Landmark
Jet d'Eau
A 140-meter water fountain shooting up from the lake, the city's symbol.
Quai Gustave-Ador, 1207 Genève · 4 min drive from the center · 1.4 km · 0.9 mi
Photo: Wikibusters · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Switzerland
Geneva
7 shuls (1 Chabad) · 9 kosher · 123 hotels on our map
Photo: Terragio67 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
About
A calm, elegant lakeside city with the Alps on the horizon. Geneva has a well-organized Jewish community, several shuls, Chabad and kosher shops and restaurants. Great base for Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc day trips.
Good to know: only 7 shuls and 9 kosher places are on our map here so far, and the real number is likely higher. Before you book, check with the local Chabad (search Chabad Geneva) and look up kosher on Google Maps.
Best time to goJun–Sept for the lake; Dec–Mar for nearby skiing.
Local time
Before you goPlaces come from OpenStreetMap and can change. Call ahead for minyan and Shabbos meals, and check the hechsher yourself.
Top attractions
Things to do in Geneva
Stroll & shop
Old Town (Vieille Ville)
Cobbled lanes, cafés and the old Place du Bourg-de-Four square on the hill above the lake.
2 min drive from the center · 400 m · 0.3 mi
Photo: André Corboz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Lake Geneva
Paddle steamers cross to Lausanne, Montreux and lakeside villages.
52 min drive from the center · 41 km · 26 mi
Photo: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA · CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Wikimedia Commons
Landmark
Palace of Nations
The United Nations' European headquarters, with guided tours.
10 min drive from the center · 4.6 km · 2.9 mi
Photo: Credits to Mourad Ben Abdallah / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Mont Salève
A cable car up the mountain across the French border for views of the city and Mont Blanc.
30 min drive from the center · 19 km · 12 mi
Photo: HJPD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Chamonix–Mont Blanc
About an hour away: cable cars into the high Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc.
62 min drive from the center · 81 km · 50 mi
Photo: Ximonic, Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Where to stay
Hotels by walk or drive to minyan
Walking and driving time from each hotel to the nearest shul and kosher food. Tap a hotel for its map, phone numbers and directions.
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Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3 at about 80 m a minute. Driving times are road routes without traffic (OpenStreetMap routing); where a route is missing we show “≈”, straight line × 1.4 at city speed. No prices or ratings here; each hotel links to Google Maps reviews and a Booking.com search.
Minyan
Shuls & Chabad
Chabad houses first. Call ahead for minyan times.
15 shuls, Chabad houses and kosher places in this city were added or completed by hand from Chabad, kashrut-agency and community websites (checked November 2026). Each one links to its source.
Not every shul is on the map yet: search synagogues on Google Maps. Denomination is shown only where it is mapped. Something wrong? Report a correction.
Food
Kosher food
Each card names its hechsher and the agency, vaad or Chabad list it comes from. Places marked “Tagged kosher on OpenStreetMap” have no hechsher source yet. We don’t certify anything: always check the hechsher yourself.
Search kosher on Google Maps for places not on our map yet.
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