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| Thonon-les-Bains | ||
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
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| Residents | 35.241 (2018) | |
| height | 425 m | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.thononlesbains.com/de/ | |
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Thonon-les-Bains is a city in french Department Haute-Savoie at the Lake Geneva. The spa is the starting point of the Routes des Grandes Alpes the from here to Menton leads on the Mediterranean.
background
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is the airport Geneva about 40 kilometers away in the Switzerland.
By train
Thonon has its own SNCF train station with daily TGV to Paris (Gare de Lyon) above Bellegarde.
By bus
Bus connections exist after with the company Frossard and SAT among others Pays de Savoie, Geneva, Annecy and Aosta.
In the street
The most important road connection is the D1005 on the lake shore to Geneva. There is also a connection to the European trunk road network. Alternatively, you can head west Villeneuve drive to the E62.
By boat
A CGN (Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman) ferry operates several times a day Lausanne] in Switzerland.
mobility
The place can be easily explored on foot. There are several BUT Thonon bus routes in town [1]. The steep ascent in the place between the Belvedere and the lake shore is made possible by a cable car that Funicular overcome.
Tourist Attractions
Ripaille Castle
- Ripaille Castle. One of the most important structures is Ripaille Castle, built in 1434. It is located on a peninsula on Lake Geneva. The castle has an eventful history. It was the seat of Duke Amédée VIII, a Carthusian monastery after the Wars of Religion, and after the French Revolution the seat of General Dupas. Since the latter only had limited resources, it was sold by his descendants in 1892 to the industrialist Frédéric Engel-Gross.
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Web links
- http://www.ville-thonon.fr - Thonon-les-Bains official website
