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Le Chat Noir

Bar · Carouge

Bar and music venue in Carouge with concerts and DJ nights. Its recurring Chatbaret series features drag cabaret; check the programme for dates.

Rue Vautier 13, 1227 Carouge

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Les Bords de l'Arve

Les Bords de l'Arve

River swimming≈ 3 km

A stretch of riverbank bathing on the Arve between Vessy and Gaillard, a few kilometres from the Geneva centre, with normal clothing and an easygoing summer crowd. A regional gay travel guide lists it as a gay- and hetero-friendly spot, so the queer-friendly note here is community-reported rather than an official label.

Bords de l'Arve, entre Vessy et Gaillard, près de Genève · Geneva · Approximate location

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Plage des Eaux-Vives

Plage des Eaux-Vives

Lake beach≈ 4 km

A free public lake beach on the Quai Gustave-Ador with 400 metres of sand and pebble, looking across to the Jet d'Eau. It sits in the Eaux-Vives quarter, which gay city guides commonly describe as Geneva's main LGBTIQ+ district, so locals and queer guides often report its lakefront as a relaxed, queer-friendly place to swim.

Eaux-Vives, Geneva · Geneva · Approximate location

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Le Minimum

Le Minimum

Lake lido≈ 52 km

A lakeside deck and buvette on the Jetee de la Compagnie at Vidy in Lausanne, part of the city's public bathing zone on Lake Geneva, with ladders and steps leading straight down into the water for a swim. Visitors describe Le Minimum as a relaxed, see-and-be-seen terrace, and local queer guides report a friendly, queer-welcoming crowd.

5 Jetée-de-la-Compagnie, 1007 Lausanne · Lausanne · Approximate location

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