Menthon-Saint-Bernard: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Menthon-Saint-Bernard combines historical sites with a lakeside location. The Château de Menthon stands on a rocky promontory and offers views of the lake and the surrounding landscape. It has been inhabited by the same family for almost 1,000 years.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Menthon-Saint-Bernard can specifically search for accommodation in this town.

Culture

The Château de Menthon is open for guided tours from 5 April to 27 October. The Church of Saint Bernard was built in 1846–1847 on the remains of a Romanesque church. Its features include a 13th-century bell tower base and a 15th-century count's chapel.

Water

Menthon-Saint-Bernard has a one-kilometre-long publicly accessible shoreline for walks and lakeside activities such as beach visits, sailing, diving and boat hire. The Bay of Menthon-Saint-Bernard is located beside the Roc de Chère nature reserve.

At the Menthon-Saint-Bernard water sports centre, Delphis plongée offers introductory dives and training for all levels. From June to September, the swimming school on Menthon-Saint-Bernard beach offers 30-minute individual or group lessons in the mornings for children aged three and over, as well as lessons to improve swimming skills. The Cercle Nautique du Lanfonnet offers recreational sailing with catamarans as well as single- or crewed dinghies, and hires out kayaks and stand-up paddleboards. At Port de Menthon, Le Bounty hires out boats and pedal boats.

Hiking

The “Château de Menthon-St-Bernard par les hameaux” hiking trail passes through the hamlets of Ramponnet and Les Moulins and by the Château de Menthon. It is accessible year-round on foot or by mountain bike.

To the higher-level travel overview: Haute-Savoie.

More destinations

More places in the same destination:

Nernier, Reyvroz, Viry, Faucigny, Saint-Jorioz, Entrevernes, Mieussy, Viuz-En-Sallaz.