LES GETS (altitude 1172m), in the Savoie Mont-Blanc region, is an excellent family resort located between the French side of Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc. In the summer, the village hosts a number of events (of which the World Mountain Biking Championships arethe most famous), the museum of mechanical music including an exhibition of mechanical puppets wellknown throughout Europe, the traditional market where you can taste local mountain produce.
The village bears the "P'tits Montagnards" label which ensures the best facilities for your children.
Bordering both Switzerland and Italy, the Haute-Savoie is a place of great natural beauty, full of mountains, valleys, lakes and rivers. Just South of Geneva, the Haute-Savoi is home to legendary Chamonix, Lake Annecy and Mont Blanc, the second highest moutain in Europe. Wherever you go in Haute Savoie, you are never far from somewhere exceptional or unusual. There is a wealth of quaint little churches and historic monuments, flower-decked villages to explore and delicious local and traditional specialities to taste and take home with you.
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A word of advice from Lagrange: French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep some euros handy.