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Identifier: northernfrance00karl (find matches)
Title: Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipsic : K. Baedeker
Contributing Library: PIMS - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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j. 3, D. 4 fr.;Bkau-Rivage, both near the lake; de la Poste, Place du Tilleul, d^j. 81/2,D. 4 fr., incl. wine; des Vosges, to the left, recommended to tourists,R. 2, dej. or D. 3 fr., incl. wine; <.HOLl^, at the railway-station, pes Bains,dej. at these 3, D. 3/2 fr., incl. wine; Defkaxoux, less pretending. Roomsshould invariably be engaged beforehand in summer. The chief hotelsare closed in winter. — Hydropathic Establishment, in the Boulevard duLac. — Baths. Bains du Lac (25 c.), to the X. of rhe town. Cafes. At tbe Holel des Vosges and mtel ChoU; Gafi du Boulevard,near the station; Paxion, Place Albert-Ferry; des Canotiers, on the lake. Carriages with one horse (2 pers.) 12-15 fr., with two horses (4 pers.)20-25 fr. per day; to the Schlucht and back 15 or 20 fr.; round the lake6 or 10 fr.; to the Saut des Cuves and the Vallie de Granges 9 or 15 fr.;to I-a Bresse or Cornimont 15 or 25 fr.; etc., see the tariff. Steam Tramway to (7 M.) Retcurucmer (p. 33G), hourly in summer, in
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into the Vosges. Gl&KAEDMER. 47. Route. 335 50 min. (fare 90 c, or 30 c. per section). Tlie cars start near the railwaystation and run viil the Scmt des Cuves (p. 336) and Longemer (p. 336). —Another line is projected to (18 M.) Bemiremont (p. 340), via the valley ofRanaberchamp. — Omnil^us daily in summer via (6 M.) £e Tholy to (ISViM.)St. Ami (p. 343), in 21/2 hra. (fare 2/2 fr.) — To the Schlucht and Mun-ster, see pp. 336-339. Gerardmer (final r silent; 2200 ft.), a town of 8800 Inhab.,prettily situated on the lake of the same name, is the favouritesummer-resort on the French side of the Vosges and a good start-ing-point for numerous charming excursions. It possesses severallarge weaving-factories and hleaching-works, and carries on a con-siderable traffic in the Gerome cheeses made in the district. Theorigin of the town is ascribed to Gerard of Alsace, who built a toweron the bank of this lake (mer) about 1070. In the middle of themarket-place stands a fine lime-tree, o

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  • bookdecade:1890
  • bookcentury:1800
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