
Discover Val Thorens, Europe’s highest ski resort!
At the very end of the Belleville valley lies the stunning domain of Val Thorens.…
At the very end of the Belleville valley lies the stunning domain of Val Thorens.…
To start the winter season off in style we were given the opportunity to do…
The Mont Pourri is a mountain situated in the French Alps. At an altitude reaching 3,779…
This is the second time we are spending Autumn in the French Alps. With less…
The Grande Casse is a mountain situated in the French Alps. At an altitude reaching 3,855…
When you drive around the mountains surrounding Annecy you’ll pass many cyclists tempted by the…
Looking for an outing for all the family in the Alps? With a few small…
Are you looking for a Summer destination for all the family in the French Alps?…
Since we’ve moved to an alpine village in the Tarentaise Valley we have not yet…
I still have to pinch myself when I look through the window at the magnificent landscape…
For a little while I had wanted to write about our village’s closest town. The…
You’ve probably heard of major sites in the French Alps without knowing they were located in…
Mont Blanc is situated in the east of the French département of Haute-Savoie (74) département,…
I’ve known about the return from the Alpine pastures for a long time. I had…
Aix-les-Bains is a spa resort in the French département of Savoie between Annecy and Chambéry in the French Alps. Bordered by Lake Bourget,…
La Roche-sur-Foron is a little town in the French département of Haute-Savoie at the crossroads…
Did you know? 73 is the two-digit number allocated to the French departement of Savoie.…
Did you know? 74 is the two-digit number allocated to the French departement of Haute-Savoie.…
We are fortunate to live in a village situated on the East side of the…
Since we arrived in Annecy, we’ve been told the Glieres Plateau (Plateau des Glières) was…
Commanding fine views of the Alps and as far as the Jura, the village of…
After three years residing in the Paris region, we finally moved to Annecy for our…
You would have probably noticed it on our Facebook or Instagram accounts, we went out of…
Every year in Winter an elegant and mysterious carnival takes place in the French Alps town of Annecy. With people…
Crêt de la Neige is the highest mountain of the Jura Mountains and oversees the…
Since its creation in 1994, the Christmas markets of Grenoble has become one of the most…
The great mountain passes in the French Alps played a great part in the mountain…
Walking underneath dramatic glaciers and snow-capped peaks, strolling in the picture perfect old towns and…
A few mountain passes in the Alps offer a breathtaking panorama and Col des Aravis in…
Mont-Blanc is Western Europe’s highest mountain at an altitude of 4.810 m (15,781 ft) above…
Situated on the French shores of Lake Geneva, Yvoire is one of France’s most beautiful…
The Chauvet cave in southern France has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in…
The imposing Annecy Castle in Haute-Savoie is majestically placed atop one of the last promontories of…
The view of the Palais de l’Île from Pont Perrière in Annecy is one of the…
Ideally situated between a gorgeous lake and the mountains of the Alps, Annecy is an…
The Annecy churches are beautiful Catholic sanctuaries found in the old town. In the 1530s,…
The Annecy Lakeshore is one of the most beautiful sites to discover in the French Alps.…
The Gorges of the Fier are a spectacular natural wonder on the doorstep of Annecy.…
Annecy has a long history linked to the strategic position of the city on the…
The Annecy Christmas market is the most important event in town during Advent. Each year the festive…
A visit to the museum of the Paccard bell foundry is one of the most…
The steep wooded and snow-capped mountains rising majestically above the stunning yet peaceful turquoise waters…
The village of Duingt enjoys an idyllic setting, tucked away between Lake Annecy and the last slopes…
There are three sites to discover in the pretty village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard: the lakeshore with…
When I show the region of Annecy to our family and friends, I always bring…
The Semnoz mountain is situated in the French Alps and the real green lungs of…
The two bridges of Ponts de la Caille spanning the gorge of the Usses River…
On Monday 31st March we went on a ‘tour du lac’ by car. We departed…
Annecy our new base for two weeks. Lucky eh? The charming touristic town is located between Geneva…
Two weeks in Annecy: this will be our stay in the charming town of Haute-Savoie…