A great reason to hang out in Château-d’Œx is to see cheese being made and scoff sugary-sweet homemade meringues smothered in far more cream than the doctor ordered. The fromagerie is in a sizeable chalet strung with flower boxes in spring and summer, and surrounded by snow in winter.
Le Chalet
Lake Geneva & Vaud
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