✈️ Travel Oct 10, 2026 · Jane Knight

Spa bliss in the Alps: hot springs and hiking in the shadow of Mont Blanc

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Spa bliss in the Alps: hot springs and hiking in the shadow of Mont Blanc
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An autumn break in the French mountain town of Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains offers thermal treatments and glorious walking trails before the winter ski crowds descendMont Blanc is hiding behind the clouds, but the Aiguille du Midi spears the sky above a mountainside ablaze with russet, gold and tawny tones. The maples flare red; rowan trees are dusted with crimson berries.Our little group has trundled up to Mont Lachat station (altitude: 2,115 metres) on the Tramway du Mont Blanc, the century-old cog

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