The Domaine du Mont d'Arbois shares the fundamental values of good living without artifice, defended for three generations by the family of Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, personally involved in the developments of the Domaine.
The successive members of this large family have each brought their mark and the modernity of their generation. They have imposed an intimate and familiar spirit, defined by the attention paid to the smallest detail, whether it concerns comfort, welcome, decoration or even gastronomy.
A legendary destination
In the 1920s, Baroness Maurice de Rothschild, also called Baroness Noémie, revealed the tourist vocation of Megève.
She discovered the village after a convalescence stay in Saint Moritz, Switzerland. Tired of the place, she imagines the creation of a new winter sports station In France. On the advice of her ski instructor Try Smith, she discovered Megève and the splendid panoramas visible from the Mont d'Arbois plateau, which dominates the village. This marvelous site is worthy of rivaling the resort of the Swiss Alps and the Palace du Mont d'Arbois is born. The station quickly became the preferred meeting place for the aristocracy, as well as the world of finance and business.
The first golf course, the first ski lifts, the altiport, were gradually developed under the leadership of the energetic Baroness Noémie, without whom the destiny of Megève would certainly not have been the same.
An authentic destination
From generation to generation, the Mont d'Arbois domain has always been able to retain its unique soul, while modernizing its infrastructure to adapt them to contemporary expectations. L'architecture tradition and the intervention of the best local craftsmen inscribe each Mont d'Arbois establishment in its alpine environment.
Likewise, the menus of the Domaine's various restaurants highlight the best products, to interpret the Savoyard culinary heritage, but not only that. Thus, the cheese platter offers the only Brie de Meaux to benefit from a farm label, itself produced on a property of the family of Baron Benjamin de Rothschild.
Epicureanism is still expressed in the very fine wine list, where the wines of the Compagnie Vinicole Baron Edmond de Rothschild feature prominently.
Meet the protagonists of Megève
From the origins of the resort to its international renown, Megève is the work of several passionate men and women who, from tradition to innovation, were able to create a unique ski resort, cradled between past and modernity. Intimately linked to the construction of the resort, these emblematic characters are undeniably part of the biography of Megève. But to discover the history of Megève, you must first listen to theirs.
