1. The egg museum at Soyans: from hummingbirds to dinosaurs
(Drôme/Découverte et curiosités - English)

Eggs of every kind and shape and size -- it's in the little town of Soyans en Drôme that you'll find them. From the largest, ostrich eggs, to the smallest, hummingbird eggs, and in betwe

2. Hôtel Baud: happiness is in Bonne
(Savoie/Hébergement - English)

  What an exemplification of its name this hotel is, where you feel at ease the moment you cross the threshold. Peaceful, quiet rooms, most of which open onto a very pretty garden and the

3. Parc jurassien: see it at an ant's pace
(Loisirs de l'été/Vaud - English)

Anthills... as far as the eye can see in the Parc jurassien vaudois. Good shoes, a picnic slung over your shoulder, and you are ready to discover the wood ant colony in Chalet-à-Roch. It

4. Parc jurassien: see it at an ant's pace
(Canton de Vaud/Découverte et curiosités - English)

Anthills... as far as the eye can see in the Parc jurassien vaudois. Good shoes, a picnic slung over your shoulder, and you are ready to discover the wood ant colony in Chalet-à-Roch. It

5. The Bacouni Yvoire: fish and seafood specialists at the stove
(Savoie/Vins et gastronomie - English)

  With the works of regional artists on the walls, a terrace blooming with flowers in summer, right on the banks of the Léman just a few steps from the old town of Yvoire, and a me

6. A weekend in the Drôme Provençale
(Sur la route des vins/Dossier du mois - English)

As the name suggests, the Drôme Provençale is the southernmost part of the département, virtually a port of entry to Provence. Here the heady song of the cicadas, the blue lavend

7. Our selection: the Viret estate in St Maurice
(Sur la route des vins/Dossier du mois - English)

  Here is an estate you must absolutely visit if you happen to be in the vicinity. Firstly, because of the winemakers, secondly because of the site, and finally because of the wines: all

8. Our selection: the Viret estate in St Maurice
(Drôme/Vins et gastronomie - English)

by Laurent Turrel, © http://www.nuncbibendum.com/ 2008    Here is an estate you must absolutely visit if you happen to be in the vicinity. Firstly, because of th

9. Lac du Bourget: born of an angel's tears
(Savoie/Découverte et curiosités - English)

Like Léman and Annecy Lakes, Bourget Lake, it is said, was created from the tears of an angel when God asked him to leave the Northern Alps. A little less poetically, geologists think that th

10. L'Auberge le Floris, cuisine with southern accents
(Canton de Genève/Vins et gastronomie - English)

Par Virginie Bosc  - 27 mai 2008   Ah, dear, I've never been able to overcome the sin of being a gourmand so, when Claude Legras invites us to dine at his table, it is absol