YVOIRE A LITTLE JEWEL AT THE GENEVA LAKE

Yvoire is an old medieval city situated at the Lake of Geneva, being located at the tip of the Leman peninsula. This medieval town, ideally situated on the expanse separating the "little lake" from the "great lake", still possesses some of the essential elements of the fortifications of the 14th Century : the castle, doors, ramparts...

Known as a modest fishing village in the beginning of the century, Yvoire is now ranked as one of the International Laureates of Floral Decorations, and is a member of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of France. This medieval city celebrated its 700 years in 2006.

Yvoire received its first prize in the national competition for the best kept villages in 1959 and the rewards followed over the years. Now ranked as “Four Flowers”, the village represented France in 2002 at the European level and received the International Trophy for Landscape and Horticulture.

Yvoire is considered as the "Most Beautiful Villages of France" for the last 20 years. To which I fully agree ! The other villages or towns I had seen in this part of France looked rather neglected.

So I take you through the little cobbled streets for a sightseeing tour !









































We ended our tour at the little habour before returning back home.