The Course de L'Escalade fun run through Geneva's Old Town takes in some of the city's finest historical sites. Thousands of enthusiastic runners wind their way through the narrow streets of the Old Town, finishing at the Parc des Bastions.
During the afternoon, people of all ages run distances ranging from 2km to 8km.
Although this is not a competition in the strictest sense, participants wear elaborate costumes in the hope of standing out from the crowds, which provides an amusing spectacle for the onlookers that line the streets.
At the end of the day, runners engage in another typically Genevoise tradition - smashing chocolate cooking pots (La Marmite).
The race commemorates the historical victory of the city of Geneva in 1602 over its neighbour, the duc Charles-Emmanuel de Savoie.
Although this is not a competition in the strictest sense, participants wear elaborate costumes in the hope of standing out from the crowds, which provides an amusing spectacle for the onlookers that line the streets.
At the end of the day, runners engage in another typically Genevoise tradition - smashing chocolate cooking pots (La Marmite).
The race commemorates the historical victory of the city of Geneva in 1602 over its neighbour, the duc Charles-Emmanuel de Savoie.
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