Getting There
Travelling to your mountain getaway couldn't be simpler than by train. High speed trains travel direct to the Alps where you can hire a car, stock up with supplies and arrive at your apartment relaxed and ready to go.
runs throughout the winter.
online to avoid a booking fee and get your tickets by first class post (UK only).
Snowjet offers low cost flights to Chambery from Gatwick, Bristol and Edinburgh
Abondance Fermier maturing at the farm.
© Roger Moss
Culture & Tradition in the Mountains
Mountain Chalet: Design ClassicThe classic Alpine chalet has become an instantly recognisable icon of mountain living. These highly desirable mountain dwellings are also highly practical, as we’ll discover...
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Culture & Tradition
Colombe de la Paix:The Colombe de la Paix or Dove of Peace is a mountain tradition established around the time of the First World War by the bergers whose livestock grazed the lush pastures of the local alpages.
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Culture & Tradition
Crafts & Skills:Wherever you travel in the mountains you’ll find craft workers whose skills have been passed down through generations producing work of extraordinary quality. Pottery, sculptures in wood, decoration of chalets, wood carving, stone-cutting, weaving...
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Culture & Tradition
Alpine Regional Cheeses :Alpine cheeses are produced according to the rhythms of the seasons and using methods passed down through generations of local farmers. Here we focus on three of the most famous cheeses from the region: Beaufort, Abondance and Reblochon
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Chalet in the alpages, Beaufortain.
© Roger Moss