Sharing its borders with both Switzerland and Italy, the Haute-Savoie is a place of great natural beauty offering mountains, valleys, lakes and rivers. Just south of Geneva, the Haute-Savoie region is home to legendary Mont Blanc, the second highest moutain in Western Europe, the resort of Chamonix (where it all began as far as Alpine history is concerned) and the lakeside resort of Annecy boasting Europe's clearest and cleanest lake. Wherever you go in Haute Savoie, you are never far from somewhere exceptional or unusual. There is a wealth of quaint flower-decked villages to explore, baroque churches and historic monuments, and delicious local and traditional specialities to taste and take home with you.

Italy is a ravishing beauty, and the very mention of Florence & Venice (at random) conjures up the splendour of the country's glorious past. No need to be a connoisseur to marvel at Rome's antique architectural treasures or the sumptuous frescos in the Sistine Chapel. Sicily & Sardinia, the most well known islands of the peninsula, will tempt you through a whirl of images, colours and sounds.
Italy is a real feast for the senses through the warm welcome of its people inviting you to partake with specialities drenched in sunshine & olive oil and served with fine legendary wines.

Tall mountains, vast lakes, small wild creeks and green meadows make for a heaven answering every traveller's prayer. Whether your dream is to bathe in the shade of a flowering orange tree or ski down the snow covered slopes of Abruzze National Park : Italy is expecting you.

A word of advice from Lagrange : Don't miss the bargains in and around Vintimiglia's market (in the Gulf of Genoa).