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 …
Between Annecy and Geneva, you will admire the Ponts of Allonzier la Caille. Charles Albert Bridge, more known as the Pont de la Caille, in Allonzier is 142 meters above the Usses river. The former (11 July 1839) and the new road bridge (Pont Caquot) in the background. Upon its opening in 1928, the Caille …
Descente des Alpages is every year on the second Saturday of October, it is a traditional celebration to welcome back the animals in Annecy (after spending the summer months in the mountains). The old town is busy with défilé of animals (cows, horses with their bells, sheeps, goose, St Bernard dogs, goats, donkeys….). Also you …
Reblochon is a French cheese from the Alps produced in the region of Savoy (departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie) and has been granted the AOC title in 1958. Reblochon was first produced in the Thônes and Arly valleys, in the Aravis massif near Annecy, on the way to La Clusaz. Thônes remains the centre of …
