The Good Life France Magazine




The Good Life France Magazine brings you the best of France - inspirational and exclusive features, fabulous photos, mouth-watering recipes, tips, guides, ideas and much more...


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Summer 2023

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Chock-full of fantastic features and stunning photographs. You'll find inspiring, entertaining & informative destination features - French Riviera, Provence, Loire Valley, Mont-Saint-Michel, Alpine villages and secret places, recipes from French foodie legends, culture and history and much, much more... Bringing France to you wherever you are!

HIDDEN GEM: Le Grand

HIDDEN GEM: Le Grand Bornand, Haute- Savoie Vue village © C. Chabod - Le Grand Bornand Tourisme Le Grand Bornand near Aravis, within the Annecy Mountains region is a skier’s delight, but it’s also an absolutely fabulous summer destination. You’ll discover a vibrant little town, with plenty of shops, bars and restaurants plus a plethora of activities including fantastic hiking and biking routes, as well as culture and heritage, set against a backdrop of mountains covered in greenery and wildflowers. It really is a little hidden gem… What to see and do in the town Le Grand Bornand is small enough to get to know it well in a day, big enough to keep you happy for a week or more, and surrounded by glorious countryside. This is a town that loves cows and there’s a year-round Cow Art Trail, an open-air tour featuring artworks paying homage to the humble cow! You’ll also find here the shop of Didier Perrillat, one of the last artisans making leather goods in Haute-Savoie, including necklaces for cows! Did you know every cow has a unique bell? And a good farmer can recognise an individual cow by its ring? Cows here wear daytime bells but they may have a special “dress” bell which is much bigger and heavier and worn for shows and special occasions. Didier makes beautiful leather straps for the bells to hang on for those special occasions! You can watch him creating all sorts of leather goods from purses to bags in his cosy shop Chez Le Bourrelier. Nature lovers and families will love La Source, an authentic farm with exhibition rooms, workshops, play areas, a quirky cow sculpture (of course), plus a bar and café set in stunning surroundings. The town makes for a great base for touring the area by car, bike, on foot or even on roller skis, great practice for the winter season and Didier in his workshop 56 | The Good Life France The Good Life France | 57