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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo: Norbert Aepli, Switzerland (User:Noebu), CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Evian (French: Évian-les-Bains) is a small town on the east shore of Lake Geneva, in the French département of Haute-Savoie.
This lovely little bistro is at least the match of the best of Paris' little neighborhood eateries. The food is top-notch franco-italian, with an emphasis on salads during the summer months. The interior design is somehow trendy and comfy, featuring a hand-crafted lamp made of a strainer and inverted depression-glass teacups. Of the many eateries along the quai this one is the real stand-out.
A ferry runs throughout the day across Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) from Lausanne, Switzerland.
Read in the guideEvian is accessible via car, ferry from Lausanne, Switzerland, or through SNCF trains from Geneva. TGV trains from Paris run on the weekends.
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