by Olivier Ciucci | July 20, 2026 | France-Savoie
Just a fifteen-minute drive from the center of Chambéry is enough to completely change your world. As you leave the Chambéry basin, the road climbs in a series of switchbacks above the last districts of...
by Olivier Ciucci | July 14, 2026 | France-Savoie
Sometimes just a few kilometers are enough to change worlds. From the center of Chambéry, it takes less than ten minutes by car to reach Barby. The traffic slows down, the buildings become more spaced out, and your gaze is immediately drawn to...
by Olivier Ciucci | July 13, 2026 | France-Savoie
Just a few kilometers are enough to feel like you've entered a different region. From Chambéry, the road quickly leaves the Bassens and Saint-Alban-Leysse districts. It begins to climb towards the first foothills of the Bauges mountains. The...
by Olivier Ciucci | July 3, 2026 | France-Savoie
There are villages we pass through without really noticing them. And then there's Chignin. Just a few kilometers from Chambéry, in the heart of the Combe de Savoie, Chignin doesn't immediately reveal itself. From the plain, you first see an immense slope of...
by Olivier Ciucci | June 30, 2026 | France-Savoie
When you get off the train at Chambéry station, you'll hear "Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux station." But what is this town, so important that it's associated with the name of the historical capital of Savoy? While some...
