Mountain quizz
Let’s give it a try again ! A funny way to discover our cottage area:
1- There’s a beautiful village near Sainte-Foy : le Monal. Where does this name come from?
Tip: XIV century Savoy is influenced by monks as demography increases…
2- Which mountain is really bad named?
Tip: It’s one of the upper mountains of Vanoise (3779 m), you can see it from the cottage…
3- Can you have a walk near the sea in mountain?
Tip: well know up-hill weather phenomenon.
4- Which monument allows you to medidate even if it’s windy?
Tip: it was built by l’abbé Chanoux at Petit Saint Bernard pass…
5- How do you call the lake where you can admire the Mont Blanc at Petit Saint Bernard pass ?
Tip: Le lac de la Thuile ? Le lac sans fond ? Le lac Verney ? Le lac du retour ?
*** Bonus question: what are the two cow pedigrees who give us fantastic cheese in Savoy?
Tip: one is named after the region, the other one is named after her rich milk production…
Answers – Mountain in pictures:
Still a mistery: the mystic impression is a first answer, middle age superstitions.
Le mont Pourri, after Pury, the one who first climbed up this beautiful mount. It was even a decor for the purple cow tv ad…
The famous clouds sea! Such as the one painted by Caspar David Friedrich. Contrast between nature and human beings.
The four winds monument is the first construction you’ll discover at the pass from La Rosière.
Le lac Verney, great example of glacier lake with a rich flora to watch.
In Savoy, Tarines cows – these live near our cottage les Ecombelles. In Haute Savoie, Abondance cows wear natural white glasses!
Did you answer it all well?
You just won the right to admire the panorama at the Mont Blanc!
Still want to play? Challenge yourself with another quizz !
