The largest alpine lake, the will of history divided between the two countries, Geneva - one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe . Its northern shores belong to Switzerland, the southern - to France, and divides them several kilometers flawlessly pure blue water . The Lake of Geneva in France is patriotically called Lac-Leman - and it actually consists of two reservoirs: Big and Small . Despite the fact that tourism in full "swing" is observed mainly on the Swiss The French coast is also not left out of the tourist boom . The most popular resort of the Republic of Thonon-les-Bains is not very well known in the Russian market, but his younger brother Evian annually takes a significant portion of domestic tourists .
How to get to Lake Geneva
The most convenient transport connection is established with two main resorts of Lake Geneva - Thonon and Evian. From Paris to Tonon-les-Bains several high-speed trains TGV (from Lyon railway station) are sent daily. The trains stop at Bellegarde. Evian also has many trains from the French capital, as well as Lyon and Geneva.
The nearest airports to the lake are in Geneva (40 km to Thonon) and Annecy (80 km). At Annecy Airport, mainly boarding domestic airlines and European low-cost seats, as well as seasonal charters, while the Geneva airport accepts flights from around the world.
More on the French shores of Lac-Leman can be arrived from its Swiss part. Transport communication is provided by the Swiss Navigation Company Lac-Lehman. Travel by ferry from Geneva and Montreux will take about 45 minutes, from Lausanne - no more than half an hour. Also on the water you can move between the French resorts of Lake Geneva - Thonon and Evian, for example, are located just 10 minutes of swimming.
The climate of the region
The resorts of Lake Geneva are under the rule of a temperate continental climate. Winters here are moderately mild, and summers are not too hot. The average temperature of the winter season varies between 0 .. +10 ° C. At the same time on the shores of the coast is rather chilly and with positive indicators of the thermometer, the reason for this - high humidity and frequent piercing wind. In the summer, the air on Lake Geneva warms up to +25 .. +28 ° C, the water temperature in July and August is +22 .. +24 ° C, which is great for swimming.
The resorts of the French part Lake Geneva
Evian is the most popular tourist resort of the French coast of Lake Geneva, known not only thanks to a couple of dozens of quality hotels and convenient beaches, but also mineral water of the same name . The object of the increased interest of tourists here is one of the best spas, complexes of Europe with pompous, but appropriate "Evian Royale Spa" . Besides, Evian water is shown for a wide range of diseases, and there are "serious" clinics at the resort. . Well, among the local attractions are the Lumiere Brothers country house, theater, casino, the ancient castle of Fonbonne, as well as the reserve "The Garden of Water of Pre-Curie" and the cable car to Mount Chablais .
Thonon-les-Bains (or simply Thonon) - the largest resort of the French part of Lac-Leman . Besides the excellent conditions for recovery and beach recreation (more than twenty hotels, a state-of-the-art spa The complex "Valvital" and its own thermal spring Versus "in the kit") Thonon can offer tourists an incredible "excursion" tour . The city was once the capital of the historical province of Chablais, belonging to the counts of Savoy, and has a lot of attractions, including the majestic Ripaille Castle (once the last antipope, Amedey VIII, rested here in the Bose) and the medieval sentinel tower Lang .
Saint-Gingolf is famous for its unique location - "one foot" the city is in Sewe tsar, the other in France, and the border between the two countries sometimes runs right along the city streets . "Chips" directions - a magnificent beach (divided into Swiss and French parts) and a good "excursion" . Saint-Gingolf's sandy beach, small but with good infrastructure - cafes / restaurants, volleyball and petanque grounds, water rescue service .Of the sights - the historic quarters of the city, the church of the 18th century and the interesting Museum of Traditions and Navigation Lak-Lehman .
Ivoir, although it can not boast of a curative "mineral water", but has a pretty secluded beach. You can stay here in cozy private guesthouses. Ivory has an unusually long and rich history, to find traces of which can be found on the narrow streets of the historical center of the city, which, by the way, is listed on the State List of the most beautiful villages of France. Among the entertainments are water walks along the Lake Geneva and the beautiful cycling route "Voduazsky Pute" to the fishing village of Nernje
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