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Programme for accompanying persons
Welcome reception
19h00-20h00
The welcome reception will take place after the opening ceremony at the conference Center.
Geneva City tour, boat cruise and country side
13h30 – 18h30
The city tour of Geneva will bring you to visit the International part of Geneva through the centre of the world’s peacemaking organizations followed by a tour of the main tourist attractions of the city like the Fountain and the wonderful Flower clock. Then get a taste of Geneva’s history into the Old Town with your guide on a walking tour.
To complete this City Tour, continue on the lake with a one hour commented boat cruise which will make you discover the major attractions of the lake of Geneva: the Water Fountain, The UN building, the castle of Bellerive, the Mermaid, and many more interesting sites.
Then we finalize our excursion with a drive around the countryside: Full of charm and history, with the vineyards, the fortified houses and the castles.
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Official day out TIAFT
12h00 - 22h30
Leaving from Geneva via the highway to the picturesque village of Gruyeres which is well known for its cheese, cream, milk and butter, you will visit the beautiful village with an open access to all museums, the castle, a cheese making demonstration and experience a traditional meringue and Gruyeres cream before to depart to Lausanne for a nice aperitif at the Olympic Museum and an unforgettable dinner cruise on the lake Geneva
Chamonix Mont Blanc
08h00-18h00
At 70 minutes drive by motor-coach through the picturesque Arve Valley will take you from Geneva to the prestigious alpine resort of Chamonix, one of the most famous mountain villages at the foot of the remarkable and majestic Mont-Blanc (4807m. /15’771ft).
The Chamonix Valley is approximately 20 kilometers long and nestled between the towering Mont-Blanc range to the south and the Aiguilles Rouges mountains to the north.
The birthplace of mountaineering over 200 years ago, Chamonix is still considered the ultimate place to be for all those who share a love of nature and the mountains.
Options to be choose on the spot:
The most famous cable-car in the world will take you, after a dizzying aerial voyage, as far as the Aiguille du Midi (3842 metres). This high-mountain site, equipped for your comfort and safety, offers you a unique 360° panorama, taking in the majestic Mont-Blanc as well as the whole of its massif.
Perhaps you will be lucky enough to see mountaineers linked by ropes trying to conquer one of these prestigious summits!
This charming little red train has been ferrying travellers up to the Montenvers site and the world famous Mer de Glace glacier since 1908.
Surrounded by prestigious summits, les Drus (3754 m), les Grandes Jorasses (4205 m) and les Grands Charmoz (3842 m), the Montenvers site offers numerous exhibitions to enable everyone to know more about the life of the largest French glacier (7 km long !) and about nature in the Alps.
Gala dinner
19h30-23h00
The « salle communale de Plainpalais » was built 1908-1909 according to the architect plans from Joseph Marschall (1865-1924), for the growing Municipality of Plainpalais.
The building testifies a new National style at the beginning of the XX th century. The authenticity of this great and polyvalent public edifice will create an exceptional location for the TIAFT 2009 gala dinner.
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