Travel Guide
Geneva
Switzerland
Best time to go: May–September
Sights
- Jet d'eau – The water fountain is the city's lakeside landmark.
- Old town and St Pierre Cathedral – From the towers, views over the lake and the Jura.
- Bains des Pâquis – A public lido on the lake, with sauna and fondue in winter.
- Palais des Nations – The UN's Geneva headquarters, with guided tours.
- Reformation Wall – Monumental figures in Parc des Bastions.
- CERN – Exhibitions at the world's largest particle physics lab.
Food & nightlife
- Carouge – An Italian-style quarter full of bistros.
- Filets de perche – Perch fillets from the lake, with fries.
- Longeole – Geneva sausage flavoured with fennel.
- Fondue in the old town – Cosy restaurants around Place du Bourg-de-Four.
Day trips
- Salève – Cable car up the local mountain in France.
- Yvoire – A medieval lakeside village, reached by boat.
- Annecy – Canals and a turquoise lake in Savoy.
Good to know
- When to go
- May–September
- Getting around
- Trams, buses and the yellow Mouettes boats across the lake; the airport is minutes away by train.
- Tipping
- Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.
- Power
- Plug type J/C, 230 V.
- Currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
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More in Switzerland
- Zurich
- Bern
- Lucerne
- Basel
- Lausanne
- Montreux
- Lugano
- Locarno
- Appenzell
- Zermatt
- Saas-Fee
- Arosa
- Davos
- St. Moritz
- Laax
- Interlaken
- Grindelwald
- Engelberg
- Verbier
- St. Gallen
- Schaffhausen
- Neuchâtel
- Fribourg
- Bellinzona
- Leukerbad
- Solothurn
- Thun
- Chur
- Sion
- Aletsch Arena
- Gstaad
- Adelboden
- Morat
- Gruyères
- Andermatt
- Scuol
- Lenzerheide
- Winterthur
- Crans-Montana
General tips without guarantee – please check opening times and prices locally.