The Jet d'Eau is one of Geneva's landmarks and one of the largest fountains in the world. On Lake Geneva itself, where the lake empties into the Rhône river, the Jet d'Eau is easily accessible by a jetty - but beware slight changes of wind as you can get drenched!
The fountain:
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Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook