Geneva

Built around the Rhône’s outlet from Lake Geneva, Geneva grew into Switzerland’s leading international city and a compact canton on the French border. The lake meets the river at the heart of town, where the Jet d’Eau has become its best-known landmark; the old city rises nearby around St Pierre Cathedral. Geneva’s global role is tangible in the Palais des Nations, the European headquarters of the United Nations, and in institutions including the International Committee of the Red Cross, founded here in 1863. French is the city’s main language, while parks, cafés and lakefront quays give daily life a distinctly francophone character. Browse other webcams across the Canton of Geneva to place this lakeside setting in a wider geographic context.

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