Stay : Getaway in Geneva
Geneva is an ideal destination and very easily accessible for a weekend or for a 2 to 3 day getaway. As the choice of visits or activities is relatively wide, this programme is only a proposal aimed at having, during a first visit, the widest possible vision of the city and its many attractions.
Summary of the stay
Best time to go
3 days
€€€ - Luxury
Detail of the stay : Getaway in Geneva - 3 days
Day 1: Historical and International Geneva
Steps: Genève
Morning: visit of the old town (Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Place du Bourg-de-Four, Town Hall, Reformers' Wall...).
Afternoon: visit of the International Organizations district (Place des Nations and Broken Chair, UN - Palais des Nations, International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent...). Return via the right bank of Lake Geneva, walking through the Conservatory and the Botanical Garden, the Perle-du-Lac Park to the Wilson and Mont-Blanc docks.
Day 2: Culture and Lake Geneva
Steps: Genève
Morning: visit CERN (Laboratory of particle physics) and the Globe of science and innovation in Meyrin, or visit the Plainpalais district with the flea market, the MAMCO and contemporary galleries around the rue des Bains, the Patek Philippe Muséum (dedicated to the most beautiful watches in the world), the Place Neuve and the Parc des Bastions, or the MEG (Geneva Ethnography Museum), the MAH (Art and History Museum).
Afternoon: walk on the harbour of Geneva (Jet d'eau, Flowered clock, English garden, Île Rousseau, National monument, Monument Brunswick, baths of the Pâquis...). Crossing the harbour in Mouette (taxi boat) or cruise on the lake.
JET D'EAU / CONSEIL EUROPÉEN POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCLÉAIRE / ÎLE ROUSSEAU / MAMCO / MUSÉE D'ART ET D'HISTOIRE / MEG - MUSÉE D'ETHNOGRAPHIE / BAINS DES PÂQUIS / PATEK PHILIPPE MUSEUM / MONUMENT NATIONAL / PLACE DE NEUVE / MONUMENT BRUNSWICK / JARDIN ANGLAIS / PARC DES BASTIONS / HORLOGE FLEURIE
Day 3: On the heights of Geneva
Morning: visit of Carouge. Its shops and cafés.
Afternoon (or morning, depending on the weather): excursion to Mont Salève by cable car (France), or walk in the Geneva countryside with a visit to the cellars and tasting of Swiss local products.
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