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Delve into Petit Lancy
The district Petit Lancy of in Geneva (Canton of Geneva) is a district located in Switzerland about 82 mi south-west of Bern, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 54% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Moevenpick Hotel & Casino
Mandarin Oriental Geneva
Cornavin
NH Geneva City
Home Swiss Hotel
Novotel Suites Genève Aéroport
Crowne Plaza GENEVA
Tiffany
des Horlogers
Holiday Inn Express GENEVA AIRPORT
Videos from this area
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Les filles du FC City
A défaut d'une équipe féminine, les filles du FC City à Vernier s'entraînent et jouent avec les garçons.
Extension du tram15 aux Palettes / Lancy 2015
Cédric Vincent répond à vos questions concernant le tram 15 à Lancy.
Reportage Lancy TV
Reportage de Lancy TV sur l'association Lumière pour Haïti. Lumière pour Haïti est un comité entièrement bénévole et un groupe de donateurs touchés par les problèmes du sous-développeme...
AR.Drone Eglise Lancy
Quelques images de l'église Notre-Dame des Grâces à Lancy (Genève). Filmé depuis un ARDrone de Parrot Musique: Just As Soon, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
The Wanderer line dance - Rachael McEnaney workshop Geneva Nov. 5/6 -country evening social dancing
a golden oldie - and my friends from CAT, Irene and Fabienne picked it up easily: this was their first country line dance event.
Motorized Drift Trike Euromaster Lancy
1er essai du SND drift trike 125 4t 4vitesses avec mes potes LF,MF et leur machines......
Rachael McEnaney workshop Geneva Nov. 5/6 - Country evening social dancing
Great to have Rachael in Geneva, for (1) a country evening (2 workshops: see uploads for "Dynamo" and her latest "Since you brought it up") and a full day of workshops Nov. 6: Shanghai Surprise,...
Crazy Geneva Jet Flight - Paraglider pilot flies through the Geneva water jet
Anthony and Timothy Green fly their SOL acro gliders through the Geneva water jet during the Global Vibes event. For the first time permission was granted by the city to perform the stunt.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Cimetière des Rois
The Cimetière des Rois or Cimetière de Plainpalais, is a cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland, where John Calvin, Jorge Luis Borges, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, and Jean Piaget (the noted developmental psychologist and epistemologist) are buried. Humphry Davy, Alberto Ginastera, Griselidis Real and Alice Rivaz are also buried there.
International Federation of Building and Wood Workers
The International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (IFBWW) was a global union federation of trade unions in the building, building materials, wood, forestry and allied industries. It was established in 1934 by a merger of the Building Workers International and Wood Workers International. The International Secretariat of Stone Masons, the International Secretariat of Painters and Allied Trades and the International Secretariat of Bricklayers later joined the organisation.
Arve
The Arve river flows for approximately 100 km (62 miles) through France, in the département of Haute-Savoie, and (for a few kilometers) in Switzerland. It is a left tributary of the Rhône. Rising in the Graian Alps, close to the Swiss border, it receives water from the many glaciers of the Chamonix valley before flowing north-west into the Rhône on the west side of Geneva, where its much higher level of silt brings forth a striking contrast between the two rivers.
Servette
Servette is a district of the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The district's name comes from the Latin word for forest, silva, and means "little forest". Its name alludes to Servette's rural past, before Geneva grew beyond its walls and incorporated the area.
Stade de Genève
Stade de Genève, also called Stade de Servette, is a stadium in the greater Geneva, Switzerland area (located in Lancy, south of the city). It has a capacity of 30,084.
International University in Geneva
International University in Geneva (IUG) is a private university founded in 1997 and located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Grand Théâtre de Genève
Grand Théâtre de Genève is an opera house in Geneva, Switzerland. As with many other opera houses, the Grand Théâtre de Genève is both a venue and an institution. The venue is a majestic building, towering over Place Neuve, officially opened in 1876, partly destroyed by fire in 1951 and reopened in 1962, after extensive refurbishments, which houses the largest stage in Switzerland.
Charmilles Stadium
Charmilles Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Geneva, Switzerland. It was used mostly for football matches, and was the home venue for Servette FC. The stadium was able to hold 9,250 people and was built in 1930 for the Coupe des Nations 1930 tournament. During the 1954 FIFA World Cup the stadium hosted five games. It was closed in 2002 before Stade de Genève opened.
Building and Wood Workers' International
The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) is the global union federation of democratic and free trade unions in the building, building materials, wood, forestry and allied industries. Established in 2005 by a merger of the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (IFBWW) and the World Federation of Building and Wood Workers (WFBW). As of 2006, it has 350 member organisations in 135 countries, representing a combined membership of more than 12 million workers.
Patinoire des Vernets
Patinoire des Vernets is an arena in Geneva, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of Genève-Servette HC. opened in 1958, it has a seating capacity for 7,285 people. The arena hosted the 1962 FIBA Champions Cup final in which Dynamo Tbilisi of Georgia defeated Real Madrid 90-83. The 1976 and 1984 finals of the same competition was also hosted at the arena. The arena also hosted the 1991 cup winners cup final.
Institut International de Lancy
The Institut International de Lancy (formerly known as the Collège Marie-Thérèse) is a private school located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Institut Florimont
Institut Florimont was founded in 1905 by the Congrégation des Missionnaires de Saint François de Sales, soon after a law in France prohibited religious congregations of any persuasion. The Institut Florimont started out as a private catholic French-speaking boarding school The school is directed by a lay person since 1995, and has accepted girls at the secondary II level since 1978. In 1995, the entire school became co-ed and the pre-school classes were opened.
ICVolunteers
ICVolunteers is an international non-profit organization (federation) active in the field of communications, in particular cybervolunteerism, languages and conference support. ICVolunteers works with volunteers to implement social and educational programs in order to help populations and local communities to develop.
Les Délices
Les Délices, or "The Delights", was a Geneva home of Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher. Voltaire moved to Les Délices in January 1755, having purchased a life interest in the estate. Being a foreigner, he could not buy the house directly.
Conservatoire de Musique de Genève
The Conservatoire de musique de Genève is a music school in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded by François Bartholoni in 1835. This conservatory is the oldest music education institution in Switzerland and one of the oldest conservatory in Europe. Franz Liszt has taught at this conservatory during the first year of its history. The Geneva International Music Competition was founded in 1939 (the first international competition) in this Conservatory.
Institut de Finance et Management
IFM University - Institute of Finance and Management is an international private university located in the heart of the city of Geneva in Switzerland. Since 1971, the University IFM trains future leaders, executives or business leaders. The university concentrates on excellence, professionalism and experience and adds usability and personalization to its courses.
Geneva Mosque
The Geneva Mosque was constructed in 1978 in the neighbourhood Le Petit-Saconnex in Geneva, Switzerland. The mosque was inaugurated by the Saudi Arabian King Khalid ibn Abd al-Aziz and President of the Swiss Confederation Willi Ritschard and is the greatest mosque in Switzerland. The building has space for 1,500 worshippers. The Imam of the mosque is Yahya Basalamah.
HEC Lausanne
HEC Lausanne (standing for Faculté des hautes études commerciales), also called the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne in English, is the affiliated business school of the University of Lausanne. It offers different programs: two Bachelors of Science, six Masters of Science, all integrated to the Bologna System, executive MBA programs and PhD programs. The faculty received the AMBA and EQUIS accreditations for the excellence of its teaching.
Aïre
Aïre is a small locality in the Canton of Geneva. It is on the North bank of the river Rhone. It is near the Lignon, a huge 1 km long block of flats.
Victoria Hall (Geneva)
The Victoria Hall is a concert hall located in downtown Geneva, Switzerland. It was built in 1891–1894 by the architect John Camoletti and financed by the consul of England, Daniel Fitzgerald Packenham Barton, who dedicated it to Queen Victoria and gave it to the city of Geneva. Currently, the Victoria Hall is mostly used for classical music performances.
European University
The European University (EU) is a multi-campus business school, established in 1973 in Antwerp (Belgium) and in 1982 in Brussels (Belgium) by Dean Dominique Jozeau, with headquarters in Switzerland. It operates campuses in Switzerland, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom, with an executive facility in Yvorne, Switzerland. European University's Spain campus was ranked at 52 out of 67 European business schools in the 2010 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings.
Institut et Musée Voltaire
The Institut et Musée Voltaire is a museum in Geneva dedicated to the life and works of Voltaire. The museum is housed in Les Délices, which was Voltaire's home from 1755 until 1760. The property was bought by the city of Geneva in 1929, and the museum opened in 1952, founded by Theodore Besterman. It contains about 25,000 volumes on Voltaire and the 18th century as well as a collection of paintings and prints from the period, many depicting Voltaire, his relatives and acquaintances.
Beth Yaakov Synagogue
The Beth Yaakov Synagogue is located in the heart of the city of Geneva. It has also been known as the Grande Synagogue. It was built between 1858 and 1859 for the Ashkenzai Jewish community, which was about 200 people during the creation of the Synagogue.
Plainpalais
Plainpalais is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and an ancient municipality of the Canton of Geneva. It is mentioned in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as the place where Victor Frankenstein's brother William is murdered.
Geneva University of Music
The Geneva University of Music (French: Haute école de musique de Genève HEM) is a higher music education institution in Geneva, Switzerland.