Geneva Travel Guide - Travel to Geneva, Switzerland
Travel to Geneva, Switzerland -Â Why visit Geneva? As the capital of French-speaking Switzerland, Geneva has a gorgeous setting with a lake, river and mountains. This and the fact that it occupies a central location within Europe make it a magnet for tourists. Geneva is also physically diverse, with a charming medieval Old Town, a busy commercial district and handsome architecture, from elegant stone and wrought-iron facades to the Sardinian flavor of the Carouge suburb. Seen from the train station, Geneva’s graceful skyline is capped by the Alps, with the cathedral’s spires in the middle ground and the water jet gushing up from the lake in the foreground.
When to visit Geneva? Geneva can experience climatic extremes throughout the year. It’s frequently quite cold in winter and generally muggy in summer. Temperatures in the fall and spring can also be unpredictable. Rain tends to fall most heavily in August, and unpleasantly strong winds blow in during the spring and fall. The best times to visit Geneva are May and September—that is, unless you’re interested in winter sports.
International Flights to Geneva
Every year, tons of skiers and snowboarders book cheap international flights to Geneva for one reason only - access to some of the best snow conditions in the world.
Lodging in Geneva
Geneva has more than 130 hotels, including numerous luxury hotels throughout the downtown area and beyond. Budget hotels are concentrated in the train station vicinity (which also happens to be the red-light district). Geneva is primarily a business-tourism city, so bargains can be had on weekends. United Nations meetings and other major annual events can fill the higher-end hotels, particularly March-June and August.
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