With a rental car the optimal opportunity to visit the city of Geneva, in the Switzerland and enjoy the many interesting sights and attractions of the city offers. Geneva has experienced nearly 190,000 inhabitants and is the second largest city of the Switzerland thus to Zurich. If you are traveling with a car, you remain flexible and independent of other modes of transport in your time. All major car hire companies available in the entire city.
Museums with the different themes characterize the cultural side of Geneva and transport visitors into the world of a bygone time. So the Museum employs Musée d ' Ethnography de la Villa de Genève in the first place with the building of the city and is one of but also to the other continents. About 100,000 different objects from around the world tell their stories here. The Museum is also one of the most important museums of the Switzerland for Ethnography. Other featured museums are the Museum of fine arts Musée Rath, the glass and ceramics Museum Musée Ariana and the natural history museum, Museum national d'histoire naturelle.
The most beautiful monument of the city of Geneva and at the same time their landmark is the Jet d'eau. Translated from the French, this means water jet. The Jet d'eau called it an impressive fountain with one of 140-metre-high water jet, which is located in Lake Geneva. In a second, almost five hundred litres are ejected water can reach a speed of up to two hundred miles per hour. Even at night, the fountain by the colour lighting offers a sightseeing highlight for tourists. Other important attractions are include the Cathedral of St. Peter, the international Reformation monument, and the birthplace of Jean-Jaques Rousseau, an important intellectual pioneer in the time of the French Revolution. You can easily reach all points of interest with your rental car.
If you want to approach it times something relaxing during your exploration, especially a large and relaxing walk through the beautiful old town of Geneva is advisable. Here a wealth of different small cafés, restaurants and bars, which offer an appealing ambience and fair prices you encounter on the way. You can find everything from local and regional specialties up to exceptional international cuisine here. In the buffet de la Gare des Eaux-Vives's chefs have created something very special and fine Geneva cuisine enhanced by exclusive Oriental spices and aromas to create so completely new taste experiences.
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