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Fodor's Switzerland
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Today the world's largest center for multilateral diplomacy and a hotbed of luxury shopping, Geneva was a postcard-perfect city known for enlightened tolerance long before Henry Dunant founded the International Red Cross here (1864), the League of Nations moved in (1919), the World Health Organization (WHO) set up shop after World War II, or the World Wide Web was invented here at CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research.
Geneva Hotels
Despite a few new hotels at all levels—including some creative takes on essentially traditional concepts (thankfully, no pods yet)—the palace...read more
Geneva Restaurants
Relatively few restaurants focus on a see-and-be-seen angle; what unites diners at the best ones, whether simple cafés or gastronomic havens, is...read more
Things To Do in Geneva
The République et Canton de Genève (Republic...read more
Travel Deals in Geneva
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Geneva Experiences
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Falling water: The feathery Jet d'Eau, Geneva's iconic harbor fountain and the ultimate public shower, is visible for tens of miles in every direction... Read more
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Geneva's principal shopping streets, known collectively as the Rues Basses, run along the Left Bank. You'll see everything from limo-loads of... Read more
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Discounting its final uphill loop through Cologny, this walk covers 5 km (3 mi) of largely flat, paved promenade—the perfect way to spend... Read more
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The Compagnie Générale de Navigation (CGN) boards passengers on both sides of the Pont du Mont-Blanc and serves multicourse meals... Read more
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Geneva's Greenwich Village, Carouge (from quadruvium) began life in the Roman era as a crossroads next to a bridge over the River Arve. It remained... Read more
News & Features
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Arts & Culture, Events
The Swiss city of Basel is getting ready to host to the who's who of the art world yet again, with the ... Read more
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Life in this small Swiss city has its fair share of fondue and chocolate, not to mention cleanliness.... Read more
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Trip Ideas
Springtime always brings jaunts to Europe to the forefront of travel wishlists, but if you've hit the... Read more
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