A Review On Geneva, Switzerland

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Geneva, Switzerland

Introduction:

Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of December 2018) of 201,818, and the canton (essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 499,480 residents. In 2014, the compact agglomeration du Grand Genève had 946,000 inhabitants in 212 communities in both Switzerland and France. Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named "Métropole lémanique" contains a population of 1.26 million.This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud.

Famous Places:
1 Lake Geneva
2 Jet d'Eau (Water Jet)
3 Temple de Saint-Pierre
4 Jardin Anglais (English Garden) and Parc de la Grange
5 Jardin Botanique (Botanical Gardens)
6 Place du Bourg-de-Four
7 Palais des Nations
8 Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Art and History Museum)
9 Monument de la Réformation and Parc des Bastions
10 Patek Philippe Museum

Famous food:
1. Fondue
2. Leeks with potatoes and sausage (Papet Vaudois)
3. Rosti, Valaisanne-style
4. Basel-style roasted flour soup
5. Raclette
6. Polenta and braised beef
7.Zurich-style ragout of veal and mushroom (Zurcher geschnetzeltes)
8.Tartiflette
9. Bern-style lekerlis biscuits with hazelnuts
10. Vacherin Mont D’Or

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Geneva City in Switzerland

Geneva is a city in Switzerland that lies at the southern tip of expansive Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Surrounded by the Alps and Jura mountains, the city has views of dramatic Mont Blanc. Headquarters of Europe’s United Nations and the Red Cross, it’s a global hub for diplomacy and banking. French influence is widespread, from the language to gastronomy and bohemian districts like Carouge.

Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world.

Geneva is a very safe city to travel to and there is almost no crime on the streets of this city, neither petty nor violent. The very worst you can expect is getting beat up.

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A Review On Geneva, Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a country situated at the confluence of Western, Central, and Southern Europe. It is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern.Switzerland is a landlocked country bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. It is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps, and the Jura, spanning a total area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi), and land area of 39,997 km2 (15,443 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8.5 million is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities and economic centres are located, among them Zürich, Geneva and Basel, where multiple international organisations are domiciled

Tourist Destinations

1 Lake Geneva
The lake is unquestionably the star of Geneva's show. It is the background for many of the loveliest city views and itself has the unmatched backdrop of snow-covered Alps. You can get from one part of the city to another on its Mouettes Genevoises, motor-launches that have shuttled between lakeside quays since 1897.

2 Jet d'Eau (Water Jet)
Beside the Jetée des Eaux-Vives, the breakwater enclosing Geneva's harbor, a mighty jet of water soars straight up from the lake surface in a 145-meter plume. This water jet has become the symbol of Geneva and is its most famous landmark.

3 Temple de Saint-Pierre
Dating back to 1150 as the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre, the Romanesque church at the highest point of Geneva's old town features some Gothic elements. During the Protestant Reformation, in which Geneva played an important role, the name was changed to Temple de Saint-Pierre and it became a protestant church

4 Jardin Anglais (English Garden) and Parc de la Grange
On the south side of the lake, known as the Rive Gauche, the Promenade du Lac runs east from the Pont du Mont-Blanc, flanked by the Jardin Anglais, where you'll see the large flower clock, almost as emblematic of the city as the Jet d'Eau. The clock, set on a slight slope for easier viewing, changes with the seasonal blooming plants that form its colorful face.

5 Jardin Botanique (Botanical Gardens)
Southeast of the Ariana, between the Avenue de la Paix and the Chemin de l'Impératrice, you'll find Geneva's botanic garden, established in 1902 to replace a smaller one in the Parc des Bastions. Its greenhouses, gardens, and conservatory cover about 28 hectares and feature more than 12,000 species of plants and trees.

6 Place du Bourg-de-Four
In the heart of Geneva's Old Town, near the Temple de Saint-Pierre, you'll find the popular Place du Bourg-de-Four. Possibly the oldest square in the city, and certainly its most charming and atmospheric, it is on the site of the Roman forum and held an important market from the ninth century onward.

7 Palais des Nations
The large complex of marble buildings that make up the Palais des Nations is the European headquarters of the United Nations, a position it assumed after the demise of the League of Nations, whose world headquarters was here. As such it has become a center of world diplomacy, the largest UN center after New York, with upwards of 25,000 delegates passing through annually.

8 Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Art and History Museum)
One of Switzerland's three largest museums, Geneva's Musée d'Art et d'Histoire owes its exceptional collections to the merger of several regional museums, with added donations from private collectors.

9 Monument de la Réformation and Parc des Bastions
Through a pillared gateway southwest of Geneva's Hôtel de Ville, the Promenade de la Treille is lined with chestnut trees and offers views of Mont Salève and the Jura. Against the wall under the promenade, in the beautiful Parc des Bastions, stands the Reformation Monument.

10 Patek Philippe Museum
There's more to the Patek Philippe Museum than watches and watchmaking by this prestigious Geneva firm. Along with examples of the company's timepieces since its founding in 1839, the museum displays Swiss and other watches, automated musical devices, and portrait miniatures from the 16th to the 19th century.