Photos: Daniel Case, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Alexander-93, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Clément Bucco-Lechat, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: Daniel Case, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Alexander-93, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Clément Bucco-Lechat, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Carouge market and food walk
Your local guide
Camille Favre
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Highlights
- Carouge market, held Wednesdays and Saturdays
- Longeole sausage sold together with cardoons
- Swiss cheeses and a small fondue, prepared
- Pastries cooling in a Carouge bakery window
- Local wine grown in the Geneva countryside
About this tour
This session walks the Carouge market, held only on Wednesdays and Saturdays, into a sausage stall and a bakery nearby. You see Longeole sausage sold with cardoons and a small fondue being prepared close by. It closes with wine grown just outside the city.
The guide checks sound at the market, then moves stall to stall, explaining each pairing and ingredient as it comes up. You can ask about the market's history, the food or the wine throughout the call. A short list of stalls and where to find them follows afterwards.
This suits anyone planning a food-focused visit to Geneva who wants Carouge included in the route. It also suits former visitors who only shopped in the city centre and missed this quarter.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Geneva before heading out.
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Carouge market 21 min
The camera moves through the Carouge market, held Wednesdays and Saturdays under the plane trees of the main square. The guide explains why this former Sardinian town kept its own market separate from Geneva's.
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A sausage stall 21 min
At a stall the camera follows Longeole sausage and cardoons being sold together, a pairing specific to this part of Geneva. The guide explains how the two ingredients ended up on the same plate.
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A Carouge bakery 21 min
The camera finishes at a Carouge bakery, trays of pastries cooling by the window. The guide talks through a small fondue being prepared nearby and points to a shelf of local wine from the Geneva countryside.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Geneva: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Raclette and Les Pâquis, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Zurich time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Geneva, showing you Palace of Nations and Broken Chair live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Geneva live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Zurich time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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