Aix-les-Bains Attractions

Aix-les-Bains (pop. 25,721) lies under Mont Revard on the east side of the Lac du Bourget (18km/11mi long, 2-3km/1-0.5-2mi across, 60-100 m/200-330ft deep). It has an international reputation as a spa with an equable climate. Its springs were already being used for curative purposes in Roman times, and up to 45,000 people now come here every year to take the waters.

Cruises

Aix-les-Bains is a good center for drives around the lake and cruises on the lake, for example to the abbey of Hautecombe, with the tombs of the Dukes of Savoy. The elaborately decorated church, restored in the 19th C., has a 16th C. doorway.

Musée du Docteur-Faure

The Musée du Docteur-Faure has a collection of pictures, mainly by Impressionists, and faience.

Address

Musée du Docteur-Faure
Villa des Chimères
10 boulevard des Côtes
F-73100 Aix-les-Bains
France

Hours

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Close

Always closed on:

New Year's Day (January 1)
1945 Victory Day (May 8)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Bastille Day - France (July 14)
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Pentecost Monday (Whit Monday) - Christian (May 28)
Ascension Thursday - Christian (May 17)

Tips

Closed during Dec. 18 to Jan. 2.

Disabled

Full facilities for persons with disabilities.

Roman Remains

The Thermes Nationaux (two spa establishments, the older one dating from 1864, the other from 1934, with an extension in 1972; remains of Roman baths) are open to visitors. Other Roman remains are the 9m/30ft high Arch of Campanus and the Temple of Diana. The Town Hall occupies the 16th century Château of the Marquis d'Aix; the elegant Renaissance staircase is built of stone from Roman structures.