Geneve Travel Guide

Geneve is a lovely city. While taking a stroll along the lake make sure you go towards the jet d'eau and check the time on the floral clock. At the beginning of August there is the Geneva festival, the sides of the lakes are full of tents offering food from all around the world, activities and of course alcoholic drinks. There are live music performances and fair ground rides. The Lake Parade earlier in the Summer is also great fun. This is when you realise that Geneve is actually full of eccentric people.

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Last edited Nov 5, 08 2:54 PM. Contributors: Valerie P.

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1. United Nations Office at Geneva

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Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

The Palais des Nations was built as the headquarters of the League of Nations and was constructed between 1929 and 1936. Since World War II, it has been the second center of the United Nations after their headquarters..

2. Cern

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Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

awesome ofcourse :) CMS detector was huge

3. Lake Geneva and Harbour

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Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

Lake Geneva is the second largest freshwater lake in Central Europe and is part of both Switzerland and France. The harbour at Geneva is quite impressive looking and is filled with boats. The paddle steamers and..

4. Jet D'eau

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Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

This fountain is one of the largest fountains in the world, reaching a height of 140 metres. At any given moment when the fountain is in operation, there are around 7,000 litres of water in the air, with two 500 kW..

5. Promenade du Lac

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Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

1. Keso's Tip on Geneve

Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

Swiss international airlines is switzerland's flag carrier that operates 110 destinations in 90 countries.....

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2. Marianne's Tip on Geneve

Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

Headquarter of the International Committee of the Red Cross

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3. Cornelia's Tip on Geneve

Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

Fin strandpromenad

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4. Chris's Tip on Geneve

Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

Be prepared to pay a few dollars if you miss out on the few hostels in the city. Nice spot for a day or two but not much more. One of Europes more expensive cities

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5. Garry's Tip on Geneve

Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

There is a restaurant that only serves roast chicken and chips (salad for vegetarians ) in a great bohemian atmosphere. Also probably the cheapest meal youll have in a proper restaurant.

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6. Sara's Tip on Divonne-les-Bains

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Quaint casino town for the young, rich and beautifull europeans and arabians

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7. Lizzie's Tip on Geneve

Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

Really pretty. I love the giant fountain!

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8. Eric's Tip on Geneve

Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

Geneva can be really charming, but stuff gets exorbitantly expensive there. If you're super-rich, you'll love the shopping. One thing that's definitely cool about the place is it's massive water fountain (which is the tallest in the world and supposedly hooked up to a computer that measures wind speeds to and adjusts the keep the spray at a it's max).

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9. Wandi's Tip on Geneve

Geneve, Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland

Nestled in the a valley next to Lake Geneva, if you stay here try chillin' at L'Hermitage. It's a tiny BB in the new part of the city. Walking distance to shopping and the lake and train station and most importantly CHOCOLATE!!!

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