Pont des Amours
Pont des Amours Le pont des Amours, Lover’s Bridge is the best spot to take wonderful photos with the Tournette mountain in the background! It is said, that before, it was a meeting point for prostitutes, but I […]
Swiss motorway
Swiss motorway vignette To use the Swiss motorway, you need to buy a “vignette” sticker every year which is actually valid for 14 months (for example, the 2020 vignette can be used from December 1st 2019 until end of January 2021). It costs approximately 40CHF, and it is much better to take it even
Croziflette
Croziflette Below Croziflette’s recipe in 40 minutes! The croziflette is a local winter speciality! Because of our Italian influence we also make pasta here, the Crozets are some squared Savoyardes Pasta. It is a bit like a Tartiflette but replacing the potatoes with pasta. You can find the Crozets pasta in all local supermarkets and
Annecy’s Castle and Legend
Annecy’s Castle and Legend Learn more about Annecy’s Castle and Legend. The historical symbol of Annecy, its construction extended over four centuries (from the 12th to the 16th). The counts of Geneva made it their home from the 13th century. The town acquired the Castle in 1953 and restored it with help from “Historical Monuments”
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Boat Cruise on Lake Annecy
Boat Cruise on Lake Annecy Which boat cruise for you on Lake Annecy? Lake Annecy is the third largest lake in France and is known as “Europe’s cleanest lake” because of strict environmental regulations introduced in the 1960s. The lake was formed about 18,000 years ago, at the time the large alpine glaciers melted. Surface
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Transfer from Geneva airport to Annecy?
Transfer from Geneva airport to Annecy If you are arriving at Geneva airport and looking for a transfer from Geneva airport to Annecy it is better to use the main exit on the Swiss side (there is a French side of the airport in Ferney but it is the opposite way from us
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Patois Savoyard
Patois Savoyard The “patois savoyard” belongs to the family of the “franco-provençal”, it is the local dialect of Savoie. It was then not written and changing from village to village and valley to valley. The Patois Savoyard is mostly used by the old generation in the country side, but some words are still used in
Annecy Lake Tour
The Lake of Annecy, surrounded by mountains is amazing at all seasons, you can enjoy it by boat, bike or car. For a full Annecy Lake Tour with a car, I will recommend you to start from Sévrier (as the traffic Sévrier/Annecy can be quite bad sometimes) there you could visit the bell museum https://musee-paccard.com/,
Why my business is called Taxi Massingy?
Why my business is called Taxi Massingy? As many might think, Massingy is not my last name. In order to be a taxi driver, I had to do a 2 months training and get a “diploma” then I needed to have a licence in a village or city. My grand parents living in Massingy, I
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