Category: Parent Pampering

2KM3 Car Park, Agendas & Events, Annecy & environs, Annemasse & environs, Barryland - St-Bernard Museum, Chamonix Museums, Forte di Bard, Geneva Museums, La Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Le Musée Montagnard Les Houches, MAH - Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Maison de la Créativité, Martigny Museums, MEG - Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Museums & Exhibitions, Parent Pampering, Rainy Days, Saint Nicolas de Véroce, Sallanches Museums, Weekend Escapes, Workshops & Stages

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITIONS au Pays du Mont-Blanc (and beyond)

We are lucky to have some 🖼 wonderful museums 🏔 au Pays du Mont-Blanc, many housed in architectural gems (old, new and renovated). . . and as well as their permanent collections, they also offer 🎨 temporary exhibitions and workshops for children and families over the school holidays! And if we venture further than the 🏔 Pays du Mont-Blanc – 🇫🇷 to Cluses, to Annemasse, to la Maison du Salève, to … Continue reading MUSEUMS & EXHIBITIONS au Pays du Mont-Blanc (and beyond)

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"Made in", Argentière, Argentière Events, Chamonix, Chamonix Events, Chamonix Valley, Les Houches, Les Houches Events, Parent Pampering, Workshops & Stages

La Petite Université (Chamonix Valley)

Did you know that there was a 📚 university in the Chamonix Valley? It’s called La Petite Université – Chamonix Mont-Blanc!  Subjects on offer include: glaciology, permaculture, photography, life drawing, French & English lessons and much, much more! A little information about founder and vice-president Juliette Craplet Juliette Craplet, the founder and vice-president of 📚 La Petite Université, told me a little bit more about the inspiration behind … Continue reading La Petite Université (Chamonix Valley)

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La Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Martigny Museums, Museums & Exhibitions, Parent Pampering, Switzerland

La Fondation Pierre Gianadda (Martigny)

🖼 La Fondation Pierre Gianadda in 🇨🇭 Martigny, Switzerland is one of my all time favourite museums! There are some fantastic temporary exhibitions organised here (every 6 months the main exhibition is changed, and past exhibtions have included: Klee, Goya, Rodin, Giacometti, Moore, Modigliani, Claudel, Chagall, Braque, Dégas, Manet, Dufy, Miró, Gauguin, Bonnard, Van Gogh, Picasso, Morisot . . . ), the building itself is an architectural gem … Continue reading La Fondation Pierre Gianadda (Martigny)

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SPAS & MASSAGES (Chamonix Valley)

Several hotels in the Chamonix Valley offer 💦 access to their spa centre and pool to non-hotel guests. This post is not a full list of tried and tested spas and massages; I have clearly not done enough of my own ” parent pampering “ in the last eight years! In fact, the only spa I have managed to visit in the Chamonix Valley has been 💦 Deep Nature’s Les … Continue reading SPAS & MASSAGES (Chamonix Valley)

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Parent Pampering, Sallanches, Sallanches Events, Salle Léon Curral, Theatre, Dance & Music

Salle Léon Curral (Sallanches)

You don’t have to head as far as big cities like 🇨🇭 Geneva or 🇫🇷 Lyon to get your fill of culture (though there is certainly much culture to be had there too!). Head to Sallanches’ 🎭 Salle Léon Curral for some excellent (and very reasonably priced!) entertainment. Here you will find: 🎵 concerts (recent concerts have included: Ayo, Irma, L.E.J, Camille); 🎭 theatre; comedy; 💃 dance; 🤹‍♂️ circus acts; Recently renovated, and with a … Continue reading Salle Léon Curral (Sallanches)

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