The turquoise Rhône at La Barge, Geneva
Cold beer in a plastic cup at La Barge, Rhône view
Feet in the Rhône at La Barge, Geneva
Swimming in the Rhône at La Barge, Geneva
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A little river bar on the Rhône. Jump in, come back out, drink a cold beer.
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La Barje

A little pop-up bar right on the Rhône — colourful furniture, bocce ball, some tables under the trees. Open only in summer. My first instinct was that I didn't like it, because I'm particular about my drinks and plastic cups are normally a hard no for me. But the beers here are shockingly cold and crispy and they just hit. The plastic cups work somehow.

Leave work a bit early. You're at La Barje in 15 minutes. You jump in the water, then drink a cold beer, and you say: this is the greatest city in the world.

How to get here Prom. des Lavandières
The move river swimming
Website labarje.ch
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