Quel fromage France’s fête cheese is almost upon us.
And so we’ll be on a roll with cheesy puns as we celebrate all things curdled.
The Fête des Fromages de Savoie will roll into Chatel, Porte du Soleil, between Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc, on July 6 and 7.
The 19th Fête des Fromages de Savoie in the Abondance region goes behind the scenes to discover the skills that go into the cheese-making process.
Now, of course, the experts will be there to show us how it’s all done.
While, here’s the best bit, we get to sample the Savoy cheeses and imbibe the best vin.
Those cow eyes
Now our friends in Savoie have good reason to be entranced by the cow eyes of their cattle with the produce they yield.
With the tourist board waxing lyrical thus about the two types who plod the valleys, Abondance and Tarentaise…
‘The former is named after the valley they come from in Haute-Savoie.
‘They are very easy to spot with their mahogany coloured coats, white heads and patches over their eyes making them look like they are wearing glasses.
‘The latter comes from the Tarentaise valley in Savoie. These cows are hazel in color with dark eyes, as if they were wearing make-up.’
So now you can explain to your partner why you’re gazing longingly into the cow’s eyes… or maybe it’s the wine talking.
Walk this way
You can walk it all off, of course, on guided tours of historical sites.
And hikes through high mountain pastures.
Experience tells us from our ramble in the French Pyrenees that the mountains are never fixed.
When the impending avalanche cleared our heads and put a spring in our heels.
And leave with mementos of your visit from the local specialties market.
A seven-night stay at Les Avenieres, arriving 4 July is from £302 pps in a studio apartment on a self-catered basis. Flights and transfers extra.
So bon vacances and Quel fromage France’s fête cheese fest.