Spa bliss in the Alps: hot springs and hiking in the shadow of Mont Blanc

By Jane Knight

An autumn break in the French mountain town of Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains offers thermal treatments and glorious walking trails before the winter ski crowds descend M ont Blanc is hiding behind the clouds, but the Aiguille du Midi spears the sky above a mountainside ablaze with russet, gold and tawny tones. Our destination is the Distillerie Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, one of Europe’s highest microdistilleries at 1,365m. The trip was provided by the Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc tourist board .