Cologny

 
Cologny (alt. 450 m/1,476ft) 14km/9mi northeast of Céligny (No. 9 bus or boat) on the hillside above the east shore of the Petit Lac, has a fine 17th C. country house and a number of modern villas. There is a magnificent view across the lake to the Palais des Nations and the Jura, particularly from the terrace between the Lion d'Or restaurant and the church and from the "Byron Stone" on the Chemin de Ruth.

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Byron stayed in the Villa Diodati in 1816 and met Shelley, then also living in Cologny.

1.8km/1mi south at Chêne-Bougeries, is the modern residential development of La Gradelle, built since 1963.
Transit: Bus: 9.

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