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In Geneva, apart from being able to swim in the massive Geneva lake (100km long, crystal clear like most seas), one can swim portions of Rhone that flows out of
by jajko 2y ago
In Geneva, apart from being able to swim in the massive Geneva lake (100km long, crystal clear like most seas), one can swim portions of Rhone that flows out of the lake. The only exceptions are places where it can drown you or chop you up quickly due to some water constructs (for lack of better words).
Its also quite popular to hop on some inflatable boat or mattress once its safe, just before Jonction [1] which is amazing place on its own, and just take the slow flow for couple of kms in very nice forest environment. Basically till next dam.
Zurich has very similar situation, just way more restricted for free lake swimming.
[1] https://www.google.com/search?q=geneva+jonction&udm=2 https://www.google.com/search?q=geneva+jonction&udm=2
- CaptainZapp 2y ago> Zurich has very similar situation, just way more restricted for free lake swimming. Why restricted? With very few exceptions (i.e. path to and from emergency services) you can hop anywhere into the lake. I'd advise caution at some places (i.e piers where passenger ships dock) but else than that you can just hop in, wherever you like. At least, within city limits.
- macNchz 2y agoIt wasn’t always the case that the lake was clean and swimmable—as a kid in the 90s I remember it as kind of a “new thing” to be able to, since it had been polluted for decades and people came to prefer the public pools.