Tome des Bauges, Chambéry market and the vineyards of Jongieux, Chignin and Apremont: what to try, and where to find it, around our duplex.
Updated 28 October 2026
A stay at the foot of the Bauges is also about what ends up on the table. The duplex has a fully equipped kitchen and a table for four, so you may as well cook with what you find locally rather than eat out every night.
Around Chambéry, local produce comes down to a few things: raw-milk cheeses, mountain charcuterie, walnuts, honey and white wines from the hillside vineyards. You will find them at the market, on the farm or at the winemaker’s. Here is what we suggest you try.
Tome des Bauges is still made across the massif, where you can often buy it at the source. Easy to combine with a walk.
Around the covered halls in the town centre. Saturday morning is when it is at its fullest; the tourist office can tell you about the other days.
Aix-les-Bains and most of the small towns around have their own weekly market too.
Many estates welcome visitors to their cellars, though not always without an appointment, so call before you go.
This is the cheese of the massif, protected by a PDO (AOP in French). It is made from raw cow’s milk from local breeds, mainly Tarine and Abondance, fed on grass and hay. You will recognise it by its thick grey-to-brown rind and its supple interior, with a milky, nutty flavour that deepens as it ages.
Ask for a well-aged one if you like strong flavours, and a younger one for children. Round out your cheeseboard with the other Savoie cheeses: Beaufort, Reblochon, Abondance and Tomme de Savoie.
At the markets you will find mountain cheeses, charcuterie, local fruit and vegetables, honey and walnuts. A few local specialities worth bringing back:
Savoie makes mostly white wines, fresh and light, from grape varieties rarely grown anywhere else. Three areas close to us are worth the trip:
If you are visiting several estates, choose a designated driver.
On a rainy evening, a board of Tome des Bauges and Beaufort, diots in white wine and a bottle of Mondeuse make an easy Savoie dinner. In winter, after a day of skiing or snowshoeing, the same cheeses make a homemade fondue. In summer, a piece of tome with some bread and a glass of Jacquère is just as good in the garden, facing the mountains.
For your first evening, you can also order a local produce basket from us when you book: see the extras.
Chambéry’s Saturday market, Tome des Bauges from the village dairies, Savoie wines at harvest time and a stroll by the lake: our suggestions for the season.
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We hire out e-bikes at €15 a day. Book them with your stay to be sure to get one.
Chambéry station is 15 minutes away by taxi or bus. Once here, a car is handier for the mountains; for the lake and the town, the e-bikes are enough.
Book the duplex for 4, about 15 minutes from Chambéry market.