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Jardin Anglais, Geneva
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CATHÉDRALE ST-PIERRE
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(Cour St-Pierre; admission free; 9.30am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, to 5.30pm Sat, noon-6.30pm Sun) Started
in the 11th century, Geneva's lovely cathedral is mainly Gothic with an 18th-century neo-
classical facade. Between 1536 and 1564 Protestant John Calvin preached both here - see
his seat in the north aisle - and in the Gothic Auditoire de Calvin (Cour St-Pierre; admission
free; 10am-noon & 2-4pm Mon-Sat) neighbouring the cathedral. In summer free organ and
carillon concerts ( www.concerts-cathedrale.com ;

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5pm & 6pm Sat Jun-Sep) fill the cathedral

with soul.
Don't leave the cathedral without buying a ticket for the cathedral towers (adult/child
Sfr4/2) . Seventy-six steps twist up to the cathedral attic - a fascinating insight into its ar-
chitectural construction - from where you can hike another 40 steps up the northern or