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Geneva

Triplandio Geneva guide covers 9 travel guides across 20 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 34 self-guided walking tours in Geneva with 226 POI, spanning 122.7 km in total. Get inspired by 15 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.

Guides 9
Areas 20
Local food 15
Tours / POI 34 / 226
Day / Night 27° / 16°
Local Time 9:43
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City & Country Data Switzerland (Geneva)

Key travel data for Geneva — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.

🌍 Switzerland
Cost 💰 LOW
Safety 🔒 100
Health 🏥 100
Lifestyle ⭐ 66
Infra 🏗️ 100
Rank 🎯 #3
Score 📊 70
Tourists ✈️ 11.8M/y
GDP/cap 💵 $114.8k
Life Exp ❤️ 84.4 yrs
Population 👥 9.1M
Currency 💱 CHF Fr
Language 🗣️ German
Payments 💳 Cards OK
Emergency 🆘 112
💰 Prices in Geneva
Coffee ☕ $5.19
Beer 🍺 $8.00
Lunch 🍽️ $26.50
Groceries 🛒 $620.00/w
Taxi/km 🚕 $3.20
Transit 🚇 $3.00
Fuel ⛽ $1.83/l
Internet 📡 $45.54/m
Salary 💵 $6,038/m

Best time to visit Geneva (Switzerland)

Now (July) avg: 21°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Feb & Jul.

Live Temp …
~Day / Night Temp 27°C / 16°C
Sunrise / Sunset 5:57 / 21:26
Local time 9:43
Best Months Feb & Jul
J Jan F Feb best month M Mar A Apr M May J Jun J Jul best month this month A Aug S Sep O Oct N Nov D Dec
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Temperature Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine Hours of sun per day, by month.
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Traditional Local Food Geneva (Switzerland)

Local Flavours of Geneva — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.

Alplermagronen © Wikimedia Commons
Main course Vegetarian

Alplermagronen

Älplermagronen
UHL-phlur-mah-GROH-nen

A hearty pasta and potato dish topped with melted cheese and onions.

Café de Paris Butter Steak
Main course Meat

Café de Paris Butter Steak

Entrecôte Café de Paris
on-truh-COTE cah-FEY duh pah-REE

A steak slathered in a rich butter sauce with herbs and spices.

Carac © Wikimedia Commons
Dessert Vegetarian

Carac

Kah-rahk

A sweet, tart-like pastry filled with chocolate ganache.

Cardoon Gratin
Side dish Vegetarian

Cardoon Gratin

Gratin de cardons
grah-TAN duh car-DOHN

Baked cardoon stems with cream and cheese.

Cheese Fondue © Wikimedia Commons
Main course Vegetarian

Cheese Fondue

Fondue au fromage
fon-DOO oh froh-MAHJ

A pot of melted cheese served with bread cubes for dipping.

Chocolate Fondue © Wikimedia Commons
Dessert Vegetarian

Chocolate Fondue

Fondue au chocolat
fon-dew oh shoh-koh-la

Melted chocolate served in a pot, eaten by dipping pieces of fruit or pastries.

Filets de Perche
Main course Fish & Seafood

Filets de Perche

fee-LEH duh PERSH

Fried fillets of freshwater perch, typically served with tartar sauce.

Lake Geneva Perch Fillets
Main course Fish & Seafood

Lake Geneva Perch Fillets

Filets de perche du Léman
Fee-lay duh pair-sh doo Lay-mon

Delicate perch fillets from Lake Geneva, often pan-fried.

Longeole © Wikimedia Commons
Main course Meat

Longeole

lon-jol

Pork sausage flavored with fennel seeds, unique to Geneva.

Longeole Sausage
Main course Meat

Longeole Sausage

Saucisse de Longeole
lohng-YOHL

A traditional boiled pork sausage with toasted fennel seeds.

Malakoff © Wikimedia Commons
Snack Vegetarian

Malakoff

mah-lah-KAWF

A deep-fried cheese ball typical of Swiss cuisine.

Nusstorte © Wikimedia Commons
Dessert Vegetarian

Nusstorte

NOOS-tor-teh

A traditional Swiss nut tart with a rich caramelized walnut filling.

Papet Vaudois © Wikimedia Commons
Main course Meat

Papet Vaudois

pah-PAY voh-DWAH

Leeks and potatoes stewed with cream, typically served with sausage.

Perch Filets from Lake Geneva
Main course Fish & Seafood

Perch Filets from Lake Geneva

Filets de perche du lac Léman
fee-LEH deh PEHR-sh doo LAK leh-MAHN

Fresh perch filets from Lake Geneva, lightly fried.

Perch Fillets Meunière
Main course Fish & Seafood

Perch Fillets Meunière

Filets de perche meunière
fee-LAY duh per-SH muh-NYEHR

Fresh lake perch fillets, lightly floured and pan-fried.

Raclette © Wikimedia Commons
Main course Vegetarian

Raclette

rah-KLET

Melted cheese served over boiled potatoes, often with pickles and onions.

Rösti © Wikimedia Commons
Main course Vegetarian

Rösti

RUR-shtee

A crispy Swiss dish made from shredded potatoes, similar in style to hash browns.

Rösti © Wikimedia Commons
Side dish Vegetarian

Rösti

RUR-stee

Crispy fried potato dish, often served as a side or breakfast.

Saucisson Genevois
Snack Meat

Saucisson Genevois

soh-SEE-soh zhu-ne-vwah

Dry cured sausage from the Geneva region.

Saucisson Vaudois
Main course Meat

Saucisson Vaudois

soh-see-SOHN voh-DWAH

Traditional smoked and cooked pork sausage.

Geneva Travel Guides

9 guides

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