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LES CONTAMINES-MONTJOIE
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 47 01 58
Notre-Dame de La Gorge (Baroque style chapel) guided tours – Chemin de Croix – Cable cars – Nature Reserve – the Baroque path – Paragliding.

SAINT-GERVAIS LES BAINS
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 47 76 08
Baroque church – Manors of Hautetour and La Comtesse – Vieux Pont du Diable (Old Devil’s Bridge)– Mont d’Arbois by cable car – Gorges du Bonnant et de la Gruvaz – Baroque path – Craft pottery – “La Vieille Maison” (The Old House) Eco-museum.
Mont-Blanc tramline
Avenue de la Gare - Le Fayet
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 47 51 83
The highest train in France is waiting to take you on a wonderful journey to the foot of the Mont-Blanc. In winter it takes skiers and walkers up to the Bellevue plateau (1,800 m) and to the Prarion skiing area come and see this amazing panorama.

LE FAYET
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 93 64 64
Park and thermal establishment – Mont-Blanc tramline – Start of the Val Montjoie path – Notre-Dame des Alpes contemporary church by the architect Novarina.

SAINT-NICOLAS-DE-VEROCE
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 93 20 63
Baroque church – Chapelle des Chattrix et des Plans – Plateau de la Croix (panoramic view over the Mont-Blanc mountain range) – Baroque path.

LE BETTEX
Mont d’Arbois by cable car – Panoramic view over the Mont-Blanc mountain range, Les Aravis and the Fiz range.

ARGENTIERE
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 54 02 14
Baroque church – Lognan/Les Grands Montets cable car – Spend a day exploring the glaciers – Miscellaneous exhibitions – Reserve des Aiguilles Rouges.

CHAMONIX
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 53 00 24
Church – Alpine museum – Brévent and Flégére cable cars – Lac des Gaillands – Glacier des Bossons chairlift.
L’Aiguille du Midi
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 53 22 75
The most famous cable car in the world will take you on a dizzying aerial journey up to the Aiguille du Midi (3,842 metres). This site high up in the mountains has everything you will need for your comfort and safety, offering you a unique 360° panorama of the majestic Mont-Blanc massif and beyond.
You may even be lucky enough to see a group of mountaineers roped together as they try to conquer one of these prestigious peaks!
The Montenver train- La Mer de Glace
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 53 22 75
The charming little red train has been running since 1908 and it carries its passengers to the Montenvers site, right on the edge of the famous Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice)glacier.
Surrounded by famous peaks, Les Drus (3,754 m), Les Grandes Jorasses (4,205 m) and Les Grands Charmoz (3,842 m), the Montenvers site offers numerous exhibitions to allow everyone to find out more about the life of the largest french glacier (it’s 7 km long!) and about alpine nature.

COMBLOUX
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 58 60 49
Baroque church – Baroque path – Panoramic view over the Mont-Blanc mountain range and the Vallée de l’Arve – Themed tours (village, church, etc.) – Granite path – Man-made lake.

CORDON
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 58 01 57
Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Baroque church with paintings by Léonard Isler (a listed historic monument) – Panoramic view over the Mont-Blanc mountain range and the Vallée de l’Arve – Exploration paths.

DOMANCY
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 58 14 02
18th century church – Panoramic view over the Mont-Blanc mountain range.

LES HOUCHES
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 55 50 62
Baroque church – Museum of mountain life – Tour of the Pays de Savoie heritage guides – Bellevue and Prarion cable cars – Craftsmen working with wood – Statue of Christ the King – Nature Reserve – Mountain Oratories– Mont-Blanc area themed path – Climbing room.
The Diosaz is an impetuous mountain torrent which has pushed its narrow way through a narrow verdant fault made up of rocky walls. It hurls itself downwards over seven waterfalls, one after another!
Les Gorges de la Diosaz is a listed site and is accessible on foot. Don’t miss these gorges which are considered to be amongst the most beautiful in France!
Open every day from 1st June to 30th September.
Boréal Traîneau Aventures
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 47 25 29 or + 33 (0)6 08 68 75 65
Saint-Bernard breeding farm
Did you know that the long-haired Saint-Bernard, which is the most common breed of Saint-Bernard, came from crossing the short-haired variety with Newfoundland dogs? There are now fewer than 200 short-haired Saint-Bernards in France. The Les Houches breeding farm is the largest in the Alps. Initially bred as a guard dog, in the XVIIIth century the monks of the Grand Saint-Bernard started using them to look for lost travellers.

MEGEVE
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 21 27 28
Church – Chemin du Calvaire – Les Hameaux Chapels (XVth century) – Museum of the Haut Val d’Arly – Museum of Megève – Rochebrune, Le Jaillet and Mont d’Arbois cable cars.

PASSY/PLATEAU D’ASSY
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 58 80 52
Lac Vert – Notre-Dame de Toute Grâce contemporary church (works by Chagall, Matisse, Bonnard, Léger, Lurcat, etc.) – The sculpture road: modern works of art you can look at and enjoy along the road leading from Marlioz to Plaine Joux – Nature Reserve (chalet reserve in Plaine Joux) – Chedde waterfall.

SALLANCHES
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 58 04 25
“La Collégiale de Saint Jacques” collegiate church – The Chapel road – Arpenaz waterfall – Tour of a cheese factory– Lac des Ilettes – Cultural tours.
Château des Rubins – Mountain nature centre.
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 58 32 13
For an original way of exploring the Haute-Savoie region, come and enjoy spending some time at the largest nature centre in the region. There is plenty of educational material to round off your visit: CD-ROMs, touch screens, games, stuffed animals, slide montage, videos on eagles, the marmot and the bearded vulture.

SERVOZ
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 47 21 68
XVIIIth century church – Notre-Dame du Lac Chapel– Gorges de la Diosaz – Saint-Bernard breeding farm – Workshops for painting on wood, sculpture and flower arranging – Maison de l’alpage – Husky farm.

VALLORCINE
Tourist Office
Tel.:+ 33 (0)4 50 54 60 71
Church – Emosson dam (funicular and panoramic train) – Maison de Barberine – Bérard waterfall – Réserve des Aiguilles Rouges – “Diligences” thematic path: history, culture and heritage.





TOURIST OFFICE 18, route de Notre-Dame de la Gorge
74170 Les Contamines-Montjoie - France
Tel: + 33 (0)4 50 47 01 58 - Fax: + 33 (0)4 50 47 09 54 - Email : info@lescontamines.com