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Geneva has long been Switzerland's most cosmopolitan city. It sits at the southwestern end of Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), astride the River Rhône, with foreground hills rising against a magnificent backdrop of mountains.
The river bisects the city, with the north side as the right bank (Rive Droite) and the south as the left bank (Rive Gauche). The main railway station and the suburbs are to the north of the river and the Old Town to the south of the river.
Switzerland's famed neutrality has long enticed international organisations to locate their headquarters in Geneva. There are currently around 200, raising the foreign community to 45% of the population. The League of Nations, predecessor of the United Nations, was established here in 1919. Although the UN moved to New York in 1945, Geneva has kept its European office here.
Most of Geneva's attractions can be covered on foot, with the exception of Lake Geneva. Motorboats, affectionately named mouettes (seagulls), crisscross the lake, providing excellent views of Geneva, as well as a close-up shot of the city emblem, the Jet d'Eau.
The Old Town is dominated by the Cathédrale St-Pierre, situated next to the Auditoire, the church in which Calvin taught and John Knox preached and supervised the production of the Geneva Bible.
In the city centre, there is the Ile Rousseau, a little island in the River Rhône, off the Pont des Bergues, with a statue of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and a superb view of the port of Geneva.
Geneva is known as the 'City of Parks'. As well as the Jardin Anglais, the city centre boasts the Promenade des Bastions, below the Old Town walls, which contains the famous Reformation Wall and giant outdoor chess pieces. Many of the parks are situated on the shores of the lake.
Geneva is also near some of the most popular ski resorts in the Alps.
Sightseeing :
• The Port of Geneva
• The Jet d'eau (Water Fountain)
• Horloge fleurie (Flower Clock)
• Saint-Pierre Cathedral
• Le Mur des Réformateurs (Reformation Wall)
• Place Neuve
• Palais des Nations (Palace of Nations)
• Place du Bourg-de-Four
• Carouge
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