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Chateau de Menthon-St-Bernard Review

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Château de Menthon-St-Bernard

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Continue around the eastern shore to get to the magnificently picturesque Château de Menthon-St-Bernard. The exterior is the stuff of fairy tales; the interior is even better. The castle's medieval rooms—many adorned with tapestries, Romanesque frescoes, Netherlandish sideboards, and heraldic motifs—have been lovingly restored by the owner, who can actually trace his ancestry directly back to St. Bernard. All in all, this is one of the loveliest dips into the Middle Ages you can make in eastern France. You can get a good view of the castle by turning onto the Thones road out of Veyrier.

  • Cost: EUR 7.50 (EUR 8.50 weekends)
  • Open: July and Aug., daily 2-4:30; May, June, and Sept., Tues., Thurs., and weekends 2-4:30; Oct.-Apr., Thurs. and weekends 2-4:30
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