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SPORT FACILITIES
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Swimming
Pool
Private Grounds
Jogging
Visit the wine route
Visit the Castle of Savoy
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The
restaurant des Comtes
Gourmet restaurant located in Challes-les-Eaux, close to
Chambery, Grenoble, Albertville and Lyons, welcomes you in a
prestigious setting overlooking the valley of Chambery. From
breakfast to dinner, from appetizers to desserts, everything
that you taste during your stay will be the product of our
chef's countless secrets.
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Numerous activities
for all tastes, nearby the Chateau include: Mountain
Excursions, Bycicling, Parapenting, Skiing, Rafting,
Canoeing, Kayacs, Tennis, Golf, Horseback Riding.
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A majestic and charming
beautiful Belle Epoque building, hosts Les Challes-les-Eaux
Casino. An invitation to spend delicius moments.
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Visit the thermal baths At Challes-Les Eaux,
welcoming spa and picturesque resort,
on
the way to Chambéry,
with balneotherapy and fitness
center. You may want to put those tired legs in a
thermal spa after the day's sports activities. |
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HISTORY OF THE CASTLE |
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The de Challes
family died out when Louis died in 1590. Known as Sully le
Savoyard, he was a great reformer of finance and justice during
the reign of Duke Emmanuel-Phillibert. One of his children,
Hector, saw Challes be set up as a barony in 1618. President of
the Senate, ambassador to Henri IV, he had nineteen children.
One of them was the Jesuit who gave his name to a big book on
mathematics (which includes the famous "de Chales" relation), a
science that Louis XIV assigned him to come and teach in Paris.
The whole family was laden with honours: embassies, the Senate,
revenue courts, episcopal sees and military offices. In 1669,
Challes was raised to a marquisate.
It is known that Jean-Jacques Rousseau gave music lessons to a
Miss Gasparine Balthazarde de Challes.
The third and last Marquis de Challes died in 1777.
The inheritance went to the Millet de Faverges branch who did
not take any advantage of it, as the revolutionary turmoil
forced the owner to run away after burying his treasure.
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ABOUT THE REGION |
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The Savoie region once a
powerful state, is in the south eastern part of France bordering on
Switzerland and Italy. In it, the Alps, an extremely impressive
and beautiful mountain range, towering up to the sky with shear, snow
covered cliffs. Snow-covered
Savoie is well known. But when the snow melts, nature turns to green
and the resorts offer a new variety of leisure activities. Hiking, via
ferrata, mountain biking or whitewater sports, you name it ! And tucked in
to the Alps are quaint towns and fortified Château's. History and ancient
architecture.
Be sure to visit its major cities : Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains and Albertville.
An opportunity to discover Savoie's baroque. The former capital of the Savoy
region, Chambery is a city of dignity and aristocracy. Two main attractions
in Chambery are the Chateau des Ducs de Savoie, and Les Charmettes. A
beautiful town set in a wonderful location by the Alps. |
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