Known for its gentle nature, its docility and resilience, and its assurance when it comes to narrow paths, the donkey is the ideal companion to explore the middle-range mountains and higher pastures. An authority of the Green Valley (la Vallée Verte), Philou is ever ready to take you for a ride as Salève is the kingdom of his two lovely colleagues Naïs and Nougatine. If you are tempted by the banks of the Menoge river, you will be able to explore them in good company as well since the Equestrian Farm of Séchemouille in Villard sur Boëge offers pony rides, another member of the horse family known for its kindness and gentle character.

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... and find her at the Women's Ornaments art gallery in Fauciny ! Antique costumes, fancy accessories, precious lacework, rare fans: three centuries of feminine mystery open up to you in the enchanting setting of an old, well maintained farm surrounded by a romantic rose garden and a park where animals move about freely. The establishment of the association «Le Point du Jour» which aims at gathering and restoring heritage items that are connected with women, and bringing them to the general public; the art gallery also displays the arts and crafts that are associated with those items. Lacework, fancy goods, fashion, dress making, embroidery, sculpture, painting: everything a woman desires will be shown to you.

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No less than twelve «cross-border»  itineraries are offered in the «Guide de découverte du patrimoine transfrontalier» . Amidst these paths across the fields, the itinerary of Salève - the rocky island that overlooks the Genevan basin - recounts a beautiful love story between man and nature. A walk which, after a small detour through the hamlet of Sierne, its stately homes and Jewish cemetery, takes you through Veyrier where you can discover the medieval church of Saint-Maurice and the castle built by the Count of Veyrier in the 18th century. Following this, you reach the Salève summit by cable car: an outstanding panorama awaits you there, as well as exceptional plant and animal life.