Bains des Pâquis at sunset, Geneva — diving board silhouette against the lake
Diver in mid-air off the high board at Bains des Pâquis, Geneva
Lake Geneva water from Bains des Pâquis — turquoise, the Alps in the distance
Swimmer about to enter Lake Geneva at Bains des Pâquis
High dive at Bains des Pâquis — the jump sequence
Bains des Pâquis entrance sign, Pâquis Geneva
Winter swimming at Bains des Pâquis — wading in
Winter swimming at Bains des Pâquis — the plunge
Winter swimming at Bains des Pâquis — coming out
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Bains des Pâquis

The Bains des Pâquis is a Geneva institution in the truest sense — not a tourist trap dressed up as one, but the real thing. A floating bathing complex on the lake, opened in 1932, with a proper seventies vintage feel that's completely authentic. The diving board. The wooden jetties. The hammam that's been running for decades. The bar with cold rosé and a Greek salad that is, genuinely, a good Greek salad.

You jump in, surface, and there are the French Alps. Geneva keeps catching you off-guard.

How to get here Quai du Mont-Blanc 30
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