showcases hundred-year-old trees beloved by Charlie Chaplin and his family.
This Thursday, 14th April 2016, the Cycling Festival Europe will be coming to Geneva with a huge array of fun activities for all ages!
You can join the celebrations between 16h and 22h, choosing either to cycle with the organizers from the Place des Nations to the Parc des Bastions to enter the park in style, or join them directly at the park. See the full program below.
Once at the park, you can test your skills at slowbiking (harder than you think!), get your bike ready for the season, try out all sorts of funky bikes, have your kids take a bike exam to see how well they can cycle, and help the festival organizers break a world record unofficially by making yourself heard!
The skates are being sharpened and the ice is already set: the Genève Futur Hockey Challenge, the annual youth hockey tournament welcoming in Geneva players and enthusiasts from all over the world, is preparing for its 6th year, with lots of new participants.
From April 7-10, 2016, Geneva will host 22 teams of players under age 15 from places as far as Canada and Russia to play in this dynamic tournament promoting youth hockey, sportsmanship and camaraderie. The Challenge will include players from levels U15 Elite, U15 A as well as U15 Girls.
The next time you are looking for an interesting outing with sporty-minded kids or visitors, then give some thought to visiting the House of Basketball in Mies.
Know-it-all passport® editor, Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman visited the center and told us, “After driving past this wonderful building with architecture like the net of a basketball hoop for the last 4 years, I finally realized that there is actually a museum open to the public as well. I took advantage of their weekday open hours to take my son and a friend for a tour. But think about going on a Wednesday afternoon if you find out about this after the holidays are over.”
In spite of limited snow on the Salève this winter, the Téléphérique du Salève has enjoyed one of its most successful seasons ever this year.
The increase in passenger numbers reflects the fact that the Saléve remains one of the most popular attractions in the region - with or without snow. Walkers have been putting on their hiking boots instead of their snow shoes, and the more adventurous have taken to their mountain bikes rather than skis!
Indeed, on Sunday 21 February, the cable car had a record number of passengers for a winter season opening, with 2663 people using the lift to ascend the mountain (instead of the usual 900 - 1500 passengers on a Sunday).
So what attracts visitors to the Salève?
The Salève is very popular with walkers of all levels, and there are numerous trips by organized walking groups should you wish to be guided up the mountain. There is also a very nice restaurant at the top called Restaurant L'Observatoire, which we featured in an article on our website 2 years ago.
