Geneva is probably the smallest metropolis in the world, characterized by its international population, United Nations HQ and Red Cross HQ. Since Julius Caesar made it a border post in 58 BC, Geneva has been a a traditional meeting place and counts today about 400'000 inhabitants coming from 157 different nations. Once place of refuge for Protestants persecuted in their own countries, in 1863 it became the birthplace of the Red Cross and in 1919, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson decided to install the headquarters of the League of Nations here.

The town is situated in an unspoilt natural landscape along the shores of lake Leman, sheltered by the Alps and the Jura Mountains. With its over 30 museums its numerous art galleries as well as its theatres and its opera where famous international artists perform, Geneva is also an important cultural center. 

Any visitor discovering Geneva for the first time, will certainly be fascinated by the Jet d’Eau, the water-fountain in the lake. This is a 140 meters high water monument, sort of an exclamation mark dominating the roadstead. A white column, constantly moving, mounting rapidly into the sky and then falling down again in millions of drops as a curtain with thousands of constantly renewed folds.