About Geneva

The world's smallest metropolis. Cosmopolitan Geneva - a world of its own, a world for everyone, quite apart from the rest of Switzerland.

Capital of Peace is one of its names - the European headquarters of the United Nations is located here. Another well-deserved name for this city with a humanitarian tradition, international organisations and cosmopolitan flair, is The World's Smallest Metropolis. Quays, lakeside promenades, parks, elegant stores and lively streets and alleyways in the old part of town wait to be discovered. Boat trips beckon on the lake and the Rhone River. The Alps seem close enough to touch. Geneva - small metropolis surrounded by unspoiled nature and breathtaking scenery. On its limits lie magnificent country estates, hidden behind ancient stands of oak, and, to the north, peaceful villages, home of fruity Perlan wines. Yet more villages and towns huddle the shores of Lake Geneva itself.

Geneva, situated between the Jura range and the Alps on the western end of Lake Geneva, is as lively in winter as it is any other time of the year.

Divide your time between walks in parks festooned with autumnal foliage along wintery shores and quays and museum visits, go shopping and attend top-quality cultural events. Choose from theatre, opera, ballet, the cinema, concerts, cabarets and thirty museums. Or would a gourmet meal in one of Geneva's many outstanding restaurants, five rated with Michelin Guide stars, strike your fancy? Perhaps you'd like to visit the nearby Jura or Alpine skiing areas? Geneva - the ideal combination of big-city ambience and country calm, elegant city life and open-air sports - has it all.