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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is an Alpine resort in the Haute-Savoie department of south-eastern France. It grew up as a spa town in the 19th century, before evolving into a ski resort. Set on the flanks of Mont Blanc, it has access to a huge area for skiing and snow-boarding, climbing and mountaineering.
By train
From Paris Gare de Lyon take the train to Annecy then local train or bus to St Gervais, total journey 6 hours.
By car
Coming from Geneva or anywhere in France, take A40 ("Autoroute Blanche"). From elsewhere in Switzerland, take A9 to Martigny then the mountain road over Col des Montets into France.
By train: a single track metre-gauge railway starts at St Gervais and runs east up the main valley through Les Houches, Les Bossons, Chamonix, Les Praz and Argentière to cross into Switzerland at Vallorcine and descend…
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