During the Second World War, Canon Louis DESBIOLLES, then parish priest of Sallanches, vowed to build a replica of the Lourdes cave if the city was spared the bombs.
A small, unique Alpine Swiss town, balanced precariously on a steep hillside. The city offers an idiosyncratic experience – you'll definitely feel like you're in the Swiss Alps! The town …
The Giffre des Fonts is a tributary of the Giffre. Here you can admire the gorges it creates in the middle of the rocks, on a wooden bridge which brings even more charm to the setting.