Mon Repos Park

In the 19th century, the site hosted the Villa Mon Repos, built by the Plantamour family whose name seemed predestined for such a beautiful park. The Plantamour brothers transformed the place into a prestigious cultural center, receiving illustrious personalities such as Andersen and Châteaubriand, while Casanova had already stayed there a century earlier. The park is also distinguished by its remarkable garden composed of rare plants. Upon Philippe Plantamour's death in 1898, the estate is bequeathed to the City of Geneva. From 1901 to 1939, the villa houses the ethnography museum before becoming the headquarters of the experimental television center of Geneva, which broadcasts its first television signal in 1954.