"This medieval village with cobbled streets and a stunning abbey is tucked away among green rolling hills between Grenoble and Lyon in the southeastern department of Isere. Vercors Regional Natural Park is on the village's doorstep and the whole place bustles with performers, music, shows and stalls for the medieval festival held each year in the first week of August."
"France is rightly celebrated for its cheeses, from Comte to Camembert, but it was an aged Swiss Gruyere that was anointed the finest on the planet at the World Cheese Awards in Switzerland on Thursday. Three cheeses on, we could still taste it, was the conclusion of English judge Perry Wakeman, describing its fruit-funk notes, some slight burn on there like charcoal."
Viewers selected Saint Antoine l'Abbaye as France's favorite village for 2025. The medieval village features cobbled streets, a stunning abbey and sits among green rolling hills between Grenoble and Lyon in Isere. Vercors Regional Natural Park lies on the village's doorstep. A medieval festival with performers, music, shows and stalls takes place each year in the first week of August. Nearby attractions include the hanging cliffside houses of Pont-en-Royans and the town of Saint-Marcellin, known for its delicate creamy cheese. At the World Cheese Awards in Bern, an aged Swiss Gruyère was named the finest from over 5,200 entries.
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