Geneva - Rue du Rhône

The busiest streets in Geneva's lower town are the Rue du Rhône and a succession of streets which run parallel to it - Rue de la Conféderation, Rue du Marché, Rue de la Croix-d'Or (these last two for pedestrians only) and Rue de Rive - with a series of squares (originally landing-stages), passages and cross streets linking the two. Opposite the island in the Rhône is Place Bel-Air, around which are a number of banks.