Aix les Bains Aix-les-Bains is situated at the heart of the Savoie Olympic region, on the eastern edge of Le Bourget lake, the largest natural lake in France. It is the second busiest spa town in France and has something to offer for everyone: flower gardens, a casino, a racecourse, a golf course, a beach, Thermes Nationaux (the warm baths), the Temple of Diana. All water sports such as swimming, diving and sailing, are available in the water of the Savière Canal which reaches 25° in summer. | Book this City | Annecy - Airport City Situated in the in the North of the French Alps, Lac d'Annecy is surnamed the Venice of Savoie because of the small canals and streams which dissect medieval town centre built around a 14th Century Chateau. You can explore the arcaded streets where Jean-Jacques Rousseau arrived in 1728. Once a Gallo-Roman town, the seat of the comtes de Genève, Annecy opens onto one of the best views of lakes and mountains in the French Alps. | Book this City | Chamonix-Mont Blanc Site of the first Winter Olympic Games, in 1924, Chamonix is in a valley almost at the junction of France, Italy, and Switzerland, at an altitude of 3,422 ft. Skiers all over the world love its 12-mile Vallée Blanche run, the longest, in Europe. Its breathtaking backdrop, Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest mountain at 4,734m (15,780 ft.) and the exceptional equipment have transformed Chamonix in one of Europe's major sports resorts. | Book this City | Evian-les-Bains Evian is situated north of the department of Haute Savoie, on the south bank of Lake Geneva is one of the leading spa resorts in France. The town is built standing against the massif of the Alpine foreland of Chablais. Its spectacular surroundings between lake and mountains and its architectural heritage have given it its renown as an international tourist resort. Evian's waters became famous in the 18th century and are considered useful in everything from baby formula to salt-free diets. | Book this City | Grenoble The ancient capital of the Dauphine, Grenoble is the commercial, intellectual, and tourist center of the Alps. Its university, founded in 1339, has a student body of some 40,000 and also the largest summer-session program in Europe attracting a large number of foreign students. The city is also home to four other universities with a large contingent of English and American students, giving the city a cosmopolitan air.
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