By-Car Hire Guide To Geneva

Situated in the west of Switzerland, Geneva is well known as the headquarters of the United Nations, and you can take a guided tour of the Palais des Nations while you are here.

Geneva Overview

Geneva also has many other great attractions and is known as a city of culture. You can visit more than 40 museums including the Museum of Art and History, the Natural History Museum, the International Automobile Museum, the International Red Cross Museum and the International Museum of the Reformation.

Must-see attractions during any visit to Geneva include the Jet d'Eau (water fountain), the Flower Clock in the English Garden, the Malbuisson Clock and the Niton Rocks, which were used during the Bronze Age for ritual sacrifices.

You can try a range of water sports or take a boat trip on the beautiful Lake Geneva, and the city is a great place for shopping, dining and evenings out.

Although there is plenty to see and do in Geneva, if you hire a car during your holiday you can experience far more of what Switzerland has to offer. You can use your Geneva hire car to get to the Chambésy Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the Swiss Olympic Capital of Lausanne or the historic town of Martigny.

If you hire a car, you can also break up your holiday by spending a few days in the ever-popular ski resort of St. Moritz or the medieval city of Lucerne.

You can find out more about some of the attractions in the Geneva area that you can visit if you hire a car here:

• Geneva Car Hire - Attractions within one hour's drive
• Geneva Car Hire - Attractions within one to two hours' drive
• Geneva Car Hire - Attractions within two to three hours' drive
• Geneva Car Hire - Attractions more than three hours' drive away

Getting to Geneva and Geneva Car Hire

Geneva International Airport is about ten minutes' drive from the centre of Geneva and you can hire a car from here. When your holiday is over, you can just drop your hire car off at the car hire office before you board your plane.