Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Geneva, Switzerland

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 127 m
Descend 114 m

Experience Geneva in Switzerland in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in GenevaIndividual Sights in Geneva

Sight 1: 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

539 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

447 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Parc Jardin Anglais

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The Jardin anglais is an urban park in Geneva, Switzerland, situated at the location of an ancient harbor and a wood. It marks the beginning of the Quai Gustave-Ador.

Wikipedia: Jardin Anglais (EN)

151 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Flower clock

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Flower clock

L'horloge fleurie, or the flower clock, is an outdoor flower clock located on the western side of Jardin Anglais park in Geneva, Switzerland.

Wikipedia: L'horloge fleurie (EN)

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: 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)

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: 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

550 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

726 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Plaine de Plainpalais

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The Plaine de Plainpalais is a large esplanade of 78,135 square meters located in the heart of the city of Geneva in Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Plaine de Plainpalais (FR)

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Musée d'ethnographie

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The Musée d'ethnographie de Genève is one of the most important ethnographic museums in Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Musée d'ethnographie de Genève (EN), Website

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