Just 5 kilometers away from the Swiss border and 16 kilometers from the city of Geneva lies Gex, the capital city of the Ain department. The town has traded hands between Switzerland and France numerous times throughout history, and the majority of the town’s products are exported go to Geneva. You can book your EasyToBook.com hotel in Gex and easily cross back and forth between the two countries, enjoying both cultures in the same trip.

In the city, there are a fountain from the 18th century and a lavoir from the 17th century that were declared national historical monuments in 1929. Ask at your EasyToBook.com hotel for directions on how to find them. You can also find the remains of the Chateau built by the ‘sires of Gex.’ Just outside the city, you can find the ruins of Florimont, a medieval chateau.