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About Geneva

The beautiful lakeside city of Geneva is truly international, multilingual and multicultural. Home to many NGOs and multi-national corporations, the city has a warm and welcoming attitude towards visitors and English is spoken by over 60% of the population.

Things to do in and around Geneva

Interested in what the universe is made of?
Visit CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, probing the fundamental structure of particles that make up everything around us through environmentally responsible research with its brand-new Renzo Piano designed CERN science gateway.

(photo © CERN)

A self-guided chocolate tour that debuted in 2022, lets visitors taste Geneva’s famous truffles, bonbons and pralines in a number of the city’s best chocolate boutiques.

(photo © GenèveTourisme, Kaptura)

Le Salève, our local mountain, located just across the border in Haute-Savoie, France, is easily reached by bus and cable car and allows for stunning views of the lake, the Jet d’eau and Geneva city centre.

(photo © GenèveTourisme)

Rest, relax, dine, swim, enjoy the sunshine at Eaux Vives public beach, a timeless space isolated from the daily turmoil.

(photo © GenèveTourisme, Gauvin Lapetoule)

The newly renovated International Museum of the Reformation located in the heart of Geneva’s old town, just next to St. Peter’s Cathedral, highlights a significant period of Geneva’s history with exciting new exhibitions and technologies.

(photo © GenèveTourisme, Paule Hegi)

Le Jet d'eau, the iconic water fountain of Geneva, that shoots 500 liters of water per second at 200km/h, 140 meters into the air has a beautiful story to tell but did you know that its presence in Geneva is almost an accident? This icon can also be admired by catching one of the small ‘mouette’ boats (included in your free Geneva Transport Card or bus ticket) which shuttle passengers from one side of the lake to the other.

(photo © GenèveTourisme)

A feast for the senses! Geneva's culinary culture is incredibly diverse, including Michelin-starred restaurants in the vineyards, traditional fondue by the lake, treats in the Old Town, trendy locations, and fusion cuisine. To sample it all, you will need to stay long enough!

(photo © GenèveTourisme, Loris von Siebenthal)

Take the ‘Geneva Watch Tour’, explore Switzerland’s world-famous watch-making industry and visit the Patek Philippe Museum.

Dreamscape, a virtual reality experience - One of the founders was a professional tennis player (4th Swiss player, WTA 256 in 1999), who, following a shoulder injury, went to study amongst others, 3D computer graphics and sports medicine which lead to the creation of Artanim, a leading center specialized in motion capture technologies, in 2011 with two other motion capture specialists, and of Dreamscape Immersive Inc in 2016.
Dreamscape Immersive, is the product of 8-years of R&D to create the ultimate immersive experience for their worldwide location-based Virtual Reality (VR) entertainment centers. Dreamscape and its VR Adventures are for the moment available in Los Angeles, Riyadh and Geneva.

If relaxing and wellness are your kind of thing, why not spend sometimes recharging at the floating center or unwinding at one of Switzerland’s world-class spas?

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