Geneva

Main tourist attractions

Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland and its an incredible diverse city. The
Canton has a great cultural life: it is the uropean city which spends most of its budget on culture
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The &et deau
The la'eshores star attraction is the water (et. The water (et is one of the citys most famous
landmar's. )t is also one of the biggest fountains in the world.
The flower cloc' and the par's
Since *+,, the flower cloc' has been telling time in Geneva. This attraction is a symbol of the
renewed Swiss cloc' and watches industry.
)n the city there are more than ,# par's and green areas. The &ardins -nglais !nglish Garden% is
an attractive par' located ne.t to the la'e. )ts a nice place to ta'e a brea' and see the beautiful
views of the la'e and the cityscape.
The palais des /ations0 1/2
Geneva is home of "" international organization and ",# non3governmental organizations. The
international committee of the 4ed Cross and the 2/ are also located here. -t the entrance of the
1/2 it is possible to see a symbolic monument: all the foreign country flags flowing together in
the wind.
Carouge and its 5ohemian atmosphere
Carouge is an ancient mar'et town and its located across the 4iver -rve.
The first tram in Switzerland was set up on the line Carouge 3 6lace /euve0 which is the oldest
section of urope still in operation.
)n this trendy atmosphere you can spend hours strolling along the streets and window shopping in
its galleries and bouti7ues.
Geneva tourist arrivals
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Mar'et predictions
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Geneva has adopted a concept of Tourism called @Aision "#*,@0 which was developped by
Geneva Tourism and the Boundation for Tourism with the collaboration of the Tourism 1ffice
Congress !GT C 5c%. This is an action plan that contains more than ",# proposals and it aims to
improve the tourism mar'et in the Canton. 1ne of the action plan is to enhance the collaboration
between the main actors dealing with tourism issues in Geneva.