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Inspiration, destinations and the art of living in the finest regions of France. Our stories, to prepare a stay or to prolong it.

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Lavezzi Islands by catamaran: the granite archipelago of the Straits of Bonifacio Pianotolli
Lavezzi Islands by catamaran: the granite archipelago of the Straits of Bonifacio The Lavezzi Islands, a granite archipelago situated in the Straits of Bonifacio some 10km south-east of Corsica, rank among the…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Chevanu Beach in Pianottoli-Caldarello: the discreet bay of far southern Corsica Pianotolli
Chevanu Beach in Pianottoli-Caldarello: the discreet bay of far southern Corsica Chevanu beach (sometimes spelled Kévano) is one of the finest beaches in far southern Corsica, and among the most discreet.…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Palais Lascaris in Nice: Baroque Palace and 500 Historic Instruments Nice
Palais Lascaris in Nice: Baroque Palace and 500 Historic Instruments The Palais Lascaris, on rue Droite at the heart of Vieux-Nice, has two distinct lives. The first is that of…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Plage de la Mala: the Cap-d'Ail cove that must be earned on foot Nice
Plage de la Mala: the Cap-d'Ail cove that must be earned on foot First, a useful clarification: Plage de la Mala is not in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat or Èze, but in the municipality of Cap-d'Ail,…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Aquariaz in Avoriaz: a tropical park at 29°C beneath an ETFE bubble at 1800m altitude Morzine
Aquariaz in Avoriaz: a tropical park at 29°C beneath an ETFE bubble at 1800m altitude Aquariaz is a tropical aquatic park located in the heart of Avoriaz, at 1800m altitude. A characteristic almost unique to…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Morzine and the Portes du Soleil: 600km of cross-border skiing from an authentic Savoyard village Morzine
Morzine and the Portes du Soleil: 600km of cross-border skiing from an authentic Savoyard village Morzine is one of the historic gateways to the Portes du Soleil, the largest Franco-Swiss ski domain with 600km of…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Voie Lactée: 400km of Franco-Italian pistes from Montgenèvre Montgenèvre
Voie Lactée: 400km of Franco-Italian pistes from Montgenèvre The Voie Lactée (in Italian: Via Lattea) is one of the rare European ski areas to span a national border.…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Dog-sledding taster in the Mont-Blanc region Megève
Dog-sledding taster in the Mont-Blanc region The sleds depart from the Croix-Saint-Bernard plateau, above Le Bettex, in the Saint-Gervais sector. Direct view of the Mont-Blanc range:…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Mont d'Arbois and Megève: a century of Rothschild history Megève
Mont d'Arbois and Megève: a century of Rothschild history In 1921, the baroness Noémie de Rothschild purchased hundreds of hectares of meadow above the village of Megève and commissioned…
May 2025 · 4 min Read the notebook
Étang de la Bonde: the largest body of water in the Luberon Luberon
Étang de la Bonde: the largest body of water in the Luberon The Luberon is not a land of water. Torrents are rare there, rivers are meagre, and it is precisely this…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Speed Mountain at Menuires: rail-mounted luge over 1km long at 35-45 km/h Les Menuires
Speed Mountain at Menuires: rail-mounted luge over 1km long at 35-45 km/h Speed Mountain at Menuires is one of the longest and fastest rail-mounted luges in the French Alps. Over 1km descent,…
May 2025 · 2 min Read the notebook
Alta Lumina at Les Gets: a nocturnal journey by Moment Factory Les Gets
Alta Lumina at Les Gets: a nocturnal journey by Moment Factory At Les Gets, as night falls in season, a forest path comes alive. Alta Lumina is neither a seated show…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
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