Page 387 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - France

STAY

Hôtel Richemond
Rooms with plenty of
period character in a
grand town-centre
hotel that’s been owned
by the same family
since 1914.
! G4 ⌂ 228 rue du
Docteur Paccard,
Chamonix Mont-Blanc
∑ richemond.fr
¡¡¡

Les Hospitaliers
Situated in a dreamy
hilltop hamlet from the
Middle Ages, this
charming hotel offers
The idyllic medieval made it a fashion able resort spacious rooms and a
port of Yvoire, on the area since the first spa top-notch restaurant.
shores of Lac Léman build ings were erected ! F6 ⌂ Vieux Village, Le
at Évian-les-Bains in 1839. Poët-Laval ∑ hotel-les-
Yvoire is a fine place to
Musée Faure begin a visit to the area. This hospitaliers.com
" ⌂ Villa des Chimères, medieval port is guarded by ¡¡¡
10 blvd des Côtes § 04 79 a 14th-century castle, and its
61 06 57 # May–Oct: houses are bedecked with Hostellerie du
10am–6:30pm Wed–Sun colourful flower boxes. Vieux Pérouges
¢ Public hols Further east along Lake Set in a hilltop village,
Geneva is Thonon-les-Bains, this historic inn has
a prosperous little spa town rooms in four 13th-
20 perched on a cliff overlooking century timbered
the lake. A funicular takes you
Lac Léman down to Rives, the harbour at houses, clustered
around a pretty
the foot of the cliffs, where cobblestone square.
! F4 ⌂ Haute-Savoie &
Switzerland k Geneva sailboats can be rented and ! F5 ⌂ Village
£ @ Geneva, Thonon-les- excursion boats to the Swiss Médiéval, Pérouges
Bains, Évian-les-Bains cities of Geneva and Lausanne § 04 74 61 00 88
call in. Just outside the town is
n Thonon-les-Bains ¡¡¡
∑ thononlesbains.com the 15th-century Château de
Ripaille, made famous by its
The stirring scenery and one-time resident Duke Grand Hôtel
gentle climate of the French Amadeus VIII, who later des Alpes
shore of Lake Geneva (Lac became antipope (Felix V). Established in 1840,
Léman to the French) has Although it has been this supremely elegant
modernized and acquired establishment is famed
an international reputation for for luxurious rooms and
its eponymous spring water, breathtaking views.
Did You Know? Évian-les-Bains still exudes ! G4 ⌂ 75 rue du
a vie en rose charm. The tree- Docteur Paccard,
Evian water is lined lakefront prom enade Chamonix Mont-Blanc
mentioned in Agatha is a lovely walk, while more ∑ grandhotel
Christie’s 1934 novel energetic types can try tennis, desalpes.com
Murder on the golf, sailing and skiing. State- ¡¡¡
Orient Express . of-the-art spa treatments
are available, and the exotic
domed casino is busy at night.
387

386-387_EW_France.indd 387 05/03/2019 13:17