Hôtel des Marches

The Hôtel des Marches and Rue Croix-d'Or

The Chambéry audio-guided tour has you take Rue Croix-d'Or, one of the most historic streets of old Chambéry, by which travellers from Italy once arrived. It is there that the Hôtel des Marches stands, a witness to the aristocratic past of the district.

The most bourgeois street of the city

Rue Croix-d'Or takes its name from a fine large gilded cross that once overhung a fountain, now vanished. It was the most bourgeois street of Chambéry, lined with many seigneurial residences of which traces can still be found. There you admire the Hôtel des Marches and, not far away, the private mansion of la Pérouse, witnesses to the refinement of the Savoyard nobility.

What there is to see

The Hôtel des Marches, with its fine façade, illustrates the architecture of the aristocratic residences of old Chambéry. Going up Rue Croix-d'Or, you discover other private mansions and fine details, witnesses to the time when the city was a major stop on the route to Italy. It is an elegant walk in the heart of the historic district.

Practical information

The Hôtel des Marches is on Rue Croix-d'Or, in old Chambéry. The façade can be contemplated freely from the street, at all hours and on the level. The building, largely private, can be discovered from the outside along the walk.

Where does the name Rue Croix-d'Or come from?

From a large gilded cross that once overhung a fountain now vanished, in this street once the most bourgeois of Chambéry.

What to see on Rue Croix-d'Or?

The Hôtel des Marches and other seigneurial residences, including the Hôtel de la Pérouse, witnesses to the aristocratic past of old Chambéry.