Planning our route to Bologna we were careful not to cross the path of the […]
Asti
Asti, the self-styled capital of the sparkling spumante-producing region is a bumpy ride along a […]
Turin
Elegant Turin, lined with old-fashioned and white columned shopping arcades, dotted with large, airy squares […]
Susa
Full of Roman and medieval majesty, Susa has occupied a strategic position for two millennia […]
Mont Cenis pass
Researching the pass before leaving home we had read that it was ‘easy’ on a […]
Villages of the Savoie
The winding river Arc flows through a valley known as the Porte de Maurienne. The […]
Medieval city of Conflans
Overnight we formed our plan. 30 miles seemed to the tipping point at which whatever […]
An anxious day in Annecy
Annecy, like Noyers, was a trip destination based on our charity stall book of ‘100 […]
Nantua in Rhone-Alpes
We left early against the commuting traffic out of Bourg-en-Bresse and onto a local road […]
Bourg-en-Bresse & Brou Abbey
At Bourg-en-Bresse we remembered why we knew the name… Bresse is the famous French chicken, […]