GASTRONOMY

Local points of interest for those interested in fine food and wines:
o Bigallet : manufactures cordials and liqueurs at Virieu sur Bourbre Tel : 04 74 88 25 13 http://www.bigallet.fr/contact.htm
o Marlieu : chocolates Tel : 04 74 97 00 66
o Gateaux Labully, place de l’église at St Genix sur Guiers Tel : 04 76 31 63 02
o Biscuiterie Louvat at St Geoire en Valdaine Tel : 04 76 07 51 16
o Brasserie du Val d’Ainan (brewery) at St Geoire en Valdaine Tel : 04 76 06 33 45
Visit with free tasting

RESTAURANTS

o (Local le Passage restaurants: « les Deux toros » and « le campagnard »)
o « Aux berges du lac » at St Didier De La Tour : pleasant with a nice summer terrace opposite the St Didier lake (normally need to book)
o « Le bec fin » and « la table de Marie » at La Tour Du Pin
o « Auberge du Ru» a bit further, but one of our favourites...
o « Relais St Hubert» Burcin
o « Le coq en velours» St Genix

WINE AND VINEYARDS

There is an outstanding wine shop, well over a hundred years old in La Tour du Pin

Local vineyards in the Savoie region (mostly whites) and a little further all of the Cotes du Rhônes (South of Lyon)

ACTIVITIES

• Walking: are marked paths just near the gite that take you straight off into the local countryside, with its stunning mountain views, pleasant valleys and wooded hillsides. There are also plenty of paths for mountain bikes and good hacking and trail riding
The Saint Jacques de Compostelle path also passes nearbay, or you can walk around Paladru lake.

• Chateau du Passage
• Paladru lake (15 km) :
o Well known, popular holiday spot. There are beaches and watersports available.
o The Paladru museum lake is also well known and has exhibits from subaquatic excavations carried out at the lakeside dating from the year 1000.
• Virieu, 5km: small town with a magnificent château: not to miss !
• La Tour du pin, 7 km : this small, typically dauphinoise style town (7,000 inhabitants) has a very nice church and the Equinoxe venue (cinema, concerts, theatre)
• La Côte Saint André , 30 km : very pretty town with a XIII th century covered market, a hsitorical monument, a XIth century church, the Berlioz museum (Berlioz lived here), chocolate paradise, the Berlioz festival (end of August)…
• Morestel: city of painters and medieval city: ramparts, medieval tower
• Crémieu : convents, castle