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Need to Know
BEST TIME TO VISIT
Geneva is a year-round city but in summer it comes alive
along the lakefront.
TOP TIP
Prepare for Mont Blanc views everywhere.
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Geneva Don't Miss List
ISABELLA FOLETTI, TOURISM EXPERT
1 LAKE
It's one of Switzerland's most outstanding landscapes. You immediately see the
Jet
d'Eau
(
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)
, our huge fountain in the middle of the lake.
Lake boats
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drop. Sit back on a sunny day and enjoy.
2 SHOPPING
We love our shopping in Geneva. If you wander the
Rue du Rhône
and the
Rue de
Rive
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), you'll see what seems like every famous luxury brand in the world.
Of course, the Swiss ones have huge boutiques. And if you want a
watch
, we're the
birthplace of high-end watch manufacturing (
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).
3 PEACE & FREEDOM
There are more than 150 international organisations here, and we are world-famous for
our role in diplomacy and mediation. Geneva is the birthplace of the Red Cross and
Red Crescent Movement. You can visit the
museum
(
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)
and see all the in-
credible work the organisation does. The UN is also a huge presence locally.
4 FESTIVALS
the contents! It happens on 11 December and everybody parties. In early August, we
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