Two events this weekend: one about the nature and the other is a musical event!
FÊTE DE LA NATURE AU SALÈVE
Le Téléphérique du Salève and Maison du Salève celebrate nature, up high and beautiful!
For the Fête de la Nature, the Téléphérique du Salève and the Maison du Salève invite young and old to (re)discover the richness of life in an exceptional setting.
On Saturday you can enjoy these free, immersive activities that will be held at an altitude of 1,100 meters: botanical walks, sensory workshops, participative LandArt creations, and meetings with passionate naturalists. Wooden games will also be available on the esplanade du Léman.
This year's event will focus on the biodiversity of the Salève, a preserved massif between the Jura and the Alps. A great opportunity to raise visitors' awareness of environmental issues while enjoying a breathtaking view of the Geneva basin.
Practical info:
- Departure from the departure station at Etrembières
- Saturday, 24 May 2025
- Free entertainment with cable car ticket - access by cable car (usual fare)
10h30: All about plants (adults)
- A guided walk around the Salève's emblematic plants.
- Meeting point: Esplanade du Téléphérique
- Duration: 1h
14h to 18h: Continuous entertainment (all ages)
- Land'art collective work: Take part in an artistic creation with Régine Raphoz, visual artist. The work will remain visible all weekend.
- Nature Lab (Educational room): Become a naturalist for a day with the Maison du Salève: microscope observations and nature sketches.
- Great wooden games: With the Lémandragore association, have fun with 10 giant games and over 4,000 Kaplas on the esplanade.
- Letter to Nature: Take part in a collective fresco dedicated to Mother Nature with the Maison du Salève.
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Photo credit: @rené torres
FÊTE TRANSFRONTALIÈRE ACOUSTIQUE
A cross-border festival of sound and emotion at the summit of the Salève
On Sunday, the Téléphérique du Salève will host the Fête Transfrontalière Acoustique, a unique cultural event at the crossroads of the Alps and Lake Geneva.
In a friendly, poetic atmosphere, musicians, storytellers and artists from Switzerland and France will take over the upper station to make the mountain resonate with fraternal echoes and shared creations.
On the program: open-air acoustic concerts with a jazz band and a pianist from the esplanade du Léman. An invitation to experience the border differently, as a link between peoples, landscapes and the arts.
A day between nature and culture, conceived as a bridge between territories.
Practical info:
- Departure from the departure station in Etrembières
- Sunday, 25 May 2025 - from 16h-22h
- Free events with cable car ticket - access by cable car (usual rate)
- 100 tickets at -30% for the first registrants from 19 May 2025!
Departure from the lower station at 13h45 - One cabin every 15 minutes (no reservations required).
14h-15h: La Revuelta
15h-16h: Florian Favre, solo piano
16h-17h: La Revuelta
17h-18h: Florian Favre, solo piano
In case of rain or bad weather, the event will be cancelled.
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