Geneva sparkles as the mystical birthplace of luxury watches. Rated a top ten city for its exceptional quality of life, Geneva is the second most visited city in Switzerland and the destination choice for celebrities.
Do you know that Geneva’s closest neighbour is France? The French-speaking Swiss city of Geneva sits at the mouth of the Rhone River and along Europe’s largest Alpine lake—Lake Geneva. The city is embedded between the Alps and the Jura Mountains, close to the majestic Mont Blanc (4,810 metres) that is only an hour’s drive away.
Sixty six percent of the Geneva canton is a protected area, with 50 verdant parks and gardens – making it one of Europe’s greenest cities. On top of that, Switzerland’s third largest vineyard (1,400 hectares), along with its bucolic countryside and villages, are only 15 minutes travel from Geneva’s town centre.
A hub of the international economy, Geneva is where over a hundred foreign banks are based. Switzerland’s famous neutrality has birthed a thriving expatriate community in Geneva, with 190 nationalities—41% of its population coming from outside Switzerland.
Famous for its role in diplomacy, Geneva is home to 35 international and 250 non-governmental organizations, such as Europe’s United Nations and World Health Organisation.
Geneva is also the gourmet city of Switzerland and the birthplace of the Red Cross and World Wide Web.
And the list goes on… Geneva has a thousand and one reasons to dazzle you!
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Capital of Peace and Freedom
Well-known for being the Capital of Peace and Freedom, Geneva is where the wind of freedom blows.
As the birthplace of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, you must visit the Red Cross Museum while in Geneva and learn about its amazing humanitarian work. Just opposite the Red Cross Museum lies the Palais des Nations. It is the European headquarters of the United Nations, a focal point for multilateral diplomacy in maintaining peace in the world and defending respect for human rights.
At the public square before Palais des Nations stands a 12-metre high gigantic ‘Broken Chair’ wood sculpture. This broken chair is a symbol of the campaign against landmines.
