Visit the stylish city of Geneva, where your students can investigate how a country with so few natural resources has established such a financially stable and prosperous economy.
Take a walking tour through the city’s gleaming streets to unpick its economic development from the Middle Ages into today’s flourishing financial centre. Known for precision engineering, Switzerland's third largest export is still in timepieces with Swiss watches found across the globe. The wearing of the man’s wristwatch is surprisingly less than one hundred years old and developed as a market response to WWI conditions when fob watches became inappropriate. Students can visit workshops to obseve how watches are designed and manufactured and consider the huge costs of marketing for these high-end products.
Take your students behind the scenes at the central Post Office to investigate efficient sorting, distribution and transportation methods. They will observe business operations on a television centre tour of Suisse Romande or they can relax on a boat trip to admire the prosperous homes and gardens of Geneva’s wealthy suburbs.
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5 Days to Geneva by Air
Day 1:
Travel to Geneva by air. Check in to your accommodation. Tme permittiing enjoya walk through the lakeside parklands and take a boat ride to enjoy the views from the Lake.
Day 2:
Spend the morning at Gruyere Cheese Factory, then visit the Central Post Office to observe Swiss efficiency. Explore the stylish central area of the city, and time for a spot of shopping.
Day 3:
In the morning, visit the Nestle Swiss chocolate factory and witness the production of the world famous confectionary. Spend the afternoon at the watchmakers' factory.
Day 4:
Cross the French border and visit the picturesque towns of Evian-les-Bains to visitthe famous water factory and explore the town of Yvoire.
Day 5:
Transfer to the airport for your return flight.
