Treats
Cake my Day : Annecy is gifted in the gateau stakes . Try a Mr Smith tart – a green apple tart from Patisserie Philippe Rigollot , voted World ’ s Best Pastry Chef . 1 Place Georges Volland
Cheesy does it : Third generation cheese masters the Dubouloz family are famous for their cheeses and Jacques Dubouloz holds a Meilleur Ouvrier de France award . Find their cheeses at the market where they ’ ve had a stall since 1950 or at their store Crèmerie de Marches in Poisy , a suburb of Annecy .
Ice , ice baby : Though there ’ s a ton of choice , they like their ice cream in Annecy , Glacier des Alpes is pretty unbeatable .
Try ice cream Mont Blanc – a dreamy concoction of chestnut cream and confit of chestnut with Chantilly cream , resistance is futile .
Get there
From Paris ( Gare de Lyon ) take the TGV direct to Annecy – the journey takes from 3h 40m .
Geneva International Airport is 50km from Annecy , from there take the train or coach .