Villa Diodati, Geneva
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The Villa Diodati is a mansion in the village of Cologny near Lake Geneva in Switzerland, notable because Lord Byron rented it and stayed there with John Polidori in the summer of 1816. Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley, who had rented a house nearby, were frequent visitors. Because of poor weather, in June 1816 the group famously spent three days together inside the house creating stories to tell each other, two of which were developed into landmark works of the Gothic horror genre: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Vampyre, the first modern vampire story, by Polidori. ()
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- Calculate routeCologny-Mairie 3 min walk
- Calculate routeMontalègre 5 min walk
- Calculate routeChemin des Fours 5 min walk
- Calculate routeFraidieu 6 min walk
- Calculate routeGenève-Plage 21 min walk
- Calculate routeParc et Plage des Eaux-Vives 28 min walk
- Calculate routeMerle-d'Aubigné 36 min walk
- Calculate routeVollandes 39 min walk
- Calculate routeGenève-Plage 23 min walk
- Calculate routeLa Belotte 29 min walk
- Calculate routeGenève-Eaux-Vives 32 min walk
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Which popular attractions are close to Villa Diodati?
Nearby attractions include Cologny, Geneva (7 min walk), Fondation Martin Bodmer, Geneva (10 min walk), Société Nautique de Genève, Geneva (19 min walk).
How to get to Villa Diodati by public transport?
The nearest stations to Villa Diodati:
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- Cologny-Mairie • Lines: A, Ns (3 min walk)
- Montalègre • Lines: E, G, Ns (5 min walk)
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- Genève-Plage • Lines: 2, 6 (21 min walk)
- Parc et Plage des Eaux-Vives • Lines: 2, 6 (28 min walk)
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- Genève-Plage • Lines: M3, M4 (23 min walk)
- La Belotte • Lines: 3154 (29 min walk)
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