Chaux

The house fondue is nuanced, using three kinds of Neuchâtel cheese Jura, Vacherin and Chaux d'Abel topped with savory whipped cream and cracked black pepper.

Switzerland's Best Fondue Christina Passariello 2011

In Le Locle, a small town whose charm had clearly been substantially supplimented by the prosperity of its three-hundred-year-old watch industry, we went to see their lesser-known Musée d'Horlogerie before theoretically heading on to the big one in La Chaux-de-Fonds - which we never got to, because the things in this small museum, housed in an old chateau, were amazing, and the people were gracious and forthcoming.

Clockwork in the Cold Heather McDougal 2008

Le Locle and Chaux-du-Fond: the center of clock-making country.

The Rise and Fall of the Green Fairy Heather McDougal 2008

Le Locle and Chaux-du-Fond: the center of clock-making country.

Archive 2008-07-01 Heather McDougal 2008

In Le Locle, a small town whose charm had clearly been substantially supplimented by the prosperity of its three-hundred-year-old watch industry, we went to see their lesser-known Musée d'Horlogerie before theoretically heading on to the big one in La Chaux-de-Fonds - which we never got to, because the things in this small museum, housed in an old chateau, were amazing, and the people were gracious and forthcoming.

Archive 2008-08-01 Heather McDougal 2008

At age thirty, feeling constrained by his provincial surroundings, he left La Chaux for Paris.

Makeshift Metropolis Witold Rybczynski 2010

At age thirty, feeling constrained by his provincial surroundings, he left La Chaux for Paris.

Makeshift Metropolis Witold Rybczynski 2010

La Chaux-de-Fonds is famous for its MuséeInternational d'Horlogerie.

Clockwork in the Cold Heather McDougal 2008

At age thirty, feeling constrained by his provincial surroundings, he left La Chaux for Paris.

Makeshift Metropolis Witold Rybczynski 2010

La Chaux-de-Fonds is famous for its MuséeInternational d'Horlogerie.

Archive 2008-08-01 Heather McDougal 2008