Find inner peace in the Chartreuse

30 Oct 2019

AT A GLANCE

A thousand years ago monks chose the Chartreuse mountain to set up their home. One of the most majestic places in the Alps is only 2 hours away from Geneva.

The order of Chartreuse was more than 500 years old when in 1605, the monks received a gift from a Duke: an ancient manuscript from an “Elixir”, soon to be nicknamed the “Elixir of Long Life”. This manuscript was probably the work of a 16th century alchemist with a great knowledge of herbs and with the skill to blend, infuse, macerate the 130 of them to form a perfect balanced tonic. The recipe of the Chartreuse liquor is kept like a secret.

Take a tour of the cellars (free), visit the museum and discover inner peace (it might help to drink some Chartreuse too).

The monks received a gift from a Duke: an ancient manuscript from an “Elixir”.

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