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Geneva - Switzerland

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Pont du Mont-Blanc image
Pont du Mont-Blanc image
Le Lacustre image
Le Lacustre image
The Flower Clock (Horloge Fleurie) image
Les Corsaires image
Geneva Water Fountain (Jet d'eau de Genève) image
Geneva Water Fountain (Jet d'eau de Genève) image
Parc des Bastions image
Parc des Bastions image
World Health Organization (WHO) (Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS)) image
World Health Organization (WHO) (Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS)) image
World Health Organization (WHO) (Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS)) image
Promenade de la Treille image
Promenade de la Treille image
Église Russe orthodoxe de Genève image
Église Russe orthodoxe de Genève image
Jardin Anglais image
Jardin Anglais image
Jardin Anglais image
Jardin Anglais image
Jardin Anglais image
Parc des Eaux-Vives image
Pont du Mont-Blanc
Pont du Mont-Blanc
Le Lacustre
Le Lacustre
The Flower Clock (Horloge Fleurie)
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Geneva - Switzerland

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Day 1
Geneva

17 Jul

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Pont du Mont-Blanc

Geneva10:06 AMActivity

Geneva image
Le Lacustre

Geneva10:13 AMFood

Geneva image
Les Corsaires

Geneva11:47 AMActivity

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Parc des Bastions

Geneva01:33 PMActivity

Geneva image
Promenade de la Treille

Geneva05:24 PMActivity

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Jardin Anglais

Geneva06:09 PMActivity

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Parc des Eaux-Vives

Geneva07:20 PMActivity

Geneva

17 Jul

Pont du Mont-Blanc
10:06 AM

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The Pont du Mont-Blanc, sometimes anglicized as Mont Blanc Bridge, is a major bridge in Geneva. It connect the quarters of the left banks of the Rhône to those of the right banks. It is a major north–south road axis in the Canton of Geneva, since its inauguration in 1862. The bridge is about 250 metre-long. The bridge is named after Mont Blanc, the highest massif in the Alps, well visible from Geneva.

1 min by Walk

Le Lacustre
10:13 AM

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At Le Lacustre restaurant, you can savor quality Mediterranean cuisine and enjoy the maritime atmosphere. To accompany its refined dishes based on meat and fish, its local specialties and its crispy pizzas, the restaurant Le Lacustre offers a wide choice of wines from the region or Italy as well as delicious desserts. At noon, you can choose between two menus. From the terrace, you will have plenty of time to observe the harbor of Geneva and the procession of passers-by. Our restaurant has direct access to the Mont-Blanc car park and is very close to the Molard des Mouettes Genevoises pier. Whether it's a business meal or a romantic dinner, we leave nothing to chance to satisfy the most demanding palates.

7 mins by Walk

The Flower Clock (Horloge Fleurie)
11:16 AM

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L'horloge fleurie, or the flower clock, is an outdoor flower clock located on the western side of Jardin Anglais park in Geneva, Switzerland. L'horloge fleurie in Geneva, planted for the 125th anniversary of the ICRC. Around 6,500 flowering plants and shrubs are used for the clock face. The plants are changed as the seasons change.

3 mins by Walk

Les Corsaires
11:47 AM

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A Geneva company taken over in 1993, Les Corsaires has gradually developed in Geneva to currently have around fifty boats, from pedal boats to the Surprise, our largest sailing boat, including motor boats. Substantial and continuous investments responding to the growing demand for sailing lessons and motorboat driving lessons, as well as the rental of various boats, have forged the image of a dynamic, friendly and efficient sailing club. Building on undeniable success, Les Corsaires now operates for you seven days a week from the beginning of March, always adapting to weather conditions. The diversified fleet thus delights the people of Geneva, who are particularly fond of nautical activities by the lake from the start of the season, as well as tourists passing through the Lake Geneva region, who appreciate discovering the aquatic charms of Geneva in the summer. seen from the lake and those from the neighboring banks.

1 min by Walk

Geneva Water Fountain (Jet d'eau de Genève)
12:21 PM

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The Jet d'eau de Genève is a vertical water jet with a height of 140 meters located in the harbor of Geneva , Switzerland . A true emblem of the city, it has been one of its main tourist attractions since1891.

6 mins by Train

Parc des Bastions
01:33 PM

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Located at the foot of the city, under the Promenade de la Treille, the park occupies the site between the fortifications of the 16th century and those of the 17th century . Originally framed by the Bourgeois and Yvoi bastions , it is accessed from the side of the Porte de Neuve . The Parc des Bastions, first called "Belle promenade", was laid out from 1720 to provide residents with a walk inside the city ramparts during the closure of the city and the restriction of trips intended to protect Geneva from contagion at the time of the plague in Marseilles . Initially partly occupied by vegetable gardens, then organized according to a plan which puts it in the axis of the Town hall , this walk is however little by little neglected during the 18th century, for lack of maintenance

21 mins by Train

World Health Organization (WHO) (Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS))
03:25 PM

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24 mins by Train

Promenade de la Treille
05:24 PM

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The Promenade de la Treille is a promenade located in the old town of Geneva in Switzerland . It unfolds between the mansions of the rue des Granges, the Hôtel-de-Ville and the ramparts overlooking the Parc des Bastions . At the foot of the Hôtel de Ville, on the Promenade de la Treille , stretches the longest historic wooden bench in the world, which offers a panoramic view of the Parc des Bastions and numerous monuments of the city. The bench measures exactly 120.21 meters and rests on 61 feet ; It is composed of 212 seat boards and 79 back boards, laid with great precision so that the surfaces remain continuous, in length, width and in plan

5 mins by Train

Église Russe orthodoxe de Genève
05:36 PM

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The Russian Church, Geneva (French: Cathédrale de l'Exaltation de la Sainte Croix, Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross) is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Geneva, Switzerland. Grand Duchess Anna Fyodorovna, who resided in Bern and Geneva after she chose to separate from Grand Duke Constantine, gave funds to build the church in 1863. It was designed by David Grimm of the Imperial Academy of Arts and completed in 1866 in the fashionable Les Tranchées neighborhood of Geneva. The Russian revival church, with its Byzantine striped arches and gold onion domes, underwent restoration in 1966.The church remains in active use

6 mins by Train

Jardin Anglais
06:09 PM

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Located on the edge of the lake, facing the Jet d'eau, the English Garden with its famous Flower Clock, its monumental fountain and its secular trees, enjoys a unique location which makes it one of the most spectacular green spaces in Geneva.

6 mins by Train

Parc des Eaux-Vives
07:20 PM

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Located in the continuity of the park La Grange, the park of Eaux-Vives enjoys an extraordinary location, dominating the lake and the Jura from the top of its lawns and its superb trees. It is an impressive place where beauty and nature have been courting each other for almost 5 centuries.

Trip Recap

Country Visited

switzerland

Month Traveled

July

Traveler Type

Solo

Trip Duration

1 Days

Lodging Cleanliness?

Social-distancing

Mask-wearing

How crowded it was?

Did you feel safe?

Drinking Water

Tap

Rental Car

No

Mode of Payments

CC

Tipping at Restaurants

Yes

English Speaking

Common

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Fun under the Sun
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Planning swiss soon.. this will be helpful

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Nice to hear that 😍

 
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Beach Lover
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Wow!💙 That flower looks so beautiful

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Roadside Family
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Awesome👌

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Karan Rajput
2 Yrs

Swiss is always there on my list🤩 hope I can visit soon

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user
Fun under the Sun
2 Yrs

Planning swiss soon.. this will be helpful

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Travel.with.Nizar
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Nice to hear that 😍

 
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Beach Lover
2 Yrs

Wow!💙 That flower looks so beautiful

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user
Roadside Family
2 Yrs

Awesome👌

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Karan Rajput
2 Yrs

Swiss is always there on my list🤩 hope I can visit soon

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