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Palais des Nations

Built to house the League of Nations, the Palais is worth visiting just to take in the magnificent Assembly Hall, in addition to the large collection of public art, the library, and the landscaped grounds. Visits are by guided tours only. For most of the year there are two or four of them per day, in the summer months they are arranged depending on the number of visitors. Enter the complex at the Appia gate, and go through passport and security check. From there you will go to one desk to get a "visitor" badge, then downstairs to purchase the actual ticket. After this you should exit the building, go to the left and slightly downhill to Building E, enter through door E39 and wait in the lobby until the tour starts. There is a quite good souvenir shop from where you can also send post cards with UN stamps, as well as a small "cinema" showing video clips of UN's work to keep you entertained while waiting. On the tour itself you must follow the guide at all times.

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Address: 14, Avenue de la Paix
Getting there: Number 8 bus, stop at Appia
Hours: Open daily Apr-Oct: 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00; Jul-Aug 10:00-17:00; the rest of the year Mon-Fri 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00 (except over the Christmas period)
Price: Fr. 12 each for adults (groups of 20 adults or more qualify for a 20% discount; private tour of 1-14 adults Fr. 127.50; Fr. 10 each for students, senior citizens, and disabled persons; Fr. 4 for schoolchildren; free for children under six years old)
Website: ungeneva.org (opens in a new tab)

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