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Audioguided sightseeing cruise of Geneva
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City Tours
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Chamonix and Mont Blanc Day Trip from Geneva
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Cable Car Tours
from $120.76 per adult
Chocolate Flavours Tours Geneva: 3-hour Chocolate Tasting and Old Town Visit
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Walking Tours
from $109.67 per adult
Geneva Private Tour: Zombie City Exploration Game
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Walking Tours
from $9.11 per adult (price varies by group size)
Fun Discovery Walk in Geneva’s Lake Area: green spaces and curious statues
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Walking Tours
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Geneva City Pass
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Sightseeing Passes
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Small-Group Guided Walking Tour of Geneva Old Town
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Walking Tours
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Independent Mont Blanc and Chamonix Half-Day Trip from Geneva
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Bus Tours
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The Right Bank: An audio tour from Brunswick Monument to the botanical garden
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Walking Tours
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Montreux and Château de Chillon from Lausanne
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Bus Tours
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Top Attractions in Geneva

1. Lake Geneva

Bodies of Water

This alpine lake is 310 m deep, 72 km long and 13 km across at its widest point.

2. CERN

Science Museums

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Scientific research and exchange is celebrated in this vast space founded few decades ago.

3. Jet d'Eau

Fountains

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It is a focal point on a city landscape that surrounds Lake Geneva.

4. Bains des Paquis

Beaches • Beach & Pool Clubs

Mont-Blanc

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The Bains des Paquis is a civilised, sensible, cooperative undertaking that delivers the finer things in life to…

5. Cathédrale de Saint-Pierre

Architectural Buildings • Lookouts

Bourg-de-Four

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The Cathedral is a living embodiment of the results of the Reformation set on a hill overlooking Geneva.

6. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

Speciality Museums

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Geneva is the home of the Red Cross/Red Crescent and this museum explains its fascinating history and describes the…

7. Monument National

Monuments & Statues

Rues-Basses Longemalle

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8. Palais des Nations

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Government Buildings

Ariana

Birthplace of the League of Nations and home of the human rights council - it is historical and relevant today.

9. Museum of Natural History (Museum d'Histoire naturelle)

Natural History Museums

The museum is well structured and themed: National animals, exotique land animals, exotique aquatic animals and…

10. Patek Philippe Museum

Speciality Museums

Les Savoises

The museum is a display of brilliance of two people, watchmakers, who came togetherin the beginning of the 19th century.

11. Jardin Botanique - Villa le Chene

Points of Interest & Landmarks

The gardens are made up of various displays of plants with rock and water features.

12. Plage de Port-Choiseul

Beaches

guests have to share the place with peaceful swan families and ducks.

13. Jardin Botanique Alpin de Meyrin

Gardens

14. Broken Chair Sculpture

Points of Interest & Landmarks

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A symbolic monument exactly in front of the United Nations.

15. Chapel of the Maccabees

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Bourg-de-Four

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It was renovated in the 19th century, restoring the celestial theme from the original frescoes of its glorious past…

16. Parc La Grange

Parks

A space which has been in Geneva since Roman times.

17. Musée D'Art Et D'Histoire

Art Museums • History Museums

Bourg-de-Four

This is an extensive permanent collection of art, with many Swiss painters.

18. Parc Animalier Pierre Challandes

Zoos

19. Parc Des Bastions

Parks

This wall represents four of the most famous people that influence much of the development of Geneva.

20. Palexpo

Convention Centers

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Dazzling array of cars arranged in ground and also upstairs exhibition halls.

21. The Flower Clock

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Rues-Basses Longemalle

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With the Jet d'Eau, the Geneva Flower clock somehow has developed an iconic status - Geneva the city of watches, where…

22. Musee d'ethnographie de Geneve

Speciality Museums

Les Savoises

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In a new building centrally located this museum displays precious artefacts from all over the world.

23. Maison Tavel

Historic Sites • History Museums

Cité

The museum is set in Geneva's oldest residential building so it held much historical significance.

24. Le Jardin Anglais

Gardens

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The very first public park in Geneva which was inspired by the English gardens where it got its name.

25. Manor Genève

Department Stores • Shopping Malls

Saint-Gervais Les Bergues

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This shopping mall near to Geneva lake and behind 4seasons hotel.

26. Place Bourg du Four

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Bourg-de-Four

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This place actually is a square, full of tables and chairs, surrounded by restaurants, bistros, cafés, bars, branded…

27. Musée Ariana

Speciality Museums

Ariana

The permanent exhibition takes up two floors of this large almost palatial building.

28. Eglise Russe

Religious Sites

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This Russian Orthodox Church in Byzantine style has been a spiritual home to Russian immigrants and visitors for many…

29. Pointe de la Jonction

Piers & Boardwalks

30. Archeological Site at St. Pierre's Cathedral

Ancient Ruins

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This is an extensive archaeological site, excavated over around thirty years, and revealing the history of worship on…

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