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Courchevel, France: Outdoors, Art & Chocolate

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Snowshoeing At The Lake de Rosière

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Stunning Nature

My “real” first snowshoe walk, 2:30 in the powder … We are going through a pine forest, the dream! Beautiful landscape and hike level rather easy.

Especially at the beginning when the path goes down, but on the way back to go up, the steep is harder. I focus on breathing and keep my own pace (without stopping).

We are a group of ten people, including the monitor of Raquette Evasion, with all levels and ages (from 20 to more than 70 years old). And the most enduring aren’t the youngest … as I noticed during my hike to Serra da Estrella.   

What a shock while discovering the shores of the lake! I feel like being in an unreal world and am euphoric. The photos speak for themselves. Enjoy!

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A Lunch At 2732 Meters

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Breathtaking Views 

I am invited by the White 1921 Courchvel, with my friend Lorène to have a lunch at Le Panoramic. This mountain restaurant is located at 2732 meters, on top of the Saulire … with views of Mont Blanc!

I am captivated by the mountains, slopes and this incredible brightness! I imagine being an eagle flying over the white tops of mountains … As we aren’t really hungry, we choose a very good steamed vegetables. Plus a chocolate ice cream for me (LOL).

I can spend the afternoon in a deck chair in the sun …

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What To Bring Back Home From Courchevel?

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Chocolates!

Yes, 100% organic chocolates (home)made in Courchevel! With new flavors developed by Florencia Malbrán, owner and chocolatier of Piste Noire. If you are a chocolate lover, you must try! 

Photo montage above : the facade of the White 1921 Courchevel, one of the wolves of the sculptor Orlinski, in the context of the exhibition “Art Over The Mountain Tops“. A tasting box of different chocolates, Piste Noire. And a white carriage for all the (shopping) princesses (LOL!) … 

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White 1921 Courchevel, Office du tourisme de Courchevel,  www.les3vallees.com  

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Many thanks to the White 1921 Courchevel (and its great team), Tourist Office of Courchevel and 3 Vallées for this beautiful invitation. As always these opinions are my own.

Courchevel: outdoors, art & chocolat

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Raquette au Lac de Rosière

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Sublimissime nature

Ma première “vraie” promenade raquette de 2h30, dans la poudreuse… Nous traversons une forêt de sapins, le rêve! Paysage grandiose et niveau de difficulté plutôt facile.

Au début surtout, où le chemin est en pente, le retour en côte raide est plus sportif. Le tout est de bien se concentrer sur sa respiration et garder son propre rythme constant (sans faire d’arrêt si possible).

Nous sommes un groupe de dix personnes avec le moniteur de Raquette Evasionde tous les niveaux et âges (de 20 à plus de 70 ans). Et les plus endurants ne sont pas les plus jeunes… comme je l’avais constaté lors de ma randonnée à Serra da Estrella.  

Le choc en découvrant les abords du lac : mélange d’irréel et sentiment d’euphorie. Les photos parlent d’elles-mêmes! 

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Un déjeuner à 2732 mètres

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Des vues à couper le souffle 

Je suis invitée par l’hôtel White 1921 Courchvel, avec mon amie Lorène à déjeuner au restaurant Le Panoramic, à plus de 2732 mètres au sommet de la Saulire… avec vue sur le Mont Blanc!

Impossible de ne pas être captivée par les massifs, les pistes, cette incroyable luminosité! Se prendre pour un aigle et survoler le long manteau blanc… Comme nous n’avons pas très faim, nous optons pour de très bons légumes vapeur. Plus une glace au chocolat pour moi (LOL).

Je pourrai passer l’après-midi dans une chaise longue au soleil…

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Quoi ramener de Courchevel?

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Des chocolats!

Oui des chocolats 100% bio, made in Courchevel! De fabrication artisanale, aux saveurs inédites, élaborées par Florencia Malbrán, propriétaire et chocolatier de Piste Noire. Si vous êtes amateurs de chocolat, vous devez absolument goûter!

En photos ci-dessus : la façade blanche du White 1921 Courchevel, un des loups du sculpteur Orlinski, dans le cadre de l’exposition “L’art au sommet“. Une boîte dégustation des différents chocolats Piste Noire. Et un carosse blanc comme neige pour toutes les princesses (du shopping) qui s’ignoreraient (LOL!)… 

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Un grand merci à l’hôtel White 1921 Courchevel, l’Office du tourisme de Courchevel et aux 3 Vallées pour cette superbe invitation. Comme toujours ce sont mes opinions.

Centre of Portugal: Beautiful Hiking in Serra da Estrela

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Central Plateau of Serra da Estrela

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The road is pretty long,

two-hour drive from Casa da Cisterna to the natural park of Serra da Estrela, the largest protected area of Portugal: 101 000 hectares including a chain of mountains with a rare flora and fauna. And the highest top of Portugal that culminates at 1993 meters.

Today program: 19km (about 6 hours) of an easy mountain walk from the central plateau of the Estrela (classified as a biogenetic reserve) to Casa das Penhas Douras Hotel e Spa. 

Arriving at the car park, the set looks like a military base straight out of a movie about the Cold War (photo montage above). Very quickly we find ourselves on a trail and there I finally realize how much the view is absolutely stunning (photo below)! Let the adventure begin ; ))

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Lagoons!

Even in the mountains, I need to see water, lol! Depending on the altitude, the landscape changes. At the beginning very steep, the landscape offers an impressive panorama on the glacial valleys (dating from 20,000 years), lagoons and granite rock formations. And further down, the scenery turns into green pastures. But water is everywhere, sometimes you can walk on a kind of waterlogged foam.

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Carnivorous plants?

Photo above: a butterfly is trapped. I wouldn’t have seen, if an emeritus hiker had not showed us the “creatures” … Actually I expected larger plants. I am really not a naturalistic (lol), I love the space, silence and beauty of the landscape in the “big picture” …

A spectacular setting, by far my most beautiful and inspiring hiking of this short trip in the Center of Portugal, although I liked the natural reserve of Faia Brava too. Enjoy!  

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Visit PortugalTCP/ARPT Centro de Portugal, TAPA2Z AdventuresHistorical Villages

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Many thanks for this beautiful invitation to Visit Portugal, TCP/ARPT Centro de Portugal et TAP. Thanks to our guide, Manuel Franco too. As always these are my opinions.