{"id":17320,"date":"2022-05-16T08:54:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T08:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cagi.ch\/uncategorized\/societe-de-lecture-simon-armitage\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T08:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:14:45","slug":"escalade-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cagi.ch\/en\/event-en\/practical-geneva-conferences\/escalade-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"Escalade 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17320\" class=\"elementor elementor-17320 elementor-17315\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ed7b2c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ed7b2c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-686970aa\" data-id=\"686970aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad43357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ad43357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every year, Geneva commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Escalade which took place on the night of December 11-12, 1602.<\/p><p>It was a failed attempt by Charles-Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, to take Geneva by surprise by climbing its walls.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geneve.ch\/fr\/faire-geneve\/decouvrir-geneve-quartiers\/histoire-geneve\/histoire-escalade\/fete-escalade\">Find out all about the Escalade celebration, which combines tradition, humor and official commemoration.<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bge-geneve.ch\/agenda\/la-nuit-de-lescalade-2025\/71138791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Virtual and pictorial exhibition of the Biblioth\u00e8que de Gen\u00e8ve.<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nationalmuseum.ch\/en\/2020\/12\/geneva-escalade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The history of the Escalade on the blog of the Swiss National Museum.<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cagi.ch\/en\/cultural-kiosk-agenda\/dreamscape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Immersive experience \u2018La Nuit de l&#8217;Escalade\u2019<\/strong><\/a> offered at a preferential rate with Dreamscape, partner of the Cultural Kiosks.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3e5cc1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3e5cc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;ee36920&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cadf39d\" data-id=\"cadf39d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492d8e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"492d8e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celebration<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed64cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fed64cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1602.ch\/\">The Company of 1602<\/a><\/strong> is a Geneva historical society founded in March 1926 to perpetuate the commemoration of the Escalade. For three days, it recreates scenes from daily life in Geneva at the dawn of the 17th century.<\/p><p>It organizes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1602.ch\/les-corteges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>3 parades <\/strong><\/a>including a variety of activities <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1602.ch\/festivites-samedi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Saturday 13th<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1602.ch\/festivites-dimanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday 14th<\/a><\/strong> with the grand historical parade through the Old Town.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab2a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ab2a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cagi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Escalade_vignette.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cagi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Escalade_vignette-1024x416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45332\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cagi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Escalade_vignette-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cagi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Escalade_vignette-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cagi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Escalade_vignette-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cagi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Escalade_vignette-1536x625.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cagi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Escalade_vignette.jpg 1783w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c90bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c90bfa\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0ed3b\" data-id=\"ca0ed3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d566e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d566e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/escalade.ch\/en\/\">Course de l'Escalade<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7110ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7110ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sporting and festive event ahead of the festivities on December 6th and 7th. Meet up at Parc des Bastions for a <a href=\"https:\/\/escalade.ch\/animations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">variety of activities<\/a> &#8211; food, music, exhibitions, stands, children\u2019s area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d5fb1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b3d5fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.societe-de-lecture.ch\/activites-culturelles\/conferences\/\" 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