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The LakeCan you swim in Lake Geneva right in the city?
Yes, and Genevans do, all year: the public baths on the Pâquis jetty, the new Eaux-Vives beach, the pools of Genève-Plage, how clean the water is, and what to know before you get in.
- II
Getting HereHow do you get from Geneva Airport to the old town with luggage?
The train from Geneva Airport to Cornavin, the walk or tram onward to the old town hill, the free transport card, and what to plan for with heavy luggage.
- III
Booking AheadHow do you visit the Palace of Nations, and what do you need to bring?
The guided tour is the only way inside the UN's palace in Geneva: how booking works, the passport rule, the security check, the luggage limit, and what you see if you cannot get a place.
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Getting AroundWhat does the Geneva Transport Card cover, and how do you get one?
Guests of registered accommodation in Geneva travel free on the trams, buses, local trains and water buses of the whole canton. What the card covers, what it does not, how it arrives, and what to do without one.
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When to ComeWhat happens at the Escalade, Geneva's festival in December?
Every December Geneva remembers the night in 1602 when it beat back a surprise attack by Savoy: the story, the costumed procession, the run through the old town, the chocolate cauldron, and how a visitor joins in.
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Day TripsWhere can you see Mont Blanc from Geneva?
The highest summit of the Alps is visible from much of Geneva on a clear day. The best places in the city to look for it, the viewpoints above it, and how to pick your day.
- VII
The Jet d'EauWhy is the Jet d'Eau sometimes switched off?
Geneva's fountain runs every day except when it cannot: why wind and cold stop it, when the annual maintenance happens, who decides, and what to do if you arrive to find only the jetty.