Geneva, Switzerland’s most international city, has 2,000 years of history behind it. Julius Casear was the first to mention it and Clavin preached reform and austerity here in the 16th century; it was the birthplace of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and saw the foundation of the Red Cross in 1864.
Geneva is nowheadquarters of over 200 international organiationa and the European HQ of United Nations; as a result it is a polyglot, cosmopolitan city with excellent restaurants, shops and entertainment facilities. The Petit Palais (2 terrase Saint Victor) shows modern art from Renoir to Picasso. The Art and History Museum (11 rue Charles Galland), the Ariana Museum (10 avenue de la Paix), for porcelain and pottery and the Voltaire (25 rue des Delices) and J-J Rousseau (Promenade de Bastions) museums are especially interesting.
There is the annual Fetes de Geneve every August and other exhibitions include one for watches and jewelry in September, and the Auto Show in March.
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