Just when the month of MAY – with its plentiful bank holidays – is coming to an end . . . along comes JUNE with another long weekend in France: Pentecôte! Perhaps the following list of events and activities will give you some fresh ideas for family fun aux Pays du Mont Blanc . . . or even some accessible weekend getaways . . . Or, if you are visititing the Pays du Mont Blanc en famille, and … Continue reading June Agenda au Pays du Mont Blanc
La Fondation Pierre Gianadda in Martigny 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 (to … Continue reading La Fondation Pierre Gianadda (Martigny)
Several hotels in the Chamonix Valley offer access to their spa centre and pool to non-hotel guests. What follows 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 six years, as the only spa I have managed to visit has been Deep Nature’s Les Granges d’en Haut in Les Houches. I have had … Continue reading Chamonix Valley Spas & Massages
You don’t have to head as far as Geneva 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), theatre, comedy, dance, circus acts . . . Recently renovated, and with spectacular views of … Continue reading Salle Léon Curral (Sallanches)
