How many days in Geneva?

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How many days you need

One day covers the essentials that lie close together.

A second day lets you go beyond the very centre.

Musée Ariana · Broken Chair · Mur des réformateurs · Cathédrale Saint-Pierre · Musée d'Art et d'Histoire

Three days are comfortable — enough for museums and places further out.

Château de Voltaire à Ferney-Voltaire

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Where to stay

We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 20 min on average, 36 min at the furthest, and 5 of them are within walking distance.

  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (529 m)
  • Jet d'eau (605 m)
  • Mur des réformateurs (681 m)

For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 53 min on average to the same places.

All attractions

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Jet d'eau

36

Jet d'Eau

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre

25

St. Pierre Cathedral

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire

20

Museum of Art and History Geneva

Open: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00

Mur des réformateurs

20

Reformation Wall

Broken Chair

15

Musée Ariana

14

Ariana Museum

Open: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00

Fondation Martin Bodmer

13

Bodmer Foundation

Open: Th-Su 14:00-18:00

Grand Théâtre de Genève

12

Musée d'ethnographie

11

Geneva Ethnography Museum

Open: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00

Musée International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge

11

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

Open: Apr-Oct Tu-Su, PH10:00-18:00; Nov-Mar Tu-Su, PH 10:00-17:00; Dec 24, 25, 31 off; Jan 01 off

Monument Brunswick

11

Brunswick Monument

Musée Rath

10

Open: We-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa-Su 11:00-18:00

Parc La Grange

10

Parc de La Grange

Jardin botanique de Genève

9

Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva

Open: Apr 01-Oct 24: Mo-Su 08:00-19:00; Oct 25-Mar 31: Mo-Su 08:00-17:00

Église Russe

9

Russian Orthodox Church of Geneva

Mosquée du Petit-Saconnex

9

Geneva Mosque

Beth Yaacov

9

Beth Yaakov Synagogue

Église Notre-Dame

9

Basilica Notre-Dame of Geneva

Auditoire de Calvin

8

Reformed Church L’Auditoire

Victoria Hall

8

Globe de la Science et de l'Innovation

7

Globe of Science and Innovation

Open: Tu-Su 08:00-18:00

Musée Voltaire

7

Voltaire Institute and Museum

Open: "sur rendez-vous"

Musée international de la Réforme

6

International Museum of the Reformation

Open: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00

Parc des Bastions

6

Château de Voltaire à Ferney-Voltaire

5

Voltaire's château

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

Musée Barbier-Mueller

5

Barbier-Mueller Museum

Open: 11:00-17:00

Bâtiment des Forces Motrices

5

Bâtiment des Forces motrices

Château de Tournay

5

Chateau de Tournay

Holy Trinity Church

5

Marronnier Officiel

4

Geneva official chestnut tree

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