Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Thonon-les-Bains, France

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 1.2 km
Ascend 68 m
Descend 77 m

Explore Thonon-les-Bains in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Thonon-les-Bains

Sight 1: Ancien Couvent de la Visitation

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The Convent of the Visitation or Convent of Sainte-Marie is a former convent of the Visitandines located in Thonon-les-Bains, France. Abandoned by the nuns at the end of the 1960s, the complex is currently occupied by the municipal media library, a music school, an exhibition space and the Chablais Academy.

Wikipedia: Couvent de la Visitation de Thonon-les-Bains (FR)

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Château des Guillet-Monthoux

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The Château des Guillet-Monthoux is a former castle that belonged to the Guillet de Monthoux family, located in Thonon-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France.

Wikipedia: Château des Guillet-Monthoux (FR)

132 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Basilique Saint-François-de-Sales

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The Basilica of Saint-François-de-Sales in Thonon-les-Bains is a Roman Catholic church in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France. It has a traditional plan and a neo-classical style. The church is dedicated to St. Francis de Sales.

Wikipedia: Basilique Saint-François-de-Sales de Thonon-les-Bains (FR)

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Église Saint-Hippolyte

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The church of Saint-Hippolyte is a Roman Catholic church located in the commune of Thonon-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie). The church was classified as a historical monument in 1909.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Hippolyte de Thonon-les-Bains (FR)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Fontaine de Thonon-les-Bains

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The fountain of Thonon-les-Bains is a fountain classified as a Historic Monument of France by decree of October 12, 1942 following its inscription of April 14, 1930. It is located on the former Place de la Halle, now called Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, in the commune of Thonon-les-Bains. On one side are engraved the coat of arms of the city.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de Thonon-les-Bains (FR)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Musée du Chablais

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The Musée du Chablais is a museum located in Thonon, Haute-Savoie. It was founded in 1863 following an appeal to the public by a volunteer society. The creation of the collection was supported by the brothers James and Louis Revon, respectively naturalist in Geneva and curator of the Annecy Museum. The collections were then presented at the town hall and were very varied: minerals, stuffed animals and archaeological objects from the excavations of the port.

Wikipedia: Musée du Chablais (FR)

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Château de Sonnaz

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The Château de Sonnaz is a 17th-century castle in the commune of Thonon-les-Bains, in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Wikipedia: Château de Sonnaz (Haute-Savoie) (FR)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Château de Rives

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The Château de Rives or Château de Montjoux is a former 14th-century fortified house that stands in Rives-sous-Thonon, in the commune of Thonon-les-Bains, a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Wikipedia: Château de Rives (FR)

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Chapelle Saint-Bon

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The Chapelle Saint-Bon is a chapel located in Thonon-les-Bains, France.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Saint-Bon de Thonon-les-Bains (FR)

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