Tour & Travel Packages to Geneva

Place Neuve. To the south-west from the ancient part of the city you can find Place Neuve, in the center of which the equestrian statue of general Dufour (1787-1875) by sculptor Alfred Lanz (1879-1894). During the topographical shoot of Switzerland in 1832-1864 under the direction of Dufour the topographical map of the country was created (it got the name 'Dufour's map'). During the Civil war of 1847 the general struggled against 7 catholic cantons, named Zonderburg.In 1857 Dufour contributed to Prussia's refusal from nowadays Swiss Neunburg.

The Reformation Wall. In the adorable Bastions Park you can find the Reformation Wall. Geneva used to the refuge for the leader of the Protestant Reformation John Calvin and his companions-in-arms. By the way, at first Calvin was banished because of the radical position. But after his return in 1541 Geneva turned into 'Reformative Rome'. It was the place, where all the Calvinism supporters gathered.

The building works of the Reformation Wall started in 1909, on the occasion of Calvin's birthday and 350th anniversary of the Academy for clergymen, created by him. The memorial picture is placed at the ancient defense wall. In its central part 5-meter figures of the great reformers (Guillaume Farel, John Calvin, Théodore de Bèze and John Knox) are located. To the right and to the left of them you may see the figures of other reformer from different countries.

The Jet d'Eau Fountain. In the water area of the Geneva Lake the main attraction of this city is situated – it is The Jet d'Eau Fountain, which means 'a water stream'. Primordially the fountain was the safety valve of the hydroelectric power station, but nowadays it turned into the symbol of Geneva. The water didn't use to stream so high, but when in 1951 the special pump the water started rising with the height of 140m. In evenings the fountain is beautifully lit.

If to go across Quai du General-Guisan Boulevard along the lake, you may see another Geneva attraction – The Flower Clock in the English Garden. This clock consists of thousands of flowers and it is homage to Geneva industry. Several times a year the flower composition is renewed in according with seasons.

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Airport Address: Geneva International Airport, PO Box 100, CH-1215 Geneva 15, Switzerland
Distance and Location: The airport is located 5km (3 miles) north of Geneva
Airport Website: www.gva.ch/en
Airport E-mail: info@gva.ch
Airport Telephone: (0)22 717 7111
Country Code: 41
Time Zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 1 (with Swiss and French sectors)