Here’s another city that proves it can be a “metropolis” while remaining compact. The city’s landmark,theJetd’Eaufountain,remindsusofthiswithitswaterjetreachingupto140meters, visible from every corner of the city. Dominating Lake Geneva, Geneva is a long sequence of lakesideandparkstrolls(therearecountless!).Themostmodernbuildingsareontheleftbank, while the historic center rises on the right, with Place du Bourg-de-Four standing as the city’s oldest square and Grand Rue attracting history and philosophy enthusiasts with the birthplace of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, one of Switzerland’s most famous philosophers, writers, educators, and musicians. Here, emotions come in two forms: through museums, the Grand Théâtre, and theOperaHouse,andatopMontSalève,ontheFrenchborder.Thankstocablecars,itispossible to reach 1,100 meters in under five minutes and take in views stretching from Geneva and the lake to the Alps, the Jura Massif, and the imposing Mont Blanc.
