Lawn chairs, parks and fun in Geneva - Photo by Gabriela RRB

Geneva, Switzerland - Geneva is a city of parks. There are 310 hectares of green areas divided in 800 small and large plots, which according to the Department of Social Cohesion, Youth and Sports, represents 20% of the urban territory.

Since 2003, the City has been offering free lawn chairs in parks around town during the summer.

This year the nine participating municipal parks are:

• Bastions Park, in the City center
• Baby-Plage, in Eaux-Vives
• Bertrand Park, in Champel/Florissant
• Trembley Park, near Nations
• Acacias Park, in Acacias
• Beaulieu Park, in Grottes
• Promeneur Solitaire Park, in Saint-Jean/Charmilles
• Bois-de-la-Bâtie, including La Terrasse du Troc, in Saint-Georges

Lawn chairs available, Promeneur Solitaire Park, Geneva

The chairs are available, free of charge, 7 days a week, 6 hours per day. Youth are in charge of the chairs and recycling efforts, which includes informing visitors about Geneva’s recycling program.

If you have not yet taken advantage of this opportunity do so quickly as the lawn chairs initiative ends August 23rd.

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