Juliette Lefort and Guilhem Artieres, refuge wardens

Juliette Lefort et Guilhem Artieres

Vanoise National Park

The Esprit parc national brand is a plus, because we're part of a network.

Juliette and Guilhem are janitors of the Plan du Lac refuge in Termignon (Savoie), in the heart of an open landscape overlooking the high peaks of the Vanoise.

We've been looking after this refuge for 8 years, in this magnificent panorama. We came here by chance. When we met over 20 years ago, we wanted to become refuge wardens, but it wasn't the right time. It was just an idea that popped into our heads, and then as we turned 40, the desire came back like a bolt of light: we had to become refuge wardens!

In 2015, Guilhem trained as a refuge keeper, and Juliette as a cook, to give the best possible welcome to the public.

" We discovered the job and we love it, welcoming people, making them happy, cooking for them and seeing the smiles on their faces. What's really important to us is also to develop the reception of people with reduced mobility, and this is the case at Le Plan du Lac, which isa Tourisme et Handicap-labeled refuge! "

We' ve had the Esprit Parc Nationallabel almost from the start. Here we use local, environmentally-friendly products. The Esprit parc national label is a plus because we're part of a network, which we hope to see develop in Vanoise. We meet quite regularly for training sessions, for example on alternative cooking - I loved it! It's initiatives like this that give meaning to the network.