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Geneva with children: activities, museums and beaches by age, and what is closed
Geneva is a flexible family city, not a theme park. It works very well from 5 to 12, more modestly with a toddler. What …
Swiss francs, cards, tipping, tax refunds: money in Geneva without nasty surprises
In Geneva, cards work almost everywhere, euros sometimes, and that is where you lose money without noticing. Should you …
How much does a trip to Geneva cost? Real budget by profile, and how to pay less
Geneva is expensive, that is a fact. But it gives part of the bill back: free transport for hotel guests, free museums, …
Geneva Watch Days, GPHG, Time to Watches: Geneva's other watchmaking events
Watches and Wonders is not Geneva's only watchmaking event. A fair in a villa the same week, a festival in town after th…
The Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva: opening hours, prices and what you will see
It is neither a shop nor a manufacture, but one of the finest watch museums in the world, for ten francs. What you reall…
Free things to do in Geneva: museums, views, the lake, parks and events
Geneva passes for the most expensive city in Europe, yet it is one of the most generous with free things: museums, the l…
Geneva in winter: ice rinks, hot baths, markets and skiing an hour away
Geneva's winter has its rituals: the sauna facing the lake, fondue after a cold dip, the Bastions ice rink, the Christma…
Swimming in Geneva: beaches, public baths and water quality, place by place
In Geneva, people swim in the lake, right in the city. Six very different places, from the Pâquis jetty to the large Gen…
Visiting the UN and the Palais des Nations in Geneva: booking, ID, prices
You do not visit the UN on a whim: the Palais des Nations only opens for booked guided tours, often full weeks in advanc…
The Fête de l'Escalade in Geneva: 2026 dates, procession, race and chocolate marmite
Every December, Geneva celebrates a night in 1602 when it drove back the troops of Savoy. A costumed procession through …
Geneva in three days: the full itinerary, with a day trip and the fair in April
Two days are enough for Geneva's main sights; the third goes to watchmaking or a day trip. The day-by-day itinerary, the…
Geneva in one day: the walking itinerary hour by hour, and the one detour to choose
One day is enough to see the heart of Geneva, not to see everything. The walking route from Cornavin to the Old Town, ho…
Day trips from Geneva: Lausanne, Montreux, Gruyères, Annecy, Chamonix, what fits into one day
Nine one-day destinations from Geneva, and one rule: one main destination, one indoor visit, one walk. Beyond that, the …
Geneva from France: Léman Express, border, customs and car, a day without mistakes
Annemasse is twenty minutes from Geneva, yet a badly prepared day costs an hour in traffic and a ticket for the wrong zo…
From Geneva to Chamonix: coach, shuttle, train or car, journey times and prices
Chamonix is an hour and a half from Geneva airport on paper, and more than three hours on a winter Saturday. Coach, shut…
From Geneva to Lausanne: train, coach, car or boat, the right choice and the right price
Lausanne is the easiest day trip from Geneva: a direct train almost every fifteen minutes. What costs you is buying at t…
St Pierre Cathedral in Geneva: towers, archaeological site, tickets and view
St Pierre is three different visits sold separately: a plain Protestant church, towers for the view, and excavations tha…
Geneva's museums: which are worth the detour, which are free, which one is closed
Geneva has several major free or pay-what-you-wish museums, a world-class watch museum, and one museum all the guides st…
Fondue in Geneva and Geneva specialities: where to eat it, at what price, and what is local
Fondue is not from Geneva, but Geneva serves it well, and not necessarily at a high price. Three ways to eat it dependin…
Where to eat in Geneva without breaking the bank: real prices, districts and good addresses
Geneva is not expensive everywhere: it is expensive by the lake and near the big hotels. Prices found in 2026 by type of…
Staying on the French side near Geneva: Annemasse, Ferney-Voltaire, Archamps, the real maths
A room in Annemasse or Archamps often costs half as much as in Geneva. But between breakfast, cross-border tickets and t…
A weekend in Geneva: the two-day itinerary, hour by hour
Geneva fits into a weekend as long as you do not try to do everything. Day one on foot, between the harbour and the Old …
Boat trips on Lake Geneva from Geneva: Mouettes, CGN, cruises and stopovers
Three very different products hide behind "boat in Geneva": the harbour Mouette, public transport at tram prices; CGN, w…
Visiting CERN from Geneva: the Science Gateway, the Globe, guided tours and the closed tunnel
CERN is free, forty minutes by tram from the centre, and fascinating for anyone with a little scientific curiosity. But …
Geneva City Pass, Geneva Transport Card, tpg tickets: which pass should you get for Geneva?
In Geneva, many visitors pay for a pass they did not need: their hotel was already giving them free transport. The free …
Geneva Old Town on foot: Bourg-de-Four, St Pierre and the six-stop walk
Geneva's hill takes fifty minutes to walk round outdoors, or half a day if you go inside everywhere. The six-stop route,…
How to get to Geneva: train, plane, car and coach from France and the rest of Europe
Geneva is easy to reach from anywhere, but not in the same way: the train wins from Paris and Lyon, the plane only from …
When to go to Geneva: seasons, weather, events and prices, month by month
There is no single right month for Geneva, there is the right month for what you are coming to do. The lake in summer, w…
From Geneva Airport to the city centre: train, bus, taxi and free ticket
Geneva Airport is four kilometres from the centre, and the train takes seven minutes. The rest needs a little attention:…
Skiing from Geneva: the resorts you can reach in a day, journeys and lift passes
"Skiing an hour from Geneva" is one of the most oversold promises in the region. The resorts you can really reach in a d…
Watchmaking in Geneva: museums, manufactures, Rue du Rhône and fairs
Geneva is the capital of watches, but watchmaking is not something you visit like a monument. The museums worth the deto…
Where to stay in Geneva during Watches and Wonders: prices, districts and when to book
One week a year, Geneva's rooms disappear months ahead and their prices double. For Watches and Wonders 2027: the period…
Geneva Christmas market: 2026 dates, location and what to eat
The Geneva Christmas market is neither in the Old Town nor at Plainpalais: it is Noël au Quai, by the lake, on Quai du M…
Watches and Wonders 2027 in Geneva: dates, tickets, venues and what the public can see
The world's biggest watch fair returns to Geneva from 5 to 11 April 2027. What the organiser has confirmed, what is not …
The Geneva Motor Show: where does it stand, and what is left at Palexpo?
For more than a century, Geneva was the world capital of car premieres. Not any more: GIMS left the city after a scaled-…
The Bains des Pâquis in Geneva: swimming, winter fondue, sauna and opening times
A concrete pier in the middle of the harbour, diving boards, a canteen-priced snack bar, a sauna in winter and fondue by…
Geneva to Annecy: bus, train, car, journey times and prices
Thirty-four kilometres, a border and a motorway that clogs up: between Geneva and Annecy, the advertised time is never t…
The Geneva Jet d'eau: height, opening times, when it is switched off and where to see it
It is free, visible from the whole harbour, and yet many visitors find it switched off. The Jet d'eau's 2026 opening tim…
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 …
Hotels in Geneva: centre, station, airport and budget, where to look
Geneva has a reputation for being expensive, and it is. But reasonable rooms can be found if you know where to look: aro…
The Salève, Geneva's mountain: cable car, panorama, hikes and places to eat
The Salève towers over Geneva but stands in France: the cable car leaves from Étrembières, nine minutes' walk from the V…
Where to stay in Geneva: the district-by-district guide
In Geneva, the right criterion is not the distance to the Jet d'eau, it is the bank, the evening noise and the journey t…
Things to do in Geneva: the activities worth your time, and the ones you can skip
Geneva is very easy to enjoy for free, and a few tickets are worth their price. Our sorting of the activities, from the …
Geneva park and ride: which P+R to choose for your route
Geneva's park and ride sells a length of time, not a space: parking and a tram ticket for the whole car, provided you pa…
Map of Geneva: the two banks, the districts and the must-sees
Geneva reads by its water: the Rhône leaves the lake and splits the city into two banks, with Palexpo and the airport ap…
Getting around Geneva: tram, bus, train and Mouettes, lines and fares
One network, one ticket, five tram lines and yellow boats crossing the harbour: getting around Geneva is simple once you…
Parking in Geneva: car parks, P+R, prices and pitfalls
Geneva 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 cover…