Yvoire Travel Guide

 3 Reviews   You could not miss the steeple of Saint Pancras Church. Its onion-shaped dome was built in the XIXth century. Due to the rust damages, it was renovated with stainless steel and gold leaves for the top bowl and cock. A bright steeple visible far away. 

 1 Review  I didn't realize that the Castle wasn't open for visitors but it didn't matter, by that time I had already visited the castles at Chillon and Gruyeres in Switzerland and I wasn't really interested in visiting another. The castle garden, the Garden of the Five Senses (Jardin des Cinq Sens) is open... 

 1 Review   Yvoire has an exceptionnal location on the French shoreside of Geneva Lake. During the Middle Age the city was fortified due to its strategical position. In the XVIst century after fierce battle, the castle was burned and the village turn into a more peacefully place by hosting fishermen and... 

 Gaiata Says:  Beautiful, peacefully ans so original !Taking its inspiration from the Middle Ages, this garden elaborates the theme of the five senses in the maze and in the various green spaces. Smell, touch, contemplate, listen, and sometimes taste! From time immemorial, gardens have... 

 adema29 Says:  Take a cruise across the lake, walk along the stony streets, admire the houses full of flowers, relax shopping souvenirs or drinking a cup of coffee on a terrase, or simply admire the lake with boats and ducks:) ! 

 1 Review and 18 Opinions  On the French side of Lake LeMan - the most desireable accommodation in Yvoire. Everyrooms have: ... 

 3 Reviews  Wonderful food, good service. Here is a sample of their menus. This one is for 18 Euros. Menu du Marmiton (sauf samedis soirs, dimanches et jours fériés) Millefeuille de tomates et mozzarella au basilic ou Soupe glacée de melon à la menthe fraîche Médaillon de mignon de porc rôti à la graine de... 

 2 Reviews  We were between meals but I couldn't pass up a snack after seeing gelato stands and crepe stands every few feet. It was a rather warm day and the line for the gelato was loooong so I opted for a crepe instead with my favorite filling, nutella and banana. It's cheaper if you get it to go, I think it... 

 1 Review   This old fisherman house offers a cosy place and shaded terrace to taste the famous “filets de perche” with one of the 18 home-made recipes. Do not think that these fishes are from the Geneva lake… tons are needed to feed all the thousands of hungry Yvoire visitors ;-) Filets de perche of course! 

 4 Reviews  To get to Yvoire from Geneva, we enjoyed a leisurely ride along a country road (D25) that passed through some lovely little villages to get to Yvoire, it was barely imperceptible that you were passing from Switzerland to France as there was no border guard, at least not that day. Remember to take... 

 icunme Says:  The "Swiss Riviera" - at least, that's what the Swiss say. Park your car in the large parking complex and walk through Yvoire. A wonderful road trip...... 

 Dabs Says:  My French is a little rusty, I can do the important things like reading menus, but reading the sign near this "work of art" it appeared that the artist was trying to claim that Santa Claus lived in Yvoire when he wasn't busy up in the North Pole. I'm afraid that I remain a... 

 Lilasel Says:  Swans and ducks don't afraid being very close to people, so if you have some bread with you, be sure you will take good pictures :-) 

 Lilasel Says:  Lake Geneva (rarely Leman Lake, in french: Lac Léman or Lac de Genève) is the second largest freshwater lake in central Europe (after Lake Balaton), divided between 2/5 France (Haute-Savoie) and 3/5 Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais).