 Geneva (Genève), Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
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Geneva is the second biggest city in Switzerland, after Zurich, and the biggest within Romandie, the French-speaking part of the country. It covers 15.86 sq km (6.12 sq mi) and has a population of 192,000 (2011 estimate), within a metropolitan area of 1.24 million people. The city is located at a height of approximately 375 m (1,230 ft) above sea level, at the point where the Rhone river exits Lake Geneva.
Guide to Geneva Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Geneva that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Inside the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre in Geneva
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More on Geneva
Geneva is the third most important financial center in Europe behind London and Zurich. It is also considered one of the most compact cities in the world, and the fourth most expensive.
Atrium of the International Museum of the Red Cross & Red Crescent, Geneva
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Geneva experiences a temperate climate. July is the warmest month, with average temperatures of around 25.3°C (77.5°F). January is the coldest month, when temperatures drop to around -1.9°C (28.6°F).
Visiting Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva International Airport (GVA) is just 4 km to the northwest of the city, near the Swiss-French border. The airport, which also serves neighboring France, receives flights from major cities in Europe and North America.
You can also take the train to Geneva from cities across Western Europe. The Swiss Federal Railway has train services between Geneva and Zurich, St Gallen, Basel and Bern departing every hour.
Galerie d'Art en Île in Geneva
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Places of Interest in Geneva, Switzerland
- Cathédrale St-Pierre
- Île Rousseau
- International Museum of the Reformation
- Jardin anglais
- Jet d'Eau
- Monument Brunswick
- Musée ARIANA
- Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain
- Museum of the International Committee of the Red Cross
- Palais des Nations
- Quartier des Grottes
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