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perfect setting, a train ride to the top of Europe and Fôret de Sainte-
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scenic ascents that will have you gasping, all book- Croix
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Haut-Jura
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Pâquis (%022 732 29 74; # Rousses Lake
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TRIP HIGHLIGHT www.bains-des-paquis.ch; Quai Nyon Geneva
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in every language under Moderne et Contempo- Geneva \ / ·
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the sun, a distinctly rain (MAMCO; %022 320 61 I E25 \ #
French feel, one of the 22; www.mamco.ch; Rue des p552 Bonneville
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world’s most expensive Vieux-Grenadiers 10; adult/
cities, a stronghold of the child Sfr8/free; hnoon-6pm
Protestant Reformation, Tue-Fri, 11am-6pm Sat & Sun)
a synonymity with num- the Musée International 1pm & 2-5pm Mon-Fri) and the
bered bank accounts and de la Croix-Rouge et lavish timepieces of Patek
a humanitarian haven. du Croissant-Rouge Philipe Museum (%022
With a whole day and (International Red Cross & 807 09 10; www.patekmuseum.
night, schedule time for Red Crescent Museum; www. com; Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers
Geneva’s magnificent Old redcrossmuseum.ch; Av de la 7; adult/child Sfr10/free; h2-
Town. Waterside attrac- Paix 17; adult/child Sfr15/7; 6pm Tue-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat).
tions exert a strong pull, h10am-6pm Tue-Sun Apr-Oct, If you’re after a behind-
so make a beeline for the to 5pm Nov-Mar), the new the-scenes glimpse of the
emblematic Jet d’Eau ICT Discovery (%022 730 UN or the Large Hadron
(Quai Gustave-Ador) and the 61 55; www.ictdiscovery.org; Collider, prebook a tour
egalitarian public swim- Rue de Varembé 2; h10am- of the Palais des Nations
ming baths at Bains des
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