About
Built around 1900 for Charles Taillefer, legal counsel to the French Embassy in
London, then integrated to the Châtelet thermal baths, this large villa with a turret
looks like a small castle.
It is accessed via a monumental portico-promenade which surmounts vast cellars and basements using the natural slope of the land. The facade is punctuated by balconies, columns with ornate capitals and wide bays overlooking Lake Geneva. A testimony to the art of living of the Belle Epoque, the Villa du Châtelet was recently renovated by its owners with respect for the distribution of the rooms and the original interior decoration (colored stained-glass windows, Hungarian-point parquet flooring) and then made available to the town of Evian. Today it is promoted by the association "Les Amis de la Villa du Châtelet - Cercle culturel lémanique" which presents two permanent exhibitions and offers a space for conviviality and cultural encounters.
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Facilities
Accessible tourism
Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance, Reserved space 330 cm wide < 100 m from the site, Minimum aisle width of 90 cm, WC + grab handle + adequate space to move, Site, building totally accessible, Possibility of drop-off in front of the site, Incline >5% but reasonable, Presence of pictograms and / or simplified visuals, Obstacle-free access inside
Mobility impairment
The lift is smaller than the standard (75*91cm) but the Villa du Châtelet has a wheelchair on loan adapted to use the lift.
Prices
Full price: 8 €
Teenager: 4 €
Child: 2 €
Disabled: 4 €.
Contact
74500 Évian-les-Bains
Languages spoken:
- German,
- English,
- Spanish,
- French,
