Semnoz and Forclaz summer bus If you are staying in Annecy without a car, you can use Semnoz and Forclaz Summer Bus for some fresh mountain air. https://www.taxi-massingy.com/en/semnoz/ 9 buses can take you from Annecy to Semnoz mountain: * every week ends or bank holiday in June * every day from July 1st until August […]
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Glières The Glières Plateau is a limestone plateau in the Bornes Massif. Distant from La Roche-sur-Foron and Thorens-Glières by 29 km and 15 km respectively, it is located around the communes of Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières and Thorens-Glières. In the Francoprovençal language, glière means a rocky and sandy plateau without rivers. In the local speech, the word
Learn more about the different delicious Cheeses of Savoie. Here are the most important cheeses of Savoie area: * Abondance A 10 kg round of cheese from a Haute-Savoie valley of the same name, also with some local breed of cows. A little taste of hazelnut and pineapple. * Beaufort A 40 kg round
Cows and Goats of Savoie In order to make those lovely local cheeses we have some local and rustic animals who will be fine in the mountains hills. Discover the Cows and Goats of Savoie. They also need to be ok with the alpine weather even if they are staying inside the farms during
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Hautecombe Abbey Discover Hautecombe Abbey on Lake du Bourget in front of Aix-les-Bains. Hautecombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, later a Benedictine monastery, in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille near Aix-les-Bains in Savoy, France. For centuries it was the burial place of the members of the House of Savoy. It is visited by 150,000 tourists yearly. The
Delicious Wines from Savoie Here is a post about the different wines from Savoie. Savoie is predominantly known for its white wines, which account for approximately 80% of production, with the most notable grape being Jacquère. This indigenous variety produces crisp, mineral-driven wines that pair beautifully with the region’s alpine cuisine. One of the unique
Sixt Fer à Cheval 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
Annecy Farmers Markets 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
Basilica Visitation You have probably already 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
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