Self-Guided Audio Tour to the Sins and Virtues of Geneva


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Departs: Geneva, Geneva

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Overview

Pride and love, gluttony and moderation, justice and anger, envy and courage go hand in hand in Geneva. In this tour you will not only manage to see all the main sights of this city, but also look at them from a defferent angle — from the perspective of human vices and virtues.

The monument in honour of Empress Elisabeth ”Sissi”, who was stabbed to death, is located not far from the “doing a good deed” Jet d'Eau fountain. The monument to Jean-Jacques Rousseau reminds visitors of a man who promoted ideas of social equality, but at the same time confessed to affairs with married women and masochism. The building known to serve as a shelter to orphans and bread for the poor in the Middle Ages was also used to lock up beggars and the insane, but the theologians depicted on the Reformation Wall were later taunted with inflexibility, mercilessness and heartlessness.

We will guide you through the key places of Geneva and tell the true story of the real people and their sins and virtues.


What's Included

You will get a qualitative audioguide with a clear explanation of the route.


Traveler Information

  • TRAVELER: Age: 0 - 120

Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Service animals allowed

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

La statue de Sissi Geneve
Start this tour near the statue in honour of the empress killed by the anarchist and learn how and most importantly why this happened.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jet d'Eau
See one of the largest fountains in the world and understand how does it make this world better.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Brunswick Monument
Continue to the monument to the man, who (let us call the spade a spade) donated to the city a lot of money for putting his sarcophagus in the very nice place in the centre of Geneva. Find out where on this monument you can see the images of virtues.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Statue de Jean-Jacques Rousseau
See the monument to Jean-Jacques Rousseau and learn about the sins he confessed.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monument National
Visit the National Monument and get to know why exactly this monument won the competition and was chosen to be erected.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Flower Clock
See the Flower Clock and learn how it is related to pride.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Geneva
See the Lutheran church and learn how different religions see the influence of sins and good deeds on the salvation of a person. Next to this church there is a Palace of Justice, where you will understand why this building is accociated with orphans and mercy.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Place Bourg du Four
Discover the monument, what is considered to be a Genevan fighter for justice. Learn where in the past in Geneva there was a red light districts and listen to the history of prostitution in this city.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cathedrale de Saint-Pierre
See St. Pierre Cathedral and understand why it is associated with the virtue of temperance. Discover the statue of the Prophet Jeremiah and learn why he is often called "the weeping prophet”. Continue to the Town Hall building, see the long stone bench where the judges of Geneva pronounced death sentences and hear about some of them in more detail.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Reformation Wall
Go to the Reformation Wall and learn who of the theologians depicted on the Reformation Wall were taunted with inflexibility, mercilessness and heartlessness.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Statue General Guillaume-henri Dufour
See the statue of Guillaume-Henri Dufour and understand how did he struggle with evil.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Buste Henri Dunant
See the bust of one of the founders of Red Cross and understand how he really lived and what he had in common with Leo Tolstoy.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fontaine De L'escalade
Discover the fountain which serves as an evidence of the courage of the Genevans.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free






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