Treasures of the Mountains

GOOD ADDRESSES

Culinary

BOURG SAINT MAURICE :
ARSSIBAN : cuisine Française gastronome.
04 79 07 77 35
LE CHALUPOT : cuisine nature.
04 79 07 23 73
LE MONTAGNOLE : cuisine traditionnelle Française.
06 13 37 83 01
LE RED ICE : cuisine maison.
04 79 22 81 92
LE CHALET : cuisine Savoyarde.
04 57 37 13 81
LA VANOISE : cuisine régionale.
04 79 07 11 34

LES ARCS 1600 :
LE SANGLIER QUI FUME : cuisine régionale.
04 79 22 93 98

LES ARCS 1950 (Pré Saint Esprit) :
BELLIOU LA FUMÉE : cusine réginonale.
04 79 07 29 13

MONTCHAVIN :
LES TROIS GLACIERS : cuisine régionale.
06 32 26 62 24

SAINTE-FOY  le Miroir :
CHEZ MERIE : cusine réginonale. “Coup de coeur de la bergerie”.
04 79 06 90 16

VAL D’ISÈRE :
L’ATELIER D’EDMOND : 2 étoiles Michelin.
04 79 00 00 82

TIGNES :
URSUS : 1 étoile Michelin.
04 79 01 11 43

Local life

Bourg Saint Maurice : 5 minutes by car.
The local market with its local products every Saturday morning near the church.
The Cooperative and its local products, its Savoyard specialties, in front of the station.
Coffee roaster “green gold”: roasted coffee with wood and coal: (there are only two machines in operation in France).
Organic supermarket: “Bio Cop”.
Organic groceries: “The Vive Water”.
The Druggist of the creators, (high street).
Delavest Yves: manufacturer of traditional Savoyard jewelery.
Marmorino: interior decoration.
Eco gam: interior decoration.
The Mazot: deco shop.
Cesar Carasco: sculptor-gilder-cabinetmaker.

Vulmix : 5 minutes by car.
Marot Pierre, wood carver.

Landry : 5 minutes by car.
Roland Bertholin, wood carver.

Seez : 10 minutes by car.
The local market with its local products is held every Thursday morning.
The spinning Arpin since1817: clothes, blankets, curtains … (The manufacture is carried out on machines now classified in the inventory of the national inheritance.)
The craftsmen’s house.
Art Crafts – AS CREATION: Tel. 04 79 08 82 04
Couture – LA FABRIC D’ANGELE: Tel. 06 82 19 73 15
Framing and purchase of paintings and works of art – ART’COM: Tel. 04 79 06 84 50
Rullier home craft CROSETS: Crosets of Savoy are local pasta.
Super Market: “The Light Life”.
Boucherie-Fromagerie des Arcades – Frédéric Limbarinu.
The Saint Bernard Wood Oven.
Bakery, pastry – gold flakes – Stéphane Perochon.
Restaurant, delicatessen, catering: LE LOCAL DU BOCAL.
Catering: Nathanaël HERVE.
Provided with bread at the mill of Saint Germains.

Aime : 15 minutes by car.
The local market with its local products is held every Thursday morning.
Atmosphere M: decoration shop.
The house of the arts.

Architecture

Cultural visits of the region:

 HAUTEVILLE GONDON : on the spot in the village
– the Baroque Church very colorful. The sanctuary which escaped the destruction of the Revolution, has an interior decoration of exceptional richness. Joseph-Marie Martel famous artist of the time has carved two of these altarpieces which are classified Historical Monuments.
Opening period: from 18/07 to 24/08/2019, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 15h to 18h.
From 21/09 to 22/09/2019, every Saturday and Sunday from 15h to 18h, European Heritage Days ..

LA CHAL :10 minutes walk from the sheepfold, village without cars.
The museum of the apple: free museum open every day from 9 am to 19 pm.

LES ARCS 15 km : A SIGNATURE OF ARCHITECTURE : Arcs 1600 à la Coupole.

VULMIX : 5 km
– Saint GRAS Chapel.

BOURG SAINT MAUICE : 3 km
– The church is neo-classical, which is common for the Sardinian period.
– Museum of Minerals which documents and exposes the work of the old crystal workers of the region, the operation of the furnaces, the various crystals used.
– Roaster with wood and coal, there are only 2 roasters of this kind in France.

AIME : 13 km
– ROMAN ST MARTIN BASILICA: 11th S, with crypt and frescoes, in which you can discover: the remains of the choir of a first church, a Gallo-Roman room with Latin inscriptions, (ask the key to the house of tourism which is found next to the basilica).
– MONTMAYEUR TOWER: 13th S, remodeled in the 15th century, houses 4 exhibitions:
– How do we build houses in the mountains?
– The vineyard in Savoie.
– Medieval scene of justice: objects of work of the earth.
– PIERRE BORRIONE MUSEUM: collection of minerals and fossils, archeology from the Neolithic to the present day, exhibition of silver lead mines in La Plagne.
– MAISON DES ARTS: vast exhibition space dedicated to artists and craftsmen of Tarentaise, informal and surprising meetings with talents of all kinds.
– WALK on Thursday morning.

SEEZ  : 4 km
– ST ELOI AREA:
– Forge; restitution of the workshop and audio editing.
– One-off demonstrations of ironwork and jewelery
– Baroque space.
– CHURCH ST PIERRE: Baroque period, sacred objects, lying of a lord of the 15th century, altarpiece gilded and carved.
– FILATURE ARPIN: spinning founded in 1817 on machines classified in the national heritage. Arpin selects, sorts, cleans, dyes, cards, files and weaves the wool to give birth to the famous sheet of Bonneval.
These operations are carried out by craftsmen masters woolen and weavers. The garment workshop produces Arpin products or custom orders.
– MADE old and local jewelry.
– ST GERMAIN MILL: St germain is a small hamlet on the old Roman road of the Petit Saint Bernard pass – its dawn mill operated until the 1959’s. Discover its rehabilitation and the development of milling mechanisms.
– HOSPICE SMALL ST BERNARD: Petit Saint Bernard Pass, exhibition hall with presentation of the history of the hospice and its archaeological potential
– Discovery trail and mountain botanical garden.
– HOUSE OF ARTISANS, exhibitions.
– WALK on Thursday morning.

ST FOY TARENTAISE : 15 km
– MONAL NATURE AND HERITAGE: guided tour of this hamlet of stir, exceptional classified site, facing the glaciers of Mont Pourri.
– CHURCH OF ST FOY: exceptional baroque furniture, 17th and 18th. Goldsmith, embroidery, leather of Cordova.

VILLAROGER : 13 km
– OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION – guided visit of the church, discovery of the rural and architectural heritage of the hamlets of Masure and Miroir in St Foy Tarentaise.

PEISEY NANCROIX : 11 km
– PALACE OF THE MINE: guided tour: discover the remains of industrial facilities, techniques of extraction and ore processing, the palace of the mine headquarters of the French School of Mines from 1802 to 1814.
– DISCOVERY ROUTE: as a family or individually, go through the archaeological site with a questionnaire, then go to the mine palace with a guide.
– CHAPEL NOTRE DAME DES VERNETTES: 18th century at 1805 m altitude, meeting with the rich Alpine Baroque – gilding and polychromy, 3 altarpieces of carved wood.
– CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY: Baroque 18th century. It contains 7 altarpieces, and houses the purest Baroque art of Savoy.

VALLÉE DES CHAPIEUX  : 15 km: exceptional site: Visit by bus (8 €) from Bourg St Maurice.

– DAMS : de Tignes – de Roseland – de la Sassière – du Clou.
– THE GLACIER : de la grande motte à Tignes où l’on peut skier l’été.
– MOUNTAIN PASSES : le Petit St Bernard – le Cormet de Roselend – l’Iseran.
– SKI RESORTS : Tignes – Val d’Isère – St Foy Tarentaise – La Rosière – Les Arcs – La Plagne – Peisey – Montchavin – Courchevel – Méribel.