1. 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

2. 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

3. « After the Rain »: everything for your well-being!
(Canton de Genève/Découverte et curiosités - English)

By Virginie Bosc - 18th november 2009 A piece of advice: go to this temple of comforts preferably on a rainy day - after it has sufficiently drained both your spirits and your body - and let

4. The Domaine de Divonne: all kinds of fun!
(Ain/Hébergement - English)

... nearly 1200 seats! Although the Domaine de Divonne has lived through the ages, it has not lost in grandeur and its constantly renewed activity at least proves that well-being, entertainment an...

5. Château de Villa Sierre : secrets of the Sensorama
(Canton du Valais/Découverte et curiosités - English)

  The plush walls of the Château de Villa, in Sierre, house the « Sensorama » - a library of exclusively Valaisan wines. More than half a thousand refer

6. Journey back in time at the Moulins de St Luc
(Canton du Valais/Découverte et curiosités - English)

 By Virginie Bosc - september 2009  They're hard to miss! The moulins (mills) of St Luc are located right below the village on the riverbanks. The village has retained all the charm

7. The city of Morges can be found on iPod
(Canton de Vaud/Découverte et curiosités - English)

And here come the audio-guides, out of the museums and down into the town! In Morges, they take the form of an iPod that is hardly bigger than a large credit card. A companion that is not just audio,

8. Les Fils de Charles Favre : in honour of the Lady of Sion
(Sur la route des vins/Vaud - English)

  Baptised «The little house of great wines», the Fils de Charles Favre are located at the centre of the Valaisan capital. Of course, grape harvesting time leads to a few bott

9. On the track of the Counts of Faucigny
(Savoie/Découverte et curiosités - English)

By Virginie Bosc - le 27th July 2009   There are secrets that old stones know how to keep.  At the Chateau of Faucigny, the dramatised tours that take place during the sum

10. Brasserie des Voirons: LUG, the little beer that climbs
(Savoie/Produits du terroir - English)

By Virginie Bosc - 27th July 2009 This is a story of two friends who wanted to do something with their hands. That's how the story of LUG could be summarised, if it were not als