Love - Megève

mEgèvE,
a cRadlE
of
love stories
aNd If ThIs hEavENly dEcoR Was JusT madE foR faIRy
TalEs aNd lENT ITsElf To WRITINg ThE mosT bEauTIful
lovE sToRIEs. aNd If ThIs ENvIRoNmENT, WoRThy
of pIcTuRE books, Was To blENd WITh ThE bIRTh of
passIoNs.
When dreams and reality merge into one, such was the music score
composed in Megève between Francine and Sacha Distel. Born
Bréaud, Francine had discovered the joys of skiing in the village
during her childhood. It was to Megève that she then came to ski in
January. It was also in Megève that she met the love of her life, on the
Rochebrune gondola. It is in Megève that we love to believe that
everything is possible. As it is in the village that the lovely Francine
married Sacha Distel, the show business star who broke the hearts of
all the girls. Mind you, from the moment they met in January 1961,
he only had eyes for her and she for him! A love story that was to last
for over 40 years, for the better and for the worst! They took their
vows in January 1963 at the town hall of Megève. The ski champion
and the singer wanted to be wed in the utmost discretion but, on
leaving, an archway of ski poles and the flashing lights of photographers
were waiting for them. The young and naïve bride discovered a world
that she would have to learn to get accustomed to.
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