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By
Car
We are only a 7hr motorway drive from Calais via Reims and
Dijon, plus 20 minutes on good secondary roads to the Chateau
itself.
1. Near Dijon, take the A39 motorway fork signed for Geneva.
2. Near Bourg-en-Bresse the A39 joins the A40. Approaching
Geneva, take the right-hand motorway branch marked for Chamonix,
Mt Blanc and Italy.
3. Near Cluses, leave the motorway at junction 18, signed
Scionzier, and turn left for Cluses after the toll booth.
4. After crossing a bridge and traffic light, bear left at
a big roundabout, following signs for Taninges / Samoëns
/ Morzine. This small route skirts the town via two underpasses.
5. Still following signs for Taninges/Samoëns, turn left
when you reach a roundabout at the foot of a hill. Climb a
series of hairpins to pass through Chatillon and descend into
the valley of the river Giffre.
6. IGNORE SIGN TO SAMOENS NEAR FOOT OF HILL. THE CHATEAU
IS HARD TO FIND IF YOU TAKE THIS ROAD!!
7. Continue into Taninges and turn right at the 'T' junction
following signs for Samoëns. Drive straight along the
valley road (D907) for about 13km.
8. After you pass beneath an overhead "Bienvenue à
Samoëns" sign, the Chateau is the first building
on the right - a massive stone house with blue shutters facing
an old chapel. Slow down to turn sharp right through an opening
in the hedge that takes you into a large, shared parking area.
You will see our covered archway at the end of this area.
Park next to it, or pass through the archway into our courtyard.
By Air
Exit on the Swiss side of Geneva Airport.
With a hire car, follow signs for France as you leave the
airport, passing through several tunnels and through the border
control at Bardonnex. Then follow signs for Chamonix/Mt Blanc
on the A40. Pick up the detailed directions given above (from
point 3 onward).
You
will need some coins for the tolls.
Mini-bus services for transfer to and from Geneva airport
(one hour from the Chateau) may be arranged with:
Ray Slade (04 50 34 15 55)
Taxi Denambride (04 50 90 11 98)
Nearest
railway station: Cluses (taxi from Cluses to Samoëns:
about 15 minutes:)
Note
that when dialling from outside France drop the first zero
after adding the country code i.e. (00 33) 4 50 etc
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