Geneva

A beautiful city on a lake between the Alps, where the world's most important international organisations meet — and where the most precise watches in the world are made.

Things to see & do

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Jet d'Eau

A massive fountain shooting water 140 metres into the air over Lake Geneva — one of the tallest fountains in the world. It's the symbol of the city.

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CERN

The world's biggest science lab, right on Geneva's edge. Scientists here smash tiny atoms together at nearly the speed of light to understand what everything is made of. You can visit!

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Palais des Nations

The European headquarters of the United Nations — where world leaders meet to try to solve the planet's biggest problems. Has a stunning room with a painted ceiling.

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Patek Philippe Museum

The most fascinating watch museum on earth — showing 500 years of timekeeping, from simple sundials to watches thinner than a coin.

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Jardin Anglais

A beautiful lakeside garden with a giant floral clock — a clock face made entirely of living flowers, replaced with the seasons.

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Mont Salève

Just over the border in France, a cable car takes you to the top of this mountain for a breathtaking view over Geneva and the whole Lake.

Food to try

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Fondue

Dip bread into a pot of melted cheese — the most Swiss meal there is

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Swiss Chocolate

The best chocolate in the world — smooth, creamy, and available everywhere

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Raclette

Melted cheese scraped over potatoes — simple, warm, and wonderful

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Croissant

Perfect French-style pastries — Geneva is close to France and the bread is superb

Fun facts about Geneva

Geneva is home to more international organisations than almost any city on earth — UN, Red Cross, WHO, WTO, and hundreds more. Over 40,000 international officials live here.
The World Wide Web (the internet we use every day) was invented at CERN in Geneva in 1989, by a British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee. He gave it to the world for free.
Geneva has four official languages — French, German, Italian, and Romansh. But in Geneva itself, almost everyone speaks French.
Switzerland makes about 60% of all the luxury watches in the world. Swiss watch-making is so precise that the best watches lose less than a second per year.
The Alps are visible from Geneva on clear days — Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Western Europe at 4,808 m, towers over the city to the south.
Geneva is one of the world's most important financial centres — and one of the most expensive cities to live in on Earth.