Up in the Alps, the village of Les Gets (74 Haute-Savoie Rhone-Alpes) has and a rather different event this summer (6-8 July 2007) with a festival of wood - very suitable as part of a European celebration of Mountain and Forest! Between Lake Geneva and Mont-Blanc, at the heart of the region known as Les Portes du Soleil, Les Gets (1172 m – 2002m) is both a winter and summer resort.
Part of the village's identity, wood is given a place of honour every 2 years as part of the "Billes de Bois" wood festival, a festive cultural event that features a wide-scale of entertainment based on mountain forests and wood, including entertainment and workshops for children, events for the public and street shows, art and crafts, wood exhibitions, wood-cutters competition.
A "bille" is a log apparently! This area is a paradise for walkers and moutain bikers (VTT- Velo Tout Terrain, or all-terrain bike) and of course winter sports. Their website also suggests its a good place for Golf, but looking at the landscape it might be quite a challenging course!
MORE INFO
Les Gets Tourist Office
RECOMMENDED READING:-
French Alps (Michelin Green Guides)
Walking in the Haute Savoie: North (South of Lake Geneva) (Cicerone Mountain Walking)
