Villarodin and Ché Catrine

Hello again,

The last weekend on July we were in a nice chambre d'hôtes Ché Catrine, in Villarodin, a village in the Maurienne river valley. Very close from Modane, it is situated at the edge of the Vanoise National Parc, by the border with Italy.

The chambre d'hôtes is just great. With a nice atmosphere and charm. The house has a strange but somewhat armonious mixture of Old Savoy traditional house decorated with motifs and furniture from Tibet and everywhere else in the himalayas.

The house is divided in two: the resicence of the owners and the rooms and suites to rent. The owners are very friendly and nice, offering a great service, including advise for hiking paths. They also usually offer table d'hôtes, or home-made dinner, but we were not lucky since they did not offer the service those days.

The rooms are cozy and warm, all in wood and stone. And they have a sauna!! And a fine one. We enjoyed two nights there. During the day, we were in the wild, discovering new paths in the mountains, a total of three walks... but that is for the next posts.

Of course, you can see more pictures clicking this link.

Take care,
-Manu & Nina-