Favorite things to see and do in and near Geneva, Switzerland?

[Anonymous]

What places are worth putting on your itinerary in or near Geneva in spring/early summer for long weekend?

[Anonymous]

If you like physics, go to CERN! Take the bus from central Geneva. They have a free tour. You have to reserve your space online ahead of time.

[Anonymous]

I'm PP. Are you going to Geneva to attend something at the U.N.? If not you may want to take the tour there too (I presume there is one).

[Anonymous]

My sister lives in Geneva and we've spent a lot of time there. Some of my favorite day trips:

Gruyere - lovely, tiny village and CHEESE!
Chamonix, France up in the mountains
Yvoire - lovely medieval village on the lake
Annecy France - another lovely village on a lake

[Anonymous]

Bains des paquis
Old town
Boat ride (to château de Chillon of yvoire)
Annecy

[Anonymous]

If you go to gruyère you can try Bains de Charmey

[Anonymous]

Seconding the suggestion to do the UN tour - it’s cheap (8 francs, I think) and definitely worth it. If it’s not too cold, taking a long walk along the lake is always nice; there’s a pretty path that cuts through a park.

If you have a rental car, the Sunday morning market in Divonne (just across the French border) is great. There’s also the Callier chocolate factory, which does tours, but I think you need to drive there. If you don’t have a car, taking the train to Annecy is a fun day trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sister lives in Geneva and we've spent a lot of time there. Some of my favorite day trips:

Gruyere - lovely, tiny village and CHEESE!
Chamonix, France up in the mountains
Yvoire - lovely medieval village on the lake
Annecy France - another lovely village on a lake

Another vote for these places. Yvoire is out of a story book and Annecy was so beautiful. We loved Gruyere and combined it with a visit to the Cailler chocolate factory.

Montreaux and Lucerne are also beautiful.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister lives in Geneva and we've spent a lot of time there. Some of my favorite day trips:

Gruyere - lovely, tiny village and CHEESE!
Chamonix, France up in the mountains
Yvoire - lovely medieval village on the lake
Annecy France - another lovely village on a lake

Another vote for these places. Yvoire is out of a story book and Annecy was so beautiful. We loved Gruyere and combined it with a visit to the Cailler chocolate factory.

Montreaux and Lucerne are also beautiful.

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Another nice, close in spot is the Roman ruin area of Nyon. Just up the lake, a few stops on the train.

[Anonymous]

I loved taking the free ferry (if you get the ferry pass from your hotel) across the lake a bunch of times. The free botanical gardens near the WTO are also quite nice.

[Anonymous]

OP here - doing more trip planning and wondering about Montreux. Can Montreux and Rochers-de-Naye be done in a day trip from Geneva, or should I plan to stay the night in Montreux?

[Anonymous]

annecy