In the year that Torino dedicates to the cousins beyond the Alps, march schedules a programme rich of cultural events. The City of Chambéry and the City of Lyon presented a sequence of meeting dedicated to wine and food: three renowned chefs from Lyon prepared a dinner and gave cooking and pastry classes at the Maison Massena on March 22nd and 23rd allowing the public to discover French wines and foods, while on March 23rd and 24th a dozen of manufacturers and retailers from Chambéry and Savoy, as well as some entertainments for children, were in front of the City Hall displaying typical Savoy products - cold cuts, wines, cheeses, mushrooms, jams.

During the events the City welcomed the Vice Mayor of Chambéry Jean-Pierre Ruffier and the Vice President of the Urban Community Grand Lyon Nadine Gelas.