Are vineyards unsuitable in savoyard country? It is easy to forget that this plant can put up with difficult conditions when the combination of exposure and altitude is favorable. Add to that soil shaped by the glaciers of the Quaternary era which, on receding, left moraines, rock masses whose composition is very favorable to vine culture. Addresses to discover in this new region - meet the producers who tend to it:

From stone, wood and even paper sculpting to ceramics including painting, the Genevois Haut-Savoyard region offers a thousand and one enthralling activities. To see and do:

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Reblochon, Tomme cheese, Raclette cheese, Beaufort cheese, Emmental, Abondance cheese: the cows are the ones which produce the widest variety of cheese in the Genevan Haute-Savoie. The region opens up its farms and dairies to you for a taste of their wonders. The stages and timings of the manufacturing process, the maturing and the working of a cheese dairy: the producers of the Genevan Haute-Savoie will tell you how they succeed in the creation of a cheese and what makes its flavour. An opportunity to taste local products and share the passion and savoir faire of those who make them.

Did you know that Les Voirons is the kingdom of Raspberries? Indeed, it is on this very land that the delicate berry earned its credentials in the early 50's. A reputation that has since led the small miracle of the Haute-Savoie to fill the jam jars of Swiss and French tables. If the cooperative closed its doors in 2003, it is renewed today by the Maison du Terroir. Besides raspberries in all its forms, this completely renovated shop offers a selection of local specialities.