Taste of the French Alps
COOKING VACATIONS
Taste of the French Alps Culinary Tour
$5,610.00 – $5,900.00
Join Corinne in her chalet overlooking the Aravis mountains to experience the French cuisine. Enjoy historic towns, quaint villages and mesmerizing landscapes through guided tours and connections with local people.
- 7 days / 6 nights (Sunday-Saturday)
- Full-board luxury Chalet accommodation
- Cooking classes & Gourmet experiences
- Guided tours & Visits
- Geneva airport transfers & transportation by private van
- Tour is escorted by Corinne A. Preteur personally.
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A Taste of the French Alps, celebrating the Food, Traditions and Lifestyle of the Savoie region
Taste of the French Alps culinary tour offers a perfect combination of gourmet adventures and visits throughout the Savoie region. You will enjoy the alive market of La Clusaz picturesque village and the visit to an authentic cheese farm.You will stroll across Annecy historic quarter with a tour-guide to admire the numerous 16th- and 17th-century buildings painted in shades of peach and rose which house restaurants, bakeries, tiny boutiques and designers shops. Annecy earns its reputation of the Alpine Venice thanks to the canals trickling through the town.You will indulge in Chamonix mountaineering traditions and enjoy a cogwheel train ride to the glaciers. A ride on the Tramway du Mont-Blanc takes you as far as the Nid d’Aigle. Take the cogwheel train for an effortless assault on the summits. Jeanne, Marie or Anne will take you to the gates of the high mountains, to the delight of your eyes… and your legs!
Taste of the French Alps celebrates the traditional French and Savoie’s cuisine through hands-on cooking and baking classes in the chalet as well as gourmet experiences in traditional and Michelin restaurants. Program includes 3 cooking and baking lessons. You will learn how to prepare and cook well balanced meals including a starter, a main course and a dessert, and celebrating the French traditional cuisine paired with the Savoie fine white and red wines.
Our Alpine Chic chalet is located in a traditional farming village of the Aravis Mountains, 15 miles distance from Annecy and the lake shore. In summer this alpine Eden is a perfect rejuvenating spot in a stunning environment: green valleys, gentle slopes and traditional chalets, bulb bell-tower churches, farm where the flavorful Reblochon cheese is made.
Our entirely renovated and elegantly decorated private chalet spanning over three floors has two west and south oriented terraces to enjoy breathtaking views, especially at the sunset. Chalet offers five bedrooms with private en-suite bathrooms and all modern comfort. Amenities include WiFi, flat screen TV’s with international channels, washing machine and dryer, board and iron, fully equipped kitchens, BBQ, etc. You will find hairdryers, bathrobes, and towels in each bathroom. Breakfasts, lunches and dinners are served in the dining room or on the terrace if the weather allows.
