Geneva, the third most important city in Switzerland after Zurich and Basel, is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Perhaps, this is also the quietest place in the whole of Europe, where, besides, there is something to see.
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How to get here
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Every tourist arriving to Geneva, can receive in the arrivals hall in special vending machines a free ticket for a trip to the city by train . Tickets operate 80 minutes from the moment of receipt - this in full not enough to reach any Geneva point . Ticketing machines are located between baggage conveyors and customs control points . Only passengers can use tickets because they are valid upon presentation of the air ticket or boarding pass for the arrived flight . Time in transit by train - 6 minutes, trains run from about half-6 to midnight .
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The hotel, a hotel or hostel in Geneva every guest can get a free pass for public transport for the duration of your stay, including for the return trip to the airport. The only type of transport, which will have to fork out, and then only on their own - this is a taxi. In other words, you can go for free on buses, trams, trains (within the city) and even small yellow boats that connect the two shores of Lake Geneva in the city.
However, it is quite convenient to walk in the center of Geneva, all sights are on foot accessibility. The nearest stop to the Cathedral and the old town is the Molard square, from which there are only a couple of minutes to the old streets.
Climate
Cloudy, light rain + 9 ° C in the afternoon + 3 ° C at night ° C water |
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Geneva hotels
Geneva from Do not be classified as cheap - the eternal golden fleece of Switzerland is expressed in an additional mark-up on the generally average accommodation options . Those wishing to save here will have a hard time - the cost of even hostels is noticeably higher than the European prices . But motocrosses and hoes in Geneva will certainly enjoy - the local "five" have established themselves as one of the best hotels in Europe - at an appropriate cost, of course . In addition, in the city you can always settle in a high-quality and not mega-expensive "four" or "three Crete ".
Book popular Geneva hotels at the best prices
| Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva from 29 699 RUR Geneva Luxury Apartments | from Swiss Quai du Mont-Blanc from 26,148 rubles Geneva Rue Philippe - Plantamour 6 - 8 | InterContinental Geneva from 20 725 rub. Geneva 7 - 9 Chemin du Petit Saconnex |
| Hotel Montbrillant from 8 975 rub. Geneva 2, rue de Montbrillant | Hotel Warwick Geneva from 9 297 rubles Geneva Rue de Lausanne 14 | Nash Airport Hotel from 6 457 rubles Geneva chemin de la Violette 11 |
| Sagitta Swiss Quality Hotel from 9 233 rubles Geneva 6, Rue de la Fleche | Design Hotel f6 from 7 038 rubles Geneva Ferrier 6 | Hôtel Longemalle from 12 913 rubles Geneva 13 Place Longemalle |
| ibis Genève Center Nations from 8 975 rub. Geneva Rue du Grand Pré 33-35 | Auberge Communale de Carouge from 12,267 rubles Geneva Rue Ancienne, 39 | Hotel de Geneve from 7 425 rubles Geneva 1, place Isaac-Mercier |
Shopping and shops in Geneva
Most of the shops are on the left bank of the Rhone. The big street (Grand Rue) - an ancestral garden of antique dealers and artists, there are many shops and galleries open. And a couple of steps from it is a shopping district, literally "crammed" passages. On the street of the Confederation, Rue du Rive and parallel to it Rue du Rone are boutiques of all famous European brands and bookstores. It is worth a visit in the art book store, located on an island in the middle of the Rhone next to the Papiers Gras gallery and the Aux Halles de l'Ile restaurant.
To "local" purchases include jewelry, watches and chocolate. By the way, Switzerland is one of the few countries that allows to export gold in ingots. And one of the most common Swiss souvenirs - no, not gold, and chocolate in the form of an ingot, wrapped in gold paper.
Everyone who believes that a Swiss watch is better to buy in Switzerland, should look into the shops of Cartier, Bucherer and Piaget, who will meet in the city more than once. Almost everywhere are sold relatively inexpensive collectible watches from Swatch, a fashion that has been growing steadily in the last decade. This "classic" Swiss souvenir - no worse than an army Swiss knife or chocolate.
- Take a walk in the colorful historical center and see a lot of attractions.
- To feel small splashes on the face, watching the rapid activity of the fountain Jed-o'o.
- To see the biggest second hand in the world on a flower clock at the Promenade du Lac.
- To pay tribute to the memory of Jorge Luis Borges at Pleenaple Cemetery.
- Lose the account to the steps in the Lost steps hall at the UN Palace.
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing in Geneva
The main attraction of the city is the fountain Zhe-D'O, which emits 500 liters of water per second to a height of 147 meters. According to its water "train", the Geneva direction determines the direction of the wind. Another curious and unique attraction of Geneva is the clock from the flowers on the Promenade du Lac with the biggest second hand in the world. Its length is 2, 5 meters, and the total diameter is five.
Over the old city stands the Cathedral of St. Peter - this Geneva temple for Protestants is the same as the St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome for Catholics .Not far from the cathedral is the house Tavel, in which you can learn in detail about the history of the city .A little further - the area where you should stay on the terrace of the cafe opposite the Town Hall .On the first floor is the Alabama Hall, where the case of the famous English cruiser was decided, and in 1864 the Geneva Convention of the Red Cross was signed .The big street of the Old Town is filled with antique shops and art galleries .
Not far from it there is a park of bastions, broken on the remains of city fortifications. This beautiful park on the one hand is limited by the University, on the other - by the Wall of the Reformers. In the center of the New Square is a monument to General Dufour, who united Switzerland. Also on the square are the Rath Museum, the site of major art exhibitions, the Conservatory and the Geneva Opera House. Passing the university building, you can go to Plenaple Square, where the circus-tent and the amusement park are often broken, and on Saturdays from 7 am until lunchtime the flea market is unfolding.
Not far from the square is the ancient Geneva cemetery of Pleenaple with very modest tombstones. There is buried Jorge-Luis Borges.
In the middle of the Rhone, on the island, is the center of arts Center d'art en L'Ile, arranged in the former slaughterhouses. There are books and art shops, biz stores of oddities and antiquities, as well as an amusing gallery of comic books by Papiers Gras. There is also the Tower of the island Tour de L'Ile, built by bishops and, as the fortress tower supposedly, later became a prison.
On the right bank of the Rhone are the UN Palace, the International Work Center, the International Red Cross and other organizations. The UN Palace, standing in a large beautiful park - a small "state in the state" and the largest exhibition center in Europe. There it is worth to come to see the Assemblies Hall, its famous foyer - the Hall of Lost Steps, and the park itself, in which the first generation of peacocks, once gifted to the League of Nations, lives.
Not far from the city, on the shores of Lake Geneva, lies the "pearl of the Swiss Riviera" - Montreux. The city is known all over the world for its closed private schools and beauty institutions, nightclubs, bars and casinos, jazz and classical festivals. Here lived many great writers and musicians, including Vladimir Nabokov, who is buried in the local cemetery. On a small rocky island off the coast of Montreux lies the famous Chillon Castle.
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