4 Hours In . . . Geneva

Newsweek, June, 2008 by Amber Haq

A haven for luxury shopping, a world center of the fine-watch industry and home to the United Nations and the Red Cross, the small Swiss capital is a bustling, cosmopolitan city also offering plenty of delights on the artistic and culinary fronts.

Rent a bike and meander the trendy streets of the Plainpalais district, browsing in the vintage flea market.

See modern European art from the last 40 years—including Christo, John Armleder and Claudio Parmiggianiat MAMCO , the Museum of Contemporary Art (mamco.ch).

Eat delectable Swiss fondue in its many variations at the charmingly rustic landmark restaurant Les Armures (www.hotel-les-armures.ch).

Sample a mouthwatering collection of ganaches—including rosemary, absinthe, saffron and...

Premium Content Partnership | MyWire provides an in-depth online archive library of reference works. MyWire
 

BNET TalkbackShare your ideas and expertise on this topic

Please add your comment:

  1. You are currently: a Guest |
  2.  

Basic HTML tags that work in comments are: bold (<b></b>), italic (<i></i>), underline (<u></u>), and hyperlink (<a href></a)