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Le château en bref
Château de Monnetier, also known as the Château de l'Ermitage, is built into the side of a cliff at the end of the Monnetier valley, overlooking the Genevois plain. Built in the 16th century by François-Prosper de Genève-Lullin on behalf of the Dukes of Savoy, it was taken and set on fire in 1589 by the Genevan troops of Captain Guinet. Left in ruins for nearly three centuries, it was rebuilt in 1855 as a turreted manor house by MM. Bovet and de Mandrot on the foundations of the feudal keep, and then operated as a hotel-pension offering a view of Geneva and Lake Geneva. At the beginning of the 20th century, the establishment developed into a tourist site with a swimming pool, ice rink and restaurant. Threatened with collapse at the end of the 20th century after a period of abandonment, it has since been bought by a local entrepreneur with a view to restoring it.