Sixt Fer à Cheval is approximately 1h30 from Annecy. It is 6km from Samoens ski resort. There you will admire: the amazing Waterfall of Rouget (the Queen of the Alps”, The Sixt Circus (the biggest in the Alps with big waterfalls), The Gorges of Tines. This is the biggest natural reserve in Haute-Savoie, Grand Massif, …
Try a typical French thing, discover Annecy Markets during your stay in Annecy. You will find different Annecy Markets and its surroundings: * Tuesday morning, Friday morning and Sunday morning (from 8h to 12h) The Food market in the Old Town (rue Sainte Claire, Pont Morens, rue de la République and quai de l’evêché) is …
You have probably seen Basilica Visitation on top of Annecy. Basilica Visitation is the highest symbol of the religious past of the city dominates Crêt d’Annecy and the surrounding area, on the bottom of the Semnoz. Built between 1909 and 1930, it was consecrated by Cardinal Tedeschini in 1949. On the Gothic Revival style, this …
The Monchus Map is a map according to Savoyards This post is specially for Marty (my favourite Monchu)! In Patois Savoyards, Monchus means Monsieur, but this was the nickname of the well dressed Parisians tourists. This is a joke…so do not take it seriously… Monchus sympas = nice people Monchus attardés = mentally retarded person …
With a friend I tried Le Cochon à l’oreille, in the Old Town near the Thiou and Palais de l’Isle (near the taverne Maitre Kanter). And it was a nice surprise! They have a big collection of pigs (decoration) inside and outside, it is quite funny. The terrasse is really nice, quiet and has a …
