Lake geneva

Geneva Part 1: Planning, Rive Droite and the International Area

Fodor’s Essential Switzerland (3rd Edition), Fodor’s Travel, ISBN 9781640977280

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Geneva is the last regional chapter before Fodor’s sends you home with index maps and restaurant price charts. Part 1 sets up the city: watches, chocolate, banks, Calvin, the UN, and a free Geneva Transport Card if you stay overnight. Then it walks the Right Bank and the International Area north of the train station.

Vaud Part 1: Lake Geneva Shore From Nyon to Lausanne

Fodor’s Essential Switzerland (3rd Edition), Fodor’s Travel, ISBN 9781640977280

← Valais Part 3 · Vaud Part 2 →

Vaud (say “voh”) is the French-speaking lake canton where culture, wine, and water meet. Fodor’s Part 1 covers the welcome essay, La Côte shoreline from Nyon toward Lausanne, and the start of the capital city. If Valais is peaks, Vaud is promenades, steamers, and hillside vineyards.