Top Reasons to Go to Geneva

Falling water: The feathery Jet d'Eau, Geneva's iconic harbor fountain and the ultimate public shower, is visible for tens of miles in every direction.

Time on your hands: Chances are good you'll leave this city of watchmakers with a new timepiece—for glorious old ones, visit the Patek Philippe Museum.

City of God: The Protestant Reformation moved through Geneva like a hurricane almost five centuries ago; the city's churches still bear scars.

Block party!: The Fêtes de Genève gives everyone a mid-summer break by turning the Rade into a 10-day smorgasbord of international foods.

Exclusive baubles: To wander the Rue du Rhône is to take a roll call of the world's finest jewelers-only here they're homegrown.