Grands Bains du Monêtier

Les Grands Bains du Monêtier in Le Monêtier-les-Bains, the highest spa village in France at 1480 metres elevation in the Clarée valley of the Hautes-Alpes, draws from calcium and iron-rich spring water documented since Roman times at a site mentioned in ancient itineraries as a resting place on the road from Italy across the Montgenevre Pass to Gaul. The naturally carbonated mineral water, rising cool from the earth and renowned for its distinctive freshness and mineral richness enhanced by the high-altitude Alpine environment, feeds both indoor and outdoor pools in a facility that has modernised around ancient spring infrastructure to create one of France's most atmospheric Alpine spa experiences. The spectacular setting in the Serre Chevalier ski domain, where the thermal establishment provides the only accredited spa in a famous ski area of fifty kilometres of pistes, creates a perfect year-round wellness destination where powder skiing and thermal bathing complement each other across the alpine seasons.