Getaway in Geneva
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Discovery, Relaxation / Well-being.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
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Where to stay ?
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Detail of the stay : Getaway in Geneva
How to get there
Historical and International Geneva
Steps: Genève
Morning: visit of the old town (Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Place du Bourg-de-Four, Town Hall, Reformers' Wall...).
Afternoon: visit of the International Organizations district (Place des Nations and Broken Chair, UN - Palais des Nations, International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent...). Return via the right bank of Lake Geneva, walking through the Conservatory and the Botanical Garden, the Perle-du-Lac Park to the Wilson and Mont-Blanc docks.
Places of interest : CATHÉDRALE SAINT-PIERRE MUSÉE DE LA CROIX-ROUGE ONUG - PALAIS DES NATIONS HÔTEL DE VILLE CONSERVATOIRE ET JARDIN BOTANIQUES MUR DES RÉFORMATEURS PLACE DU BOURG-DE-FOUR PARC DE LA PERLE DU LAC PLACE DES NATIONS
Culture and Lake Geneva
Steps: Genève
Morning: visit CERN (Laboratory of particle physics) and the Globe of science and innovation in Meyrin, or visit the Plainpalais district with the flea market, the MAMCO and contemporary galleries around the rue des Bains, the Patek Philippe Muséum (dedicated to the most beautiful watches in the world), the Place Neuve and the Parc des Bastions, or the MEG (Geneva Ethnography Museum), the MAH (Art and History Museum).
Afternoon: walk on the harbour of Geneva (Jet d'eau, Flowered clock, English garden, Île Rousseau, National monument, Monument Brunswick, baths of the Pâquis...). Crossing the harbour in Mouette (taxi boat) or cruise on the lake.
Places of interest : JET D'EAU CONSEIL EUROPÉEN POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCLÉAIRE ÎLE ROUSSEAU MAMCO MUSÉE D'ART ET D'HISTOIRE MEG - MUSÉE D'ETHNOGRAPHIE BAINS DES PÂQUIS PATEK PHILIPPE MUSEUM MONUMENT NATIONAL PLACE DE NEUVE MONUMENT BRUNSWICK JARDIN ANGLAIS PARC DES BASTIONS HORLOGE FLEURIE