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la Cité médiévale de La Roche sur Foron

Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

La Roche-sur-Foron is the second historic town of Haute-Savoie, with a thousand years of history. It can be explored with a heritage guide of the Pays de Savoie, or on your own all year round.

The visit reveals the tower of the Counts of Geneva, the Saix and Échelle castles, the town gates and carefully restored noble houses with their Sardinian-coloured façades, as well as many other monuments.

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