🏛️Main Attractions
- ✓Lake Geneva
- ✓Jet D'Or
- ✓United Nations European Office
- ✓Flower Clock
- ✓Saint-Pierre Cathedral
Geneva
Geneva
A city of international organizations and a beautiful city on Lake Geneva
🌐Other Cities in Switzerland
Recommended Hotels in Geneva
Hand-picked hotels and accommodations from Agoda (20 properties)
🏨Recommended Hotels
- ★Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva
- ★Hotel d'Angleterre
- ★Mandarin Oriental Geneva
- ★The Ritz-Carlton Hotel de la Paix
- ★Hotel Bristol
- ★Ruby Claire Hotel Geneva
- ★citizenM Geneva
🍜Restaurants & Food
•Café du Soleil
$$$Traditional Swiss fondue since 1862
•Les Armures
$$$Authentic Swiss cuisine in medieval building
•Bayview by Michel Roth
$$$$Michelin-starred French fine dining
•Chez Ma Cousine
$$Affordable rotisserie chicken and salads
•La Bottega
$$$Contemporary Italian cuisine
🛍️ Shopping
- •Rue du Rhôneluxury_street
Geneva's luxury shopping street with high-end watch boutiques and designer brands
- •Carouge Districtartisan_quarter
Bohemian neighborhood with artisan workshops, vintage shops, and local designers
- •Patek Philippe Salonsluxury_watches
Flagship store of world's most prestigious watchmaker
- •Globusdepartment_store
Upscale department store with Swiss products and gourmet food hall
💡 Travel Tips
- • Geneva Transport Card (free from all hotels) includes unlimited public transport
- • Many museums free on first Sunday of each month
- • Book UN tours weeks in advance - they fill up quickly
- • Tap water is safe and free - no need to buy bottled water
- • CERN tours are free but book months ahead
- • Cross to France easily - Evian, Yvoire, and Annecy make great day trips
🔗 Related Information
📋Quick Info
📅Best Season
June - August
💰Daily Budget
$150-300/day
👥Popular With
International TravelersCouplesLuxury TravelersUN Visitors
🗓️Recommended Stay
2-3 days
🌐Timezone
UTC+1
💬Local Language
French, English widely spoken
💱Currency
CHF (Swiss Franc)
📅Geneva 3-Day Itinerary
Recommended plan for efficient sightseeing
Lake Geneva & UN
🌅
Morning2h
Jet d'Eau & Lake Geneva Promenade
💡 Iconic 140m water fountain. Walk lakefront promenade, Jardin Anglais with Flower Clock. Best photos in morning light.
☀️
Afternoon2-3h
🎭
United Nations Palais des Nations Tour
💡 Book guided tour online in advance. Bring passport for entry. Tour of Assembly Hall, Council Chamber. Fascinating UN history.
🌙
Evening3h
🎭
Old Town (Vieille Ville) Exploration
💡 St. Pierre Cathedral, Place du Bourg-de-Four, narrow cobblestone streets. Dinner at traditional Swiss restaurant.
💡Tips
- •Geneva Transport Card (free from hotel) includes all public transport
- •Many international organizations offer free tours - book in advance
- •Tap water drinkable and free - save money
- •Cross to Evian or Montreux by ferry for day trips