Across Lake Geneva — Exploring Yvoire, France
Ancient stone walls . . . riots of flowers cascading from window boxes . . . an old castle overlooking crystal blue waters. . . this is Yvoire, a medieval French village on the south shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman). Originally an important stop on the trade route through the Alps between Italy and France, the village was sacked and burned during one of the many wars of the era, reducing it to nothing more than a sleepy fishing…