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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Geneva","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"French-speaking, international and on the edge of France: a 140-metre fountain in the lake, the European home of the UN, the particle collider at CERN, and Chamonix an hour away.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304921","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"140 m | The height of the Jet d'Eau\r\n1954 | CERN founded, just outside the city\r\n~1 hour | To Chamonix and Mont Blanc","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"An international city on a French-speaking lake","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Geneva sits at the south-western tip of Lake Geneva, almost surrounded by France, and it has the feel of a small international capital. The European headquarters of the United Nations, the Red Cross and dozens of international organisations are here, and around a third of the population is foreign.\r\n\r\nThe Jet d'Eau, a fountain shooting water about 140 metres into the air from the lake, is the city's symbol and visible from almost everywhere.\r\n\r\nThe old town on the hill holds St Pierre Cathedral, where John Calvin preached and made Geneva the \"Protestant Rome\".\r\n\r\nCERN, the European particle physics laboratory where the world wide web was invented and the Large Hadron Collider runs underground, is just outside the city and free to visit.\r\n\r\nIt is expensive, and one practical detail helps a lot: if you stay overnight in a hotel or hostel, you should receive a free Geneva Transport Card for the city's public transport.\r\n\r\nTwo days, and Chamonix is an hour away.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Airport 7 minutes by train to the centre, and free for arriving passengers from the baggage hall ticket machine\r\nGetting around | Trams, buses and yellow lake taxis. Free with the Geneva Transport Card\r\nCurrency | Swiss franc (CHF), roughly \u20ac1.06 to the franc\r\nTransport Card | Free for overnight guests in hotels and hostels. Ask at check-in\r\nLanguage | French\r\nCERN | Free visitor centre. Guided tours must be booked","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"An old town on the hill, the lakeside, and the station district.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Old Town | First-timers | The hilltop centre: the cathedral, the squares and the lanes. | 46.2010 | 6.1480 |  | \nP\u00e2quis | Value and food | By the station and the lake: the cheapest beds, international food and the Bains des P\u00e2quis. | 46.2110 | 6.1480 |  | \nCarouge | Relaxed and local | South: an eighteenth-century Sardinian-built town with a Mediterranean feel, caf\u00e9s and artisans. | 46.1830 | 6.1400 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Geneva","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Visit CERN. The visitor centre, Science Gateway, opened in 2023 and is free, and guided tours \u2014 which must be booked \u2014 can take you to parts of the laboratory. This is where the world wide web was invented, and the Large Hadron Collider runs in a 27-kilometre ring underground.\r\n\r\nThe Palais des Nations, the European headquarters of the UN, runs guided tours for around CHF 15 (about \u20ac16). Bring your passport.\r\n\r\nWalk up to the old town and climb the towers of St Pierre Cathedral for the view over the lake. Beneath it is an archaeological site going back to the Romans.\r\n\r\nThe Reformation Wall in the Parc des Bastions shows the leaders of the Protestant Reformation in stone.\r\n\r\nGo to the Bains des P\u00e2quis, a public bathing place on a jetty by the Jet d'Eau, for swimming in summer, and sauna and fondue in winter.\r\n\r\nThe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is strong and moving.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"CERN | Free visitor centre. Book tours ahead\r\nPalais des Nations | About CHF 15 (\u20ac16). Bring your passport\r\nSt Pierre Cathedral | Calvin's church, with tower views\r\nBains des P\u00e2quis | Swimming in summer, fondue in winter","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Geneva","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Geneva","hw_hub_city_free_body":"CERN's visitor centre is free.\r\n\r\nThe Jet d'Eau, the lakeside promenades and the Jardin Anglais with its flower clock are free.\r\n\r\nThe old town and the Reformation Wall cost nothing.\r\n\r\nThe Bains des P\u00e2quis charge only a small fee, and are free in some off-peak periods.\r\n\r\nPublic transport is free for overnight guests with the Geneva Transport Card, and arriving passengers can take a free train ticket from the airport baggage hall.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"CERN visitor centre | Free\r\nThe Jet d'Eau | Free, and visible everywhere\r\nFree transport | With the Geneva Transport Card\r\nThe Reformation Wall | Free, in Parc des Bastions","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Geneva","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Geneva","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Expensive, with a French accent. A main is CHF 30 to 45 (about \u20ac32\u201348).\r\n\r\nFondue and raclette are the Swiss classics; perch from the lake is the local fish.\r\n\r\nP\u00e2quis has the cheapest food, with a lot of international options.\r\n\r\nCoop and Migros restaurants and counters are the budget answer, and many locals cross into France to shop.\r\n\r\nA beer is CHF 8 to 10 (about \u20ac8.50\u201310.50).","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Lake perch | The local fish\r\nP\u00e2quis | The cheapest food\r\nA main | CHF 30\u201345 (about \u20ac32\u201348)\r\nSupermarket restaurants | The budget answer","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Geneva","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Geneva","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Smaller and quieter than Zurich. P\u00e2quis and Carouge have the most relaxed bars, and the old town has a few wine bars.\r\n\r\nIn summer, the lakeside and the Bains des P\u00e2quis are where people drink.\r\n\r\nA beer is CHF 8 to 10. Geneva is not a big nightlife city; Lausanne is livelier.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"P\u00e2quis and Carouge | The relaxed bars\r\nSummer lakeside | Drinks by the water\r\nQuieter than Zurich | A smaller scene\r\nA beer | CHF 8\u201310","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Geneva","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Geneva","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Overnight guests in hotels and hostels should receive a free Geneva Transport Card covering trams, buses, trains within the city and the yellow lake taxis. Ask at check-in.\r\n\r\nArriving by air, you can take a free public transport ticket from the machine in the airport baggage hall; the train to the centre takes about seven minutes.\r\n\r\nThe centre is walkable.\r\n\r\nTrains reach Lausanne in about forty minutes and Bern in about an hour and three quarters. Chamonix, across the border in France, is about an hour by road.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Free Transport Card | For overnight guests. Ask at check-in\r\nFree from the airport | Take a ticket in the baggage hall\r\nLausanne | About 40 minutes\r\nChamonix | About an hour, in France","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Geneva","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Geneva costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Very expensive. Dorms are CHF 45 to 70 (about \u20ac48\u201374), a main CHF 30 to 45, and a beer CHF 8 to 10.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac100 to \u20ac170.\r\n\r\nThe free Geneva Transport Card for overnight guests is a real saving.\r\n\r\nPay in francs; euros are accepted in some places at poor rates.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | CHF 45\u201370 (about \u20ac48\u201374)\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac100\u2013170\r\nFree transport | For overnight guests\r\nPay in francs | Euros at poor rates","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Geneva","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Geneva","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Geneva is safe, with some petty theft around the station and P\u00e2quis, particularly at night.\r\n\r\nPickpocketing happens on trams and around the station.\r\n\r\nThe lake is cold and the Rh\u00f4ne, which flows out of it, is fast. Swim only at the organised bathing places.\r\n\r\nCarry your passport for the UN tour and if crossing into France.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Petty theft | Around the station and P\u00e2quis at night\r\nThe Rh\u00f4ne | Fast. Swim at organised places\r\nPassport | For the UN and crossing into France\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Geneva","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Geneva","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Mont Blanc, a castle on the water and Lake Geneva's vineyards.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Chamonix, France | 1 hour | Bus | Under Mont Blanc, with the Aiguille du Midi cable car. |  | 1304926\nLausanne | 40 minutes | Train | The Olympic city on the lake. |  | 1304927\nCh\u00e2teau de Chillon | 1.5 hours | Train | A castle on a rock in the lake near Montreux, which inspired Byron. |  | 1304861\nAnnecy, France | 45 minutes | Bus | A canal town on a clear alpine lake. |  | 1304928\nLavaux vineyards | 1 hour | Train | UNESCO-listed terraced vineyards above the lake. |  | 1304860","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Geneva","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"June to September for the lake. The Escalade in December is the local festival.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. The bise, a cold north wind, can make winter feel colder than the numbers.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 5 | 2 | Cold\r\nFebruary | 7 | 2 | Cold\r\nMarch | 12 | 3 | Improving\r\nApril | 16 | 4 | Good\r\nMay | 20 | 4 | Pleasant\r\nJune | 24 | 5 | Lake season\r\nJuly | 27 | 5 | The best month\r\nAugust | 26 | 5 | F\u00eates de Gen\u00e8ve in some years\r\nSeptember | 22 | 4 | Pleasant\r\nOctober | 15 | 3 | Autumn\r\nNovember | 9 | 2 | Grey\r\nDecember | 5 | 4 | The Escalade festival","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A festival of chocolate cauldrons in December, marking a 1602 victory.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Geneva","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/switzerland\/geneva\/","hw_hub_city_events":"L'Escalade | December | Old town | Celebrating the defeat of a surprise attack in 1602. Chocolate cauldrons are smashed, and there is a costumed procession. |  | \nF\u00eates de Gen\u00e8ve | Summer, in some years | Lakeside | A lakeside festival with fireworks. |  | \nLake season | June to September | Bains des P\u00e2quis | When people swim in the lake. |  | \nWinter fondue | Winter | Bains des P\u00e2quis | Fondue on the jetty after the sauna. |  | \nCERN events | Year-round | CERN | Free exhibitions and talks. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros \u2014 you will pay in Swiss francs, at roughly 1.06 euros to the franc.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Shown in euros for comparison; you pay in Swiss francs. Transport is near zero because overnight guests get a free Geneva Transport Card.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 48 | 25 | 0 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 70 | 50 | 0 | 25\r\nComfortable | 130 | 85 | 5 | 45","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Geneva","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A small scene near the station and the lake. Ask for your free transport card at check-in. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Geneva","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/switzerland\/geneva\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Geneva travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is public transport really free? | For overnight guests, yes. Hotels and hostels should give you a free Geneva Transport Card covering trams, buses, trains within the city and the lake taxis. Arriving passengers can also take a free ticket from the machine in the airport baggage hall.\r\nCan I visit CERN? | Yes. The Science Gateway visitor centre is free, and guided tours of parts of the laboratory must be booked ahead. This is where the world wide web was invented.\r\nCan I visit the UN? | Yes, on guided tours of the Palais des Nations, about CHF 15 (\u20ac16). Bring your passport.\r\nHow expensive is it? | Very. Dorms CHF 45 to 70 (about \u20ac48\u201374), and a day around \u20ac100 to \u20ac170, though the free transport card helps.\r\nCan I go to Chamonix from here? | Easily \u2014 about an hour by bus. Bring your passport, as it is in France.\r\nWhat is the Escalade? | Geneva's December festival, marking the defeat of a surprise night attack in 1602. Chocolate cauldrons are smashed and there is a costumed procession through the old town.\r\nIs it French-speaking? | Yes. Geneva is in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Geneva hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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