Ginebra
Ginebra
Geneva (town) – located about three hours (276 km) southeast of Zürich, the French-speaking city of Geneva is the most international in Switzerland. Naturally, Geneva has that reputation, since it is the European seat of the UN, and the International Red Cross has a prominent presence there.
Geneva has two faces: one of them is the old town (located on the left-hand shore of Lake Geneva – considered the heart of the city, complete with a shopping and business district); the other face is the city’s right-hand shore of the Lake – where many large hotels and restaurants are located.
For visitors, this city on the westernmost fringe of Switzerland has much to offer. International artists perform in the Grand Théâtre and Geneva Opera House, and an extremely diverse range of museums such as the “Musée international de l’horlogerie”, a watch museum with a collection of jewelry watches and musical clocks, and the International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which provides an insight into the work of these humanitarian organizations, invite city guests to visit them.
One popular made of transport here is the “Mouettes”, a type of water taxi, enable crossings to be made from one lakeshore to the other, while larger vessels invite visitors to enjoy cruises on Lake Geneva.