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This gorgeous issue is stuffed full of fabulous features from beautiful Annecy to the sunny southern Basque country and the city of Pau, the Canal du Midi and much more. There’s a fabulous photo essay of the four seasons of Provence, practical guides and recipes galore with a focus on the gastronomy of the Touraine region in the Loire Valley - from an ancient recipe for macarons to more-ish nougat cake!
Veyrier-le-Lac just 5km
Veyrier-le-Lac just 5km from Annecy is known to the locals as the “Savoyard Emerald Coast”, it’s a very pretty village and home to several excellent restaurants overlooking the lake. A little further on you’ll arrive in Menthon-Saint-Bernard, another pretty village with a 1000 year old fairy-tale castle in which a Saint was born and whose descendants still live there. It’s a fascinating place to visit with exquisite views over the lake and gorgeous gardens. Read more about it here Then there’s the truly scrumptious village of Talloires with its ancient abbey, now a hotel and restaurant with one of the best sommeliers in France. Read more about it here Don’t miss lovely Doussard, a tiny little village of astonishing beauty which is the gateway to the Massif des Bauges Mountains and as pretty a place as you’re ever likely to see. Go further on and you’ll arrive at Duingt, nicknamed the pearl of Lake Annecy,with its gorgeous chateaux – yes two of them, turrets peaking over the trees as the snowy mountain peaks soar into the sky around them.
