Find your bearings
The beautiful Lake Geneva is the heart and lungs of Geneva, so make the most of the central location of Mandarin Oriental, Geneva by taking a stroll along the lakeshore. Cross the river Rhône to the Jardin Anglais, stop for a photo by the city’s symbol, the jet d’eau, then walk on towards the tranquil Parc de la Grange with its stunning landscaped rosebeds. You’ll finish up at Geneva-Plage, a dedicated bathing spot and watersports centre where you can swim in the Olympic-sized pool or hone your wakeboarding skills on the lake.
Feed your mind
The art scene in Geneva may not be as internationally known as Swiss rival Basel, but it deserves to be. Clustered in the hip Quartier des Bains district are numerous private galleries and public museums, including modern art museum ography museum was recently overhauled by Zurich architects Graber Pulver and won European Museum of the Year in 2017. Further away but well worth the short tram ride is the International Red Cross Museum. Its permanent exhibition takes visitors through the remarkable work of this humanitarian organisation over the past 150 years and will leave you truly moved.