Alps Riviera, Romance & Traditions

Abbaye de Hautecombe
Chanaz

« O time! Suspend your flight, and you, happy hours,
Suspend your race:
Let us savour the fleeting delights
Of our fairest days! »
These words of the poet LAMARTINE wonderfully draw the spirit of this "timeless" day tour at Bourget Lake
 
  • Visit of a Royal Abbey
  • Typical village with Craftmen
  • Cruise on a canal
  • Savoie wine tasting
Poised majestically on the shores of Lake Bourget, the abbey offers you a wondrous view.
This royal abbey houses the tombs of many illustrious Counts of Savoie and the last kings and queens of Italy. The audio-guided tour of the abbey .

The village of Chanaz is located at the heart of Chautagne, between the Rhône and Lake Bourget. Your first stop of the day is with a traditional coffee roaster. In a 15th century cellar that has been totally redeveloped as a coffee roasting facility,
 
Then on to discover the atmosphere of a 19th century water mill. The mill has been fully restored to its original state and its wheel, once again, propels the cogs and the millstone to proceed nuts & hazelnuts oil.
 
After a lunch on the canal side, time now to embark on the region’s only-existing paddle steamer, a non-polluting, silent boat that runs with an electric propulsion system,. 1.30h cruise along the Savières Canal between Rhone river and Bourget Lake.
 
Finally, to close this tour, discover a wine-tasting cellar in the centre  a nearby wine-producing village. You will visit the wine cellar, learn about winemaking and, of course, enjoy a tasting session
 

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