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12/01/2009 - 12/31/2009Escalade Festival and Escalade Race
Geneva,
Switzerland
This two-hander comprises a traditional weekend festival and, before it, a day of races through the streets of Old Geneva in which everyone from children to fun runners to top athletes can take part. Thousands of runners leave in groups, every quarter-hour through the day, passing Saint Pierre Cathedral to finish in the Parc des Bastions. The Cooking Pot (La Marmite) Race in the evening, a torchlit event that ends with the smashing of chocolate pots, is the highlight of the day. The following weekend, to commemorate the historic victory of Geneva over its neighbour, the duc Charles-Emmanuel de Savoie in 1602, there are street parades with people dressed in 17th-century costume. The festival begins with a procession from Rue des Chaudronniers to the Temple of St-Gervais.
Themes:
Spectacle
, History
, Sport
Hours: Races from 1040-1830.
Cost: Free.
Where: Streets of Geneva Old Town
Old Town, centred on Place du Bourg-de-Four
Geneva, Switzerland
Getting there:
Bus: to Plainpalais or Confederation. Place Neuve closed for event.
Contact Information:
Course de l'Escalade
PO Box 3687
Geneva
1211 Geneva 3
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 (0)22 318 5320.
Email: secr@escalade.ch
Website: www.escalade.ch
