SAKs in Geneva?

[Gareth]

OK I've just booked flights to Geneva next month as a friend and I are planning on hiking a shot section of the GR5 to Chamonix.  Now I really don't know if our schedule will give us any time to actually visit Geneva proper but, on the chance we can; can anyone recommend somewhere a SAK fan should visit there?

[Zed]

I hope you enjoy it there gareth as a lovely part of the world, i worked there on and off for 3 years, this was 15 years ago though so i cant help with places to fing SAK's but enjoy 

[ColoSwiss]

Can't recommend anything in Geneva proper, but if you have time you might check out Chillon Castle at the other end of Lake Geneva.

Have a great trip!

Karl

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[borgwarrior]

I've been in Geneva in february, let's just say that the city isn't like Switzerland. At all. Trash everywhere, dirty, ignorant, unkind... I'd go to Bern instead... (TBH, I bought a Wenger in Geneva Though. )

ps: If you'll be at lake Geneva, check out Vevey and Montreux instead, it's on the north side of the lake. Wonderful cities!

[tim]

There's the Victorinox Flagship Store at Rue de Marche 2.  No alox, but they have most of the rest of the range.  They also have a little workshop in the basement, although I've never seen it in use.

There used to be a much more interesting SAK shop on the opposite side of the street, but it closed down a little while ago - perhaps due to competition from the bigger, newer, shinier (and emptier) Victorinox store.

But if time is short I'd give Geneva a miss.  The region has hundreds of more interesting places to visit.

[Gareth]

Thanks for that Tim.   TBH we really don't know what our timings are going to be, the idea is that it's a hiking holiday so most of the time in the hills not the streets.  However there is a chance that I'll have a free morning on the day of out flight back from Geneva.