Geneva’s Old Town is like stepping into a time warp, with its cobblestone streets, grandiose buildings, and vibrant squares. The Old Town is home to the longest bench in the world, perfect for taking a break and enjoying the view of the Parc des Bastions and the city’s charming architecture.

Cool fact: Every Saturday at 2pm, Geneva Tourism organized 2-hour walking tours of the Old Town. Get details here.

Geneva’s Jet d’eau isn’t just a fountain – it’s an iconic landmark shooting water 140 meters into the air. Originally built in 1886 as a safety valve for a hydraulic plant, it became a permanent feature of the Geneva lakeside in 1891. Visible from various points in the city, it symbolizes Geneva’s industrial heritage and is especially stunning when illuminated at night.

Cool Fact: The Jet d’Eau pumps approximately 500 liters of water per second at a speed of around 200 kilometers per hour, making it one of the most powerful fountains in the world.

The Palais des Nations, built in the 1930s, serves as the European headquarters of the United Nations. Originally the headquarters for the League of Nations, this grand example of 20th-century architecture hosts important international conferences and diplomatic meetings. Visitors can tour the Assembly Hall, Council Chamber, and view artwork from member states.

Cool fact: The Assembly Hall is one of the largest conference rooms in the world, seating over 2,000 delegates, and is adorned with murals by Catalan artist José Maria Sert, symbolizing peace, progress, and justice.

Discover the most beautiful rose garden in Geneva.

The Parc de la Grange is one of Geneva’s lakeside parks where you can relax without leaving the city. The park is the legacy of the Favre family in Geneva who gifted it to the city in 1918. 

Its magnificent three-acre rose garden has more than 200 varieties of roses! A manor house with fountains and beautiful flower gardens dominates the gentle slope leading to the lake. All summer long, the Théâtre de Verdure offers free concerts for all.

A ‘living museum’ in the international district. The largest public botanical garden in Switzerland.

Geneva’s first botanical gardens were created in 1817 as an expression of the then prevailing naturalist trend. Today, the Botanical Gardens and Conservatory occupy roughly 28 hectares. The garden’s herbarium – one of the world’s largest – has six million samples. The gardens invite you on a journey into the botanical world.

Inaugurated in November 2001, the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva houses one of the world’s most important and prestigious horological collections.  Some 2,500 watches, automata, precious objects and portrait miniatures on enamel are on display. The museum also has a library with over 8000 publications on time and time measurement.

Cool fact:  The museum houses two of the the eight surviving oldest clocks in the world, created around 1530 by Caspar Werner, a horologist from Nuremberg, as well as the largest enamel watch collection in the world.