Location: St Gervais les Bains in France
Nearest Airport:
Geneva at 88
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Nearest Ferry:
Calais at 880
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Nearest Train:
Le Fayet at 4
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Nearest Motorway:
J21, A40 (the white motorway) at 4
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 4
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Car: not necessary
Beautiful St Gervais Les Bains is a picturesque spa town on the West side of the Mont Blanc Massif between Chamonix and Megève. The drawing power of these two big name resorts means that we have stayed free of the mass-market English tour ops and hold onto a genuine feeling of a French mountain town.
Home to Europe's highest mountain -Mt Blanc- and a popular holiday destination for over a hundred years, the village is steeped in history and the lovely baroque church is the central point of the village. There are a full range of shops, supermarkets, bars, potteries, art galleries and restaurants and a weekly market when the village's main square becomes a hive of activity.
One of the biggest draws of St Gervais is the Mont Blanc Tramway, built in 1907 to climb all the way to the summit of Mont Blanc, this historical ride is one of the last rack and pinion railways left in France.
Saint Gervais is also home of one of the best Thermal Spa's in France 'Les Thermes' located in Le Fayet.