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Evian, proud of its thermal past has preserved all the wealth of its heritage.
The Buvette Cachat, the Griffon of the Cachat Source testify to the resort’s former life and are the iconic places in Evian. Exceptional cultural sites: Villa Lumière, Palais Lumière, Maison Gribaldi, Funicular, Notre Dame de l’Assomption Church, Theatre and Casino make Evian a recognised city of culture.
A historic tour consisting of 24 stages is spread throughout the town centre. In front of each site, you will find explanatory information in French and English.
A plan is available free of charge from the tourist office (in French, English and German) which allows you to follow this tour at your own pace.
This luxurious 250-room hotel was built between 1906 and 1909 for a subsidiary of the Société des eaux minérales, based on the plans of the Parisian architect Albert Hébrard.
Built around 1900 for Charles Taillefer, legal counsel to the French Embassy in London, then integrated to the Châtelet thermal baths, this large villa with a turret looks like a small castle.
The place du marché or market square is the economic heart of the medieval city. It is located right above the castle and close to the shore where the boats land on.
The atmosphere of the Franc Quarter—the oldest neighbourhood in the city, protected behind the rampart walls—is palpable through the narrow, winding streets surrounding the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Church.
The Hotel Splendide was destroyed in 1983 and was part of Evian's thermal glory days.
The construction of this vacation home was initiated by Baron Jonas Vitta in 1892 and finished after his death by his son Joseph, a major art collector.
Former summer residence of the Lumière family from Lyon, this sumptuous villa of classic French style inspired by the Renaissance, became Evian's town hall in 1927.
During WWI, a half million civilians considered to be "useless mouths" were evacuated by Germany from the regions they were occupying in the the north and east of France.
Built during the second half of the 13th century, under the reign of Peter II, Count of Savoy, Evian's church is an early example of Savoyard Gothic art.
This building, now a private residence, is linked to several important moments in the history of the twentieth century.
The Cachat spring – formerly known as the Saint Catherine Fountain – is the most famous of the many natural sources in Evian. Built in 1903, at the same time as the pump room opposite, the spring runs all year at a constant temperature of 11.6C.
On the ground floor, on Rue Nationale, a sales information area allows to understand the great history of natural mineral water evian. On the avenue des Sources side, the renovation of the building allowed the opening of the covered enclosure in the summer...
Every year in August, the theater offers "The Estivales Théâtrales" and boulevard comedies.
The Dollfus Villa, also called the Hydrangea Villa, is representative of the Belle Époque vacation homes built along the banks of the Léman by the business bourgeoisie.
Miss Pernette Grenat, a bourgeois born in Evian, gave her name to this establishment when, in 1355, she bequeathed it and the rest of her possessions to the hospice-hospital founded just a few years before.
The Evian Castle was one of the Savoy court's favourite residences. Built by Count Peter II in the middle of the 13th century, it is a square enclosure with 45 m of sides, guarded at each corner by a round tower.
Today's casino was designed and built by Albert Hébrard in 1912 in place of the Blonay barons' castle which burned down the year before
Opening the railway line Paris-Lyon-Mediterranean in June 1882 was a milestone for the resort's future. Evian was now connected to main railway lines in France via Annemasse and Thonon.
The Savoie, whose home port is Evian, is the replica of a 35-m barque with lateen sails. It was built in 1896 near Geneva for a family of boatmen from Meillerie, the Pérays.
A fortified manor house stood on this site in the 14th century. It It contributed to the defense of the new La Touvière Quarter located outside the city walls.