The resort of Saint-Gervais-le-Fayet is made up of 4 villages: Saint-Gervais, Fayet, le Bettex-Mont-D'Arbois and Saint-Nicolas de Véroce. Populated at Neolithic era, pacified by the Romans, the area experiences a development in the medieval time with the organization of a fair of autumn. In 1806, the thermal waters of Fayet are discovered and the city profits from the passion of the time for the cures in a watering-place.
In summer as in winter, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is a dynamic tourist resort offering many activities:
- In summer: via ferrata, canyoning, parapente, VTT, hiking or flights in a montgolfier.
- In winter: As in all the villages of the Alps, the holiday maker can practise the Alpine skiing or the ski touring, under the monitoring of graduate instructors. The skiable field is very wide and offers tracks for skiers of any levels.
The thermal spa of Saint-Gervais les Bains:
The station has a strongly mineral-bearing water, naturally sulphur and rich in trace elements. Very pure, naturally deprived of bacteria, this water spouts out at a constant temperature, in summer as in winter (32°C). In cure at the watering-place of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, generally for a 3 weeks stay, the curist will look after his problems of skin (eczema, psoriasis, treatment of the scars), his respiratory problems (rhinitis, Otite, sinusitis and asthma). Lastly, it is also possible to carry out a reducing treatment or to follow a anti-tobacco treatment. The care is done in the form of absorption of drink, massages, baths, showers and pulverizations, according to the treated diseases.
Lodging:
- Hotel the Igloo: This hotel classified 3 seasons, has 12 rooms very comfortable and decorated in the spirit with a Savoyard country cottage. Since the hotel, the customer has a sight on Mont Blanc and the surrounding mountains. The establishment has an open swimming pool in summer. Periods of opening: from June 20 to September 10 in summer and December 20 to April 10 in summer. The restaurant proposes a gastronomical cuisine inspired by the products of the Savoyard soil. Possibility of stay in half-board. Animals accepted . Address: Le Bettex, 3120 Route des Crêtes - Mont d'Arbois.
Stay full board in Alps.
- Ferme de Cupelin: Hotel 3 seasons located at Saint-Gervais les Bains. The establishment has 7 very comfortable rooms and the restaurant proposes a food bio. Possibility of remaining in half-board (evening meal). The establishment is nonsmoker. Address: 198 route du Château 74170 Saint Gervais les bains.
- Les Aubépines: 500 meters from the centre town and 2 kilometers from the ski slopes, 2 guesthouses with large bed. Shower and WC commun runs. Address: Les Aubépines 41, Chemin des Fées 74170 Saint Gervais Mont Blanc.
Many offers of lodgings, rooms of hosts, hirings of country cottage or stay in village holidays are proposed to the tourists and to the curists. For any relative information about a thermal or tourist stay, contact the tourism Office of Saint Gervais Mont Blanc 74170 Saint-Gervais- les-Bains.
