Évian-les-Bains, meeting point of the Haute-Volée from around the world

9 March 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Source Cachat - The Evian-Water comes from this source © Ngdm

Source Cachat – The Evian-Water comes from this source © Ngdm

Évian-les-Bains or Évian is commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. An elite holiday resort and spa town on the shores of Lake Geneva (aka Lac Léman), for two centuries, it has hosted many Royals such as Kings Edward VII and George V of England and King Farouk of Egypt, and celebrities such as countess Anna de Noailles and Marcel Proust.   read more…

The valley of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

4 May 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Lake Blanc with the Mont-Blanc in the background © Mrvoyage

Lake Blanc with the Mont-Blanc in the background © Mrvoyage

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics. The commune’s population of around 9,800 ranks 865th within the country of France.   read more…

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