Geneva Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/cat/switzerland/geneva Thu, 16 Jun 2016 17:00:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Sights and Attractions in Geneva http://toursmaps.com/sights-attractions-geneva.html http://toursmaps.com/sights-attractions-geneva.html#respond Sun, 26 Jun 2016 03:31:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=206771 SIGHTS Geneva is modestly spectacular. It is not a city of rich, legendary architecture or work of art, but rather a small domain filled with contrasts, quaint idiosyncrasies and international flavor. Culinary pleasures abound in Calvin’s city. You will find more than 1000 dining establishments right in the town supplemented by a vast array of delightful bistros in the surrounding countryside. Dining here is a social event: long, leisurely and luxurious. Evening indulgences need not end at dinner. Le Grand Theatre is a manifastation of its name, and opera is the heart of Geneva’s cultural activity. Escapades continue well into

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