Austerity is what comes to mind when the City of Calvin is evoked. But the people of Geneva and the many visitors to the city have never stopped indulging in all types of activities, even when forbidden.
Let’s take the side streets through different neighbourhoods in search of places of pleasure and vice, discreet or out in the open depending on the period.
This two hour walk through several centuries will take us from the traditional working-class neighbourhoods of Pâquis and Saint Gervais, along the chic lake-front promenades, to the city’s historical centres in the Rues Basses down-town and up in the Old City.
Along the way, we will pass through present and past red light districts, former casinos and gambling places, cabarets … and more.
