Location: Samoens in France
Nearest Airport:
Geneva at 48
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Nearest Ferry:
Calais at 896
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Nearest Train:
Cluses at 24
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Nearest Motorway:
A40 Junction 18 at 24
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Car: recommended
Samoens is a charming Haute Savoie. Village , situated in the Valley Verte en route to Chamonix. . Originally famous for its craftsmen in stone, Samoens is the only Alpine village nominated as a 'Monument Historique'; its pretty central area contains the Jaysinia botanical gardens which draws day visitors each year. The village and isurrounding hamlets make an excellent base to discover this beautiful region in the summer whilst providing 260 kms linked pistes of the Grand Massif with 3 express ski lifts ......all within one hour's drive from Geneva.
There is a small beach at Morillion 2 kms away by the swimming lake which young children enjoy
There are places like Annecy to visit with its natural backdrop with a stunning lake You can drive in an hour and visit the Resistance Museum with a wealth of history if you so choose
Italy, Chamonix, Geneva and Yvoire-[ the buildings are as they were in the 18th Centuary }
All this can be enjoyed from CHALET OLGA,
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