About the area:
Resting on the southwestern tip of Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), Geneva is the cosmopolitan, graceful soul of Switzerland's French-speaking territory, a high-profile crossroads of wealth, influence, and cultures from around the world. The combination of Swiss efficiency and French savoir faire gives Geneva a chic polish, and it is home to some of the world's most luxurious and exclusive stores and extravagant restaurants. And while Geneva is well known as a stronghold of private banks, it is perhaps less known as the home of the European headquarters of the United Nations and the birthplace the International Red Cross.