Video: An unusual hotel with dual citizenship: The Arbez Hotel on the border of France and Switzerland
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
It is customary to read about the miracles of teleportation in science fiction, making allowance for the fact that this phenomenon is amazing and has very little to do with real life. However, there are quite a few exceptions to the rules in the world. One of them - The Arbez Hotelbuilt on the border of France and Switzerland … Here it is enough to go from the kitchen to the souvenir shop to find yourself in a neighboring country. Situated thousands of feet above sea level, the hotel is a favorite destination for ski tourists.
The history of the construction of the hotel is unique. In 1862, the governments of both countries decided to change the state borders in the Dappes Valley. At the time of the signing of the agreement, there was not a single building that would be located on the border, but the resourceful businessman Pontus managed to build it in record time, until the agreement entered into force in February 1863. The entrepreneur pursued selfish goals - he wanted to establish a successful international business. The three-story building was divided in half: there was a bar on the French side, and a store on the Swiss side!
In 1921, Jules-Jean Arbez bought the building and equipped it with a Franco-Swiss hotel, which has been successfully operating to this day. The international border divides the building quite interestingly: the French kitchen is separated by it from the Swiss ski shop, in two rooms visitors sleep with their heads in one state, and with their feet in another, one room is completely striking in that it is located in Switzerland, but the toilet is taken abroad, To France. It's good that at least you don't need to fill out a customs declaration to go out in need!
The hotel's “dual citizenship” was the reason that its upper floors served as a refuge for refugees during World War II. German soldiers could enter the French occupied part of the hotel, but they were not allowed to enter the stairs belonging to Switzerland (this country remained neutral)!
There is another hotel in the world with a "changeable" location - the Indian luxury train Maharaja Express. This luxury train hotel operates on four routes: Princely India, Royal India, Classic India and Heavenly India!
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