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.
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.
Hard to believe the village of Saint Gervais sits this close to the deep cliffs with roaring waters at the bottom. The path down to this viewpoint is well kept but steep and often muddy/slippery — mind your step!