Attractions In Geneva
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Geneva is one of the most beautiful and biggest cities of Switzerland. It is also one of the leading centers of world diplomacy and houses headquarters and offices of various Global organizations. UN was based in Geneva before moving to New York in 1945.
Some of the best Geneva attractions are being discussed below:
St. Peter’s Cathedral – This majestic building is an impressive delight to the eyes and you should definitely visit it when you are in Geneva. It was built in the year 1160 and houses various artifacts and objects found in various excavations during its construction days. Aside from this, you also get splendid views of Geneva.
Monument Brunswick is a facsimile of Duke of Brunswick’s mausoleum and constructed in 1873.
If you have a valid passport then you should plan to visit Palais des Nations. It is a historic place where League of nation was accommodating in 1920 after the First World War. All the huge and historic halls over there are decorated by several paintings to entertain the visitors.
There are many various old buildings and shops, which you can see, in Quartier des Grottes. The buildings are at least 300 years old buildings.
Parc des Eaux Vives is a beautiful park and none of the visitors should miss its wonderful views of Palais des Nations and UN campus.
If you want to see the huge collection of timepieces, visit Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, especially for Patek Philippe & Antiques Collection.
Chillon Castle is one of the gigantic and charming castles of Switzerland is situated on the banks of Lake Geneva. The castle consists of 102 independent buildings and they are 10 centuries old.
Mount Saleve doesn’t only satisfy the passion of the entire rock climbers it even gratifies them with the impressive views of Geneva and Alps.
One of the tallest fountains Geneva Jet D’eau is located in the center of Geneva. It is one of the favorite places for tourist and was built in 19th century.
The Ariana Musee – It was built in the 19th century and houses a huge collection of Eastern art including porcelain, pottery and glass. Variety of Chinese and Japanese art is on display.
Cecelia Owens loves travel and she does freelance writing for the top South African travel comparison website, BestFlights.co.za offering Flights to Geneva.