When we were last in Oulx, in the Italian Alps, we decided to cross the broder and to go visit the French fortified city of Briançon. The oldest part of the city is named “Cité Vauban”, after the 17th century Marquis de Vauban, advisor to king Louis XIV and military engineer. The city itself has […]
Tag: Alps
One day, as we were spending a few days in the Italian Alps, Monsieur Chéri had a brilliant idea. “Why don’t we go for a walk? I know a beautiful one at the border between France and Italy. The view from the top of the Chaberton is breathtaking and there are military fortifications dating […]
