Hiking in Bugey: up to Chanduraz from Charaillin

The Domaine de La Lavanche is a old 17th century monastic residence, a major place of the former Carthusian vineyards of Arvières, located at an altitude of 400 metres in Bugey Valromey, at the foot of the Grand Colombier.

La Lavanche is a former 17th-century monastery, converted into four flats and one dormitory, located in the centre of the 13-hectare estate of the former Chartreux d'Arvières vineyard, at an altitude of 400 metres at the foot of the Grand Colombier pass.The Jura: 65m² apartment, sleeps 6 with the living room sofa, 2 bedrooms, 1 fitted kitchen, 1 living room, 1 shower room, 1 toilet, terrace, barbecue, green space. The Domaine de La Lavanche also has a spring water pool where you can cool off after a hike or mountain bike ride on the marked trails through the woods. Trail runners can set off from the lodgings to climb the Grand Colombier, which rises more than 1,000 metres. Exceptional panoramic view of the Bugey, the Chartreuse massif and the Lavours nature reserve. For cyclists, there are cycling days: the Grand Colombier hairpin bend road is reserved for bicycles. Located half an hour from the slopes of the Plans d'Hotonnes resort and the wide open spaces of the Plateau de Retord, close to the Grande Traversée du Jura, the Ain à Cheval, the Via Rhôna in Culoz (9 km), and river cruises on the Haut Rhône canal and Lake Bourget. For your family events, birthdays, family reunions, weekends with friends, all the gîtes can be hired privately, with a total capacity of 45 beds: ‘Arvières’, ‘Le Jura’, ‘Le Colombier’, ‘Le Séran’, ‘Le Dortoir’, as well as a convivial room for 30 people equipped with a fitted kitchen, terrace, pergola and barbecue.

Discover the brand new hotel Les Caudalies with its 7 tastefully renovated rooms. The hotel also offers a restaurant and bar with a modern and refined menu.Located in the heart of Bugey, you can treat yourself to a relaxing weekend break to visit our magnificent tourist region. Between Belley and Culoz, and close to Aix-les-Bains, Lyon and Geneva, our hotel has six air-conditioned rooms, three of which overlook the terrace and street of the small village of Artemare, and three of which overlook the garden behind the establishment.

The restaurant Les Caudalies offers you a traditional and refined cuisine with two formulas: the daily menus served "bar side" while the a la carte and the menus will be proposed "restaurant side".Located in the heart of the village of Artemare, this beautiful building will welcome you for a meal with your family, friends or lovers in a beautifully decorated restaurant or on its beautiful terrace in fine weather. This place has been dedicated to wines by its decoration and by its beautiful wine list from France and abroad. Some specialities of the house: - Veal sweetbreads with morels in a casserole - Frog with garlic and parsley and butter from the Valromey dairy - Beef tartar cut with a knife - Veal sweetbread foie gras and duck pâté - Valromey cep (Nougat glazed with Marc du Bugey) and many other specialities throughout the seasons...

Restaurant located in the heart of the village of Artemare, with a restaurant side, a bar side and a beautiful sunny terrace. Traditional cuisine, menu of the day renewed every week and specialities menu. Possibility to order take-away food.Cuisine based on fresh local produce and homemade dishes. Different menus available for lunch and dinner, changing with the seasons. Menu of the day for lunch on weekdays, served on site or to take away.