The APASSION Blog: Summer
Criou Conquered!
After almost 7 years of admiring the Montagne des Criou from the chalet and being asked by numerous guests as to whether we’d ever hiked up we eventually plucked up the courage to scale the 1490m of ascent to the peak … Continue reading
Dent de Verreu – Revisted after 6 years
The hike up to the Dent de Verreu (1901m) was one of the first ‘serious’ walks that we completed following our move to Samoëns in January 2011 (see our previous post) and we’d actually forgotten how stunningly beautiful the walk … Continue reading
Yoga in the French Alps – September 2017
Many thanks to all the ladies that joined our September yoga retreat and made it such a success. In addition to enjoying their 5-yoga sessions out on the terrace with the fantastic Tess, judging by the photos we’ve received of … Continue reading
Luxury Cycle and Yoga Retreats Launched!!
Following the success of our recent cycling breaks and our luxury yoga weekends we’ve been inspired to combine the two with the launch of our Luxury Cycling and Yoga Weekends! Aimed at couples who perhaps enjoy spending their down-time in … Continue reading
Spring Yoga Retreat
In partnership with experienced yoga coach, Tess Klotz, we recently hosted our Spring Yoga Retreat, a long weekend devoted to total relaxation, superb food and plenty of yoga. We were blessed with a fantastic mix of people from the UK, … Continue reading
Pointe de Miribel in the Vallée Verte
The Pointe de Miribel (Alt 1581m) in the Vallée Verte is perfect for those looking for a short walk to the top of a mountain Peak as you can park about a 10 minute walk from the summit! The Pointe offers spectacular panoramic … Continue reading
Walk to the top of Le Môle
With beautiful colours and warm, blue sky days, autumn is a fantastic time to explore the Alps. There are so many mountain peaks to explore and at this time of year you can pretty much have the path to yourself! … Continue reading
A beautiful hike in the Vallee Verte
Always keen to explore the area so we can in-part our local knowledge to our guests, we ventured in the direction of Geneva to the beautiful Vallee Verte on the recommendation of one of our neighbours. The walk commences about … Continue reading
