9 Sights in Geneva, Switzerland (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Geneva, Switzerland! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Geneva. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

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1. St. Pierre Cathedral

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Saint Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland is the principal church of the Reformed Protestant Church of Geneva. Previously it was a Roman Catholic cathedral, having been converted in 1535. It is known as the adopted home church of John Calvin, one of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation. Inside the church is a wooden chair used by Calvin.

Wikipedia: St. Pierre Cathedral (EN)

2. Jet d'eau

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The Jet d'Eau is a large fountain in Geneva, Switzerland and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site and on the official logo for Geneva's hosting of group stage matches at UEFA Euro 2008. Situated where Lake Geneva exits as the Rhône, it is visible throughout the city and from the air, even when flying over Geneva at an altitude of ten kilometres (33,000 ft).

Wikipedia: Jet d'Eau (EN), Opening Hours

3. Reformer's wall

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Reformer's wall Roland Zumbühl - www.picswiss.ch. / CC BY-SA 3.0

The International Monument to the Reformation, usually known as the Reformation Wall, was inaugurated in 1909 in Geneva, Switzerland. Key individuals, events, and documents of the Protestant Reformation are depicted therein in statues and bas-reliefs.

Wikipedia: Reformation Wall (EN)

4. Musée Ariana

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The Musée Ariana, also known as the Musée suisse de la céramique et du verre, is a museum in Geneva, Switzerland. It is devoted to ceramic and glass artwork, and contains around 20,000 objects from the last 1,200 years, representing the historic, geographic, artistic and technological breadth of glass and ceramic manufacture during this time. The collection is the only one of its kind in Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Musée Ariana (EN), Website

5. Musée Barbier-Mueller

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Musée Barbier-Mueller Credits to Mourad Ben Abdallah / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Barbier-Mueller Museum, founded in 1977, is located at 10 rue Jean-Calvin, in Geneva, Switzerland. Its collection contains over 7,000 pieces and includes works of art from Tribal and Classical antiquity as well as sculptures, fabrics and ornaments from "primitive" civilizations around the world. Its goal is to preserve, study, and publish the collection begun by Josef Müller in 1907 and carried on by his daughter Monique and son-in-law Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller.

Wikipedia: Barbier-Mueller Museum (EN), Website

6. Pierre du Niton

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Pierre du Niton

The Pierres du Niton are two glacial erratics in Lake Geneva, Switzerland, in Geneva harbor. On the left bank of the lake near Quai Gustave-Ador, they are remnants from the last ice age, left by the Rhone glacier. Because of their role in Swiss cartography, the rocks have been declared a "Geotope", a national site of geological heritage.

Wikipedia: Pierres du Niton (EN)

7. Parc des Eaux-Vives

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The Parc des Eaux Vives is a park situated at the Quai Gustave-Ador in Geneva with a surface area of 45,000 m2 (480,000 sq ft). It is a sloping hillside park topped by a historic mansion dating back to the 18th century, that now serves as a hotel and restaurant. The headquarters of the Geneva Sports Association is also located in this park.

Wikipedia: Parc des Eaux Vives (EN)

8. MAMCO

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MAMCO Credits to Mourad Ben Abdallah / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

The MAMCO is the contemporary art museum of Geneva, which opened in 1994. The building is a former factory building, with 3000 m2 of exhibition space, it is the largest contemporary art museum of Switzerland.

Wikipedia: MAMCO (EN), Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

9. Église Saint-François-de-Sales

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Église Saint-François-de-Sales Crédits à Mourad Ben Abdallah / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Church of Saint-François-de-Sales is a church in the city center of Geneva, part of the eponymous parish, animated by the community of the Brothers of St. John in a multicultural neighborhood. The name of the parish is from François de Sales, a French saint of the seventeenth century and bishop of the same city.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-François-de-Sales (Genève) (FR)

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