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Watches and Wonders 2027 in Geneva: dates, tickets, venues and what the public can seeThe world's biggest watch fair returns to Geneva from 5 to 11 April 2027. What the organiser has confirmed, what is not yet confirmed, what a public ticket really lets you see, the free programme in town, and how to…By Aurélie Chappuis · October 23, 2026
Geneva with children: activities, museums and beaches by age, and what is closedBy Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 2026
Swiss francs, cards, tipping, tax refunds: money in Geneva without nasty surprisesBy Sandrine Maret · October 23, 2026The most likely split, consistent with 2026, reserves the start of the week for professionals until 8 April 2027, then opens the fair to the public from Friday to Sunday.8 April 202760,000For the 2026 edition, the organiser reported nearly 50,000 room nights booked…49,000The watch fair, for its part, grows with every edition: 49,000 unique visitors…Figures from our fact table, checked on October 23, 2026.Event
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April 5 to 11, 2027The world's biggest watch fair returns to Geneva from 5 to 11 April 2027. What the organiser has confirmed, what is not yet confirmed, what a public ticket really lets you see, the free programme in town, and how to plan without…
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Cornavin, Les Grottes and Pâquis: the practical choice
Who it suits: a first stay without a car, a short trip, a departure by train or plane, and anyone coming for Palexpo who does not want to sleep at the airport. Everything starts here: Cornavin station, trams 14, 15 and 18, and the train that reaches the airport in 6 to 7 minutes.
Hôtel BristolRue du Mont-Blanc, between Cornavin and the Quai du Mont-Blanc · ★ 4,6from CHF 289
Hôtel CornavinCornavin, 2 minutes' walk from the station · ★ 4,2from CHF 132
ibis Genève Centre GareCornavin, Servette side, Rue Voltaire, 7 minutes from the station · ★ 4,2Partner link: booking through it supports the site at no extra cost to you.
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Parking in Geneva: car parks, P+R, prices and pitfallsGeneva is not a city to visit by car, it is a city you drive to. The P+R pass that includes the tram for four, the covered car parks in the centre…By Sandrine Maret · October 23, 2026
Getting around Geneva: tram, bus, train and Mouettes, lines and faresOne network, one ticket, five tram lines and yellow boats crossing the harbour: getting around Geneva is simple once you understand zone 10. The 2026…By Sandrine Maret · October 23, 2026
Map of Geneva: the two banks, the districts and the must-seesGeneva reads by its water: the Rhône leaves the lake and splits the city into two banks, with Palexpo and the airport apart, to the north. The…By Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 202602What to do
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Things to do in Geneva: the activities worth your time, and the ones you can skipGeneva is very easy to enjoy for free, and a few tickets are worth their price. Our sorting of the activities, from the harbour to the free museums…By Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 2026
The Salève, Geneva's mountain: cable car, panorama, hikes and places to eatThe Salève towers over Geneva but stands in France: the cable car leaves from Étrembières, nine minutes' walk from the Veyrier, douane stop. How to…By Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 2026
The Bains des Pâquis in Geneva: swimming, winter fondue, sauna and opening timesA concrete pier in the middle of the harbour, diving boards, a canteen-priced snack bar, a sauna in winter and fondue by the lake: the Bains des…By Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 202603Sleep
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Where to stay in Geneva: the district-by-district guideIn Geneva, the right criterion is not the distance to the Jet d'eau, it is the bank, the evening noise and the journey to the station or Palexpo. The…By Sandrine Maret · October 23, 2026
Hotels in Geneva: centre, station, airport and budget, where to lookGeneva has a reputation for being expensive, and it is. But reasonable rooms can be found if you know where to look: around the station, towards the…By Sandrine Maret · October 23, 2026
Geneva's palace and grand hotels: which one suits your stay?In Geneva, the right palace hotel is not the one with the most stars, it is the one that matches your week: the harbour on foot, the calm of a…By Aurélie Chappuis · October 23, 202604Landmarks
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The Geneva Jet d'eau: height, opening times, when it is switched off and where to see itIt is free, visible from the whole harbour, and yet many visitors find it switched off. The Jet d'eau's 2026 opening times season by season, the…By Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 2026
Geneva Old Town on foot: Bourg-de-Four, St Pierre and the six-stop walkGeneva's hill takes fifty minutes to walk round outdoors, or half a day if you go inside everywhere. The six-stop route, the cathedral's 2026 opening…By Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 2026
Geneva's museums: which are worth the detour, which are free, which one is closedGeneva has several major free or pay-what-you-wish museums, a world-class watch museum, and one museum all the guides still recommend even though it…By Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 202605Getting there
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Geneva to Annecy: bus, train, car, journey times and pricesThirty-four kilometres, a border and a motorway that clogs up: between Geneva and Annecy, the advertised time is never the real time. Direct bus…By Sandrine Maret · October 23, 2026
From Geneva Airport to the city centre: train, bus, taxi and free ticketGeneva Airport is four kilometres from the centre, and the train takes seven minutes. The rest needs a little attention: which ticket, which bus for…By Sandrine Maret · October 23, 2026
How to get to Geneva: train, plane, car and coach from France and the rest of EuropeGeneva is easy to reach from anywhere, but not in the same way: the train wins from Paris and Lyon, the plane only from a big, distant city, the car…By Sandrine Maret · October 23, 202606Watches and Wonders
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Watchmaking in Geneva: museums, manufactures, Rue du Rhône and fairsGeneva is the capital of watches, but watchmaking is not something you visit like a monument. The museums worth the detour, the manufactures that…By Aurélie Chappuis · October 23, 2026
The Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva: opening hours, prices and what you will seeIt is neither a shop nor a manufacture, but one of the finest watch museums in the world, for ten francs. What you really see in its two collections…By Aurélie Chappuis · October 23, 2026
Geneva Watch Days, GPHG, Time to Watches: Geneva's other watchmaking eventsWatches and Wonders is not Geneva's only watchmaking event. A fair in a villa the same week, a festival in town after the summer, a competition that…By Aurélie Chappuis · October 23, 202607Itineraries
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A weekend in Geneva: the two-day itinerary, hour by hourGeneva fits into a weekend as long as you do not try to do everything. Day one on foot, between the harbour and the Old Town; day two devoted to a…By Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 2026
Day trips from Geneva: Lausanne, Montreux, Gruyères, Annecy, Chamonix, what fits into one dayNine one-day destinations from Geneva, and one rule: one main destination, one indoor visit, one walk. Beyond that, the trip becomes a string of…By Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 2026
Geneva in one day: the walking itinerary hour by hour, and the one detour to chooseOne day is enough to see the heart of Geneva, not to see everything. The walking route from Cornavin to the Old Town, hour by hour, the real time for…By Mathieu Jaquet · October 23, 202608Eat
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Where to eat in Geneva without breaking the bank: real prices, districts and good addressesGeneva is not expensive everywhere: it is expensive by the lake and near the big hotels. Prices found in 2026 by type of cuisine, the districts where…By Aurélie Chappuis · October 23, 2026
Fondue in Geneva and Geneva specialities: where to eat it, at what price, and what is localFondue is not from Geneva, but Geneva serves it well, and not necessarily at a high price. Three ways to eat it depending on what you are after…By Aurélie Chappuis · October 23, 2026