1. Le Parfum Bleu (The Blue Perfume): guesthouse at Chantemerle les Grignan
(Drôme/Hébergement - English)

After escaping their urban lifestyle, Serge and Lucile were dreaming of getting back in touch with nature. In 2006, this former firm manager and creator, discovered an ancient 18th century shee

2. Le Parfum Bleu (The Blue Perfume): guesthouse at Chantemerle les Grignan
(Drôme/Hébergement - English)

After escaping their urban lifestyle, Serge and Lucile were dreaming of getting back in touch with nature. In 2006, this former firm manager and creator, discovered an ancient 18th century shee

3. A get-away in Maurienne: try the wine des Evèques and du Persan
(Sur la route des vins/Savoie Mont-Blanc - English)

  With the area being on merchants and travellers' routes between Italy and France, age-old exchanges with the Piedmont region have created ancestral know-hows which are now being rev

4. The Mont Rose refuge: the very latest in high tech from the Swiss Alpine Club
(Canton du Valais/Découverte et curiosités - English)

  Perched above Zermatt and close to the Italian border at more than 2,800 meters of altitude, the Mont Rose refuge has undergone a complete transformation, blending modern design and eco

5. The Mont Rose refuge: the very latest in high tech from the Swiss Alpine Club
(Canton du Valais/Découverte et curiosités - English)

  Perched above Zermatt and close to the Italian border at more than 2,800 meters of altitude, the Mont Rose refuge has undergone a complete transformation, blending modern design and eco

6. Inauguration of the Maison Espace Nordique (Nordic House) at the Col des Mosses
(Canton de Vaud/Découverte et curiosités - English)

  Cross-country skiing and snow shoeing: the Col des Mosses' reputation is firmly established when it comes to Nordic sports!  The area - covering several acres - is reminiscent

7. Via Storia Itinéraires culturels (Cultural Routes) in Switzerland: this way please!
(Canton de Vaud/Découverte et curiosités - English)

...ue the ViaStoria team presented, on the 24th of November 2009 in Yverdon, the cultural routes in the four French-speaking cantons. A few interesting ideas, following historic routes, to avoid w...

8. Hôtel Tralala Montreux: design with music
(Canton de Vaud/Hébergement - English)

  A scale restricted to three colours: red, black, and white. Modern furniture and teak terraces offering vistas of the lake and above all, ever-present references to music.

9. Le Pré d’Antoine, « a classic and revamped cuisine ! »
(Savoie/Vins et gastronomie - English)

By Virginie Bosc -  23th november 2009   This is, anyway, how Bernard Binaud defines his cuisine! This chef, who worked alongside Paul Bocuse for many years, has been officiating no

10. Anne-Sophie Pic : a star is born at the Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne
(Canton de Vaud/Vins et gastronomie - English)

  Anne-Sophie Pic, a chef boasting of three Michelin stars, arrived bag and baggage at the Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne barely six months ago and is already a success. Right off the bat