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17 Musée de la Correrie
" ⌂ St-Pierre-de-
The Chartreuse Chartreuse # Jun–Aug:
10am–6:30pm Fri–Wed; Apr–
! F5 ⌂ Isère & Savoie May & Sep–Nov: 2–6pm Fri–
~ Grenoble, Chambéry
£ Grenoble, Voiron Wed ∑ musee-grande-
@ St-Pierre-de-Chartreuse chartreuse.fr
n St-Pierre-de-Chartreuse; 18
EXPERIENCE The Rhône Valley and French Alps tainous region of Chartreuse, ! F5 ⌂ Savoie k £ @
www.chartreuse-
tourism.com
Chambéry
From Grenoble, the D512
leads north into the moun­
n 5 bis place Palais de
where hydroelec tricity was
Justice; www.chambery-
invented in the late 1800s.
tourisme.com
The Mon astère de la Grande
Once the capital of Savoy, this
Chartreuse, west of St­Pierre­
dignified city has aristo cratic
de­Chartreuse off the D520­B,
is the main local sight.
airs and a distinctly Italianate
feel. Its best­loved monument
Founded by St Bruno in
is the extra vagant Fontaine
1084, the monastery owes its
des Eléphants on rue de
fame to the green and yellow
Chartreuse liqueurs first pro­
honour the Comte de Boigne,
duced by the monks in 1605.
The recipe, based on a
who left to his home town
Aix-les-Bains
secret herbal elixir of
some of the fortune he
amassed in India.
130 ingre dients, is Boigne, erected in 1838 to 19
! F5 ⌂ Savoie k £
now produced in The imposing 14th­century n Place Maurice Mollard;
the town of Voiron. Château des Ducs de Savoie, www.aixlesbains-
The monastery at the opposite end of rue rivieradesalpes.com
itself is inhab ited de Boigne, is now oc cupied
by about 40 by the Préfecture. Only The Romantic poet Lamartine
monks, who live certain parts of the build ing, rhapsodized over the beauty
in seclu sion. It such as the late Gothic Ste­ of Lac du Bourget, site of the
is not open to Chapelle, can be visited, via spa town of Aix­les­Bains. The
visitors, but guided tours arranged with heart of the town is the 19th­
there is a the tourist office. century Thermes Nationaux,
museum at the On the southeast edge thermal baths first enjoyed by
entrance, the of town is the charming the Romans over 2,000 years
Musée de la 17th­century coun try house ago – in the base ment are the
Correrie, Les Charmettes, where the remains of the original Roman
which depicts philosopher Jean­Jacques baths. The ruins can be visited
the daily Rousseau lived with his mis­ on a guided tour. Opposite the
routine of the tress Madame de Warens. It is baths, the 2nd­century AD
Carthusian worth a visit for its peaceful Temple of Diana contains
monks. gar dens and small museum Gallo­Roman arti facts. The
of memorabilia. tourist office runs guided
tours (Feb–Nov). The nearby
Les Charmettes Musée Faure has some
⌂ 892 chemin stunning Impres sion ist
des Charmettes paintings by Degas
§ 04 79 33 39 44 and Sisley, 34 Rodin sculp­
# 10am–6pm tures and fascinating
Tue–Sun Lamartine memorabilia.
¢ Public hols The small town of Le
Revard, just east of Aix on the
D913, has spectacular views
of the lake and Mont Blanc.
The ornate
Fontain des Thermes Nationaux
Eléphants in "' ⌂ Pl Maurice Mollard
Chambéry ∑ thermes-aixlesbains.com
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