
Switzerland - Geneva (PDF Chapter)
This is the Geneva chapter from Lonely Planet’s Switzerland guidebook.
Like the swans that frolic on its eponymous Alpine lake (Europe’s largest), Geneva is a rare bird. Slick and cosmopolitan, the people of Switzerland’s second-largest city chatter in almost every language among streets paved by gold.
- swim in the lake or drool over fondue at the très genevois Bains des Pâquis
- maps
- get a crash course in international affairs at the Palace of Nations
- transport
- broaden your global horizons at the Museum of Ethnography
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: History, Sights, Activities, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping.

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