hotels in Geneva

Museums in Geneva

• Art and History Museum  
• International Red Cross Museum  
• Conservatory and Botanical Garden  
• United Nations Office (UNO)  
• Rath Museum 

Exhibitions / Art galeries Geneva

• Geneva Photography Centre. Centre for Contemporary Art. Art and History Centre. MAMCO. Martin Bodmer Foundation. 

Cultural activities in Geneva

• Bol d’Or - Europe’s biggest lake sailing race, on Lake Geneva. Music Festival. “Geneva Festival”. La Bâtie Festival. Montreux Jazz Festival. 

Historic monuments in Geneva

• Saint Peters’ Cathedral: This beautiful cathedral is full of art from its history as well as interesting towers and passages which link it to some of the surrounding buildings  
• Palais des Nations: Originally built to house the League of Nations, it now holds a large collection of public art, a library, and some beautifully landscaped gardens  
• Jet d'Eau: One of the crowning symbols of Geneva is the monumental Jet d'Eau, a fountain of water pumped 140m into the air, shows take place daily between 10 and 11am 

Shopping in Geneva

• Rue du Rhône (Designer shops and luxury jewelleries). Rue du Marché (Globus mall, smaller boutiques and restaurants). Old Town Geneva (Antiques and small, exclusive boutiques). Balexert (shopping mall and cinema). La Praille (shopping mall and sport centre). 

Day trip

• 1_Discover the French side of lake Geneva: Discover the picturesque and oldest village at lake Yvoire with its small harbour, shops and good restaurants. Continue the journey to Evian, famous for its healthy spring water, the Casino and the Evian Ladies Golf Masters.
• 2_Montreux Jazz Festival: The first Festival lasted three days.
• 3_The “French Venice” Annecy: A cluse city on the edge of a lake on a transverse axis of the great routes between Italy and Geneva. The city is located between two areas: mountainous, Pre-Alpine on the one side, and the plain with the Albanais foreland on the other.
• 4_Castles and Famous Residences Cruise: You can learn more about the famous castles and residences that flourished around the banks of the lake, from the castle of Bellerive, the Aga Khan’s countryhouse, the Rothschild’s castle to the Wilson Palace and Lenin’s cottage.
• 5_Geneva Countryside: Come and discover the Geneva countryside.
• 6_Sports: In 1 or 2 hours, famous Swiss mountain resorts like Gstaad, Crans-Montana, Zermatt, the village of the Matterhorn, or the French towns of Chamonix and Val d’Isère can easily be reached via road or rail.The lake is ideal for sailing, rowing, water-skiing and, of course, swimming.

Group activities

• 1_Chamonix - Mont Blanc: A 90 minute drive by motor-coach through the picturesque Arve Valley takes you from Geneva to Chamonix, one of the most famous mountain villages at the foot of the remarkable and majestic Mont Blanc, the highest peak of Europe (4,807 metres).
• 2_Gruyère: From the hilltop, breathe the mountain air and listen to the distant sound of cowbells tickling on the pastures. All while tasting a piece of that cheese, the country’s speciality. Visit the village of Gruyère, one of the oldest in Switzerland with its castle and cheese museums/ factories.
• 3_Lausanne - Montreux - Chillon: Lausanne, cultural centre of Switzerland, is a beautiful city built on hills. Drive through the canton of Vaud and along the lake passing by the famous towns of Vevey and Montreux, you will reach the Castle of Chillon. On the way back to Geneva, visit Montreux.
• 4_Mermaid’s Cruise and the Small Harbours: Discover the major attractions of the lake of Geneva: the stones of Niton, the Water Fountain, the Black Harbour, the Diodati house, The UN building, the castle of Bellerive, the Mermaid, and many more interesting sites. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to sightsee one of Europe’s most beautiful lakes.