Trattoria Marietty — Restaurant in Étroubles

This is not a pleasant stay if you’re a pilgrim and have been walking all day. It is expensive for a bed, (two rooms with a total of 10 beds and 1 bathroom and you are charged extra for sheets) and the promised dinner is dreadful. We received some lukewarm soup, one small sausage each with a tiny bit of potato and carrot, a soggy heap of zucchini, and some fried leek and dry bread. We were charged for water and wine, which I understand and expected, but seriously - how much work to cook a bit of pasta and add some sauce? It is an Italian restaurant after all! W e should have stayed elsewhere, even if it was a bit more money. I’ve stayed all over Switzerland, Italy and Spain while walking and have never had such a disappointing meal. Add to that, we were ushered into a small side room away from other local diners - I can only assume the owners didn’t want other patrons to see the awful meal we were served - my walking partner is convinced they gave us yesterday’s leftovers. We skipped the breakfast of dry bread and coffee and walked 5 minutes to a fantastic breakfast at L’Abri which fueled us for the long day ahead. (Also - no WiFi, which would have been ok had I been served something edible and not gone to bed hungry!)

Pay the extra and walk on to L’Abri - a stunning, warm atmosphere where they care about pilgrims. They are warm and welcoming, something we...

This is a farm-to-table gem along the Via Francigena. The menu is day by day according to ingredient availability and cooked fresh - this is an excellent example of agrotourism. The hosts were wonderful warm people whom added extra joy to our experience. We saw some people moaning that there is no fixed menu with fixed prices so if that’s what you expect this isn’t for you but it definitely was for us.

We had lots of red wine, a delicious vegetable soup, chicken skewers with amazing organic vegetables, a fantastic strawberry cream...

All I can saw is WOW!!! The place is run by a lovely husband and wife team, and the food is absolutely incredible. My Mom and I were walking the Via Francigena, and this was the first place we stopped after clearing the Grand St. Bernard Pass. We got beds directly under the church, dinner, and breakfast for 45 Euro each. The food comes straight from the owner's garden, and she's very proud that the breakfast butter is sourced from local mountain cows. Had and amazing time, and...