When you are travelling to the Geneva, airport transfers are the best
way to get into the city to see all that the second largest city in
Switzerland has to offer. Situated in the French speaking part of
Switzerland, Geneva is a global hub of finance, culture, history,
business, and education. Previously, it was a simple border town when
the Romans took control of it in 121 B.C. From there, it grew and became
a mostly self-governing city in the last part of the fourteenth
century, and, during the sixteenth century, John Calvin famously founded
the Protestant sect of Calvinism. In 1815, Geneva joined the Swiss
Confederation and throughout the next centuries, the city and its arts
flourished. With such a rich array of choices for furthering your
knowledge of the city's art and history, be sure to see the Art and
History Museum, Les Délices, and the Olympic Museum.
The Art and History Museum
After you fly into the Geneva airport, transfers to the city will make
it quick and easy to get to the centre, where the large and impressive
Art and History Museum is located in Les Tranchées. Built between 1903
and 1910, the museum has a huge exhibition space of 75,000 square feet.
As an institution, the museum opened as the Musée des Beaux-Arts in 1826
in the building that the Rath Museum now occupies. The collection
itself stretches over a large period, from the Middle Ages to the
twentieth century, and boasts a variety of French, Italian, Dutch,
Genevan and Swiss schools. As you wander around, be sure to look for the
works by Rembrandt, Paul Cézanne and Rodin, before exploring the
applied arts sections which boasts Byzantine arts, weapons, icons and
household items. The section for archaeology showcases findings from
European prehistory, Egypt, and a variety of Middle Eastern finds.
Les Délices
As you arrive in Geneva, airport transfers will take you into the city
where you can visit the home of Voltaire, which is known as Les Délices.
Voltaire is the famous French philosopher and writer and he occupied
the house from 1755 to 1760. Due to the ways the laws worked in those
days, Voltaire, as a foreigner, couldn't buy the house so he, instead,
purchased a life interest in the estate. Les Délices now houses the
Voltaire Institute and Museum with a library that has more than 25,000
books.
The Olympic Museum
As you head back to the Geneva airport, transfers can give you a bit of
extra time to allow you to visit the Olympic Museum to explore the
history of some of the greatest games in the world. On the shores of the
famous lake, the museum is located in a modern facility that explores
the heritage of the games and their importance in history. Currently the
museum is closed for renovations, but it will be back on track before
the next games in Rio.
