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Family-run business, making and selling farmhouse fromage frais from our cows’ milk.
Open every day from 6pm to 7pm. Closed on Sundays;
You can watch the cows being milked, depending on the owners’ availability.
95 Chemin du Bré – Chez Renand
Phone.: +33 6 08 47 92 38
Family farm, production and sales.
Open every day;
Visits to the farm from Monday to Friday at 2.30pm, by prior arrangement.
1431, Route de Col du Joux Plane La Combe Emeru
Phone: +33 6 79 88 07 21
Heritage guides invite you to discover Samoëns through a walk combining art history, discovery of the hamlets and a visit to the village and its traditions. A real moment of sharing and discovery with your guide, this is a place steeped in history that will be presented to you with its local traditions, shared by all Septimontains and Septimontaines. Reservations and information for guided tours are made directly with the Samoëns tourist office. In downtown Samoëns, you can also discover the septitrain which, with a minimum booking of 15 people, by calling +33 6 10 40 83 08, will take you on a tour of the historic town center..
More information at the Office de Tourisme de Samoëns.
66, place de l’Office de Tourisme, 74340 SAMOENS
Phone: 04 50 34 40 28
Mail: infos@samoens.com
Every Thursday from 2 to 4 pm, until October 31th, the ecomuseum opens its doors to you for timeless guided tours. Named after the Clos Parchet, the Samoëns ecomuseum is an old farmhouse restored to 19th-century codes, housing numerous objects from the period.
Its founder, Pierre Dechavassine, has given the ecomuseum a true account of his life and that of his ancestors. A wonderful moment of discovery and culture to share with family and friends!
Clos Parchet Ecomuseum
CR de Clos Parchet, 74340 SAMOENS
Phone : +33 4 50 34 46 69
Indian summer in Samoëns is conducive to relaxation. Come and enjoy a moment just for you by indulging in a physical activity that promotes relaxation and well-being. The mountains are our health’s friend! The Samoëns Guide Bureau is now offering its wellness and fitness walks nordic walking. Encouraging cardiovascular activity, they can be practised on all types of terrain and all year round, offering both novice and experienced enthusiasts a moment of relaxation in harmony with nature.
For massage enthusiasts, get into expert hands at institutes in Samoëns. Offering all kinds of wellness massages: Indian, Hawaiian, Californian/Swedish, Ayurvedic, Thai, Tui Na (Chinese), hot stone, AMMA seated, reflexology, foot, our relaxation professionals welcome you to offer you a moment just for you.
Détente & massages : Destination Massages
Phone: +33 6 13 12 50 12
SO soins énergétiques
Phone: +33 6 11 28 03 67
Calling all walkers, nature lovers and change-of-season enthusiasts: Indian summer is here, and the forests of Samoëns offer a veritable playground for your walks. In the midst of autumn-colored vegetation, flickering from red to orange and yellow, October is a great month for forest walks and mushroom picking. But make no mistake, mushrooms won’t reveal themselves without a little effort and patience on your part!
The 5th edition of the ‘Rencontres Bien-être à Samoëns’ will give you the chance to enjoy a moment of relaxation and well-being, with a host of professionals from the Giffre Valley on hand to help you unwind and relax.
In an enchanting setting, these wellness events will introduce you to a range of wellness-related activities at affordable prices.
On the programme: yoga (hatha, nidra, hormonal, facial), meditation, sophrology, sound travel, hypnosis, massage, naturopathy, letting go, afghan walking, energetic psychogenealogy, family constellations, aromatherapy, etc.
Activities in the form of: conferences, group workshops, individual cocoons and a craft market.
Discover the programme (coming soon) and book activities (coming soon).
La médiathèque de Samoëns welcomes you all week, except Thursdays and Sundays, to enhance your autumn reading. Open to children and adults alike, you’ll find a wide selection of books, magazines, CDs and DVDs, as well as events, lectures, shows and photographic exhibitions.
Opening hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 4pm to 6pm;
Wednesday and Saturday, 10am to 12pm and 3pm to 6pm.
Closed on Sundays.
Phone: +33 4 50 34 95 77
Water sports activities on the Giffre torrent include canyoning. Different routes have been designed to make this sensational activity enjoyable for young and old alike!
Your guide will lead you down waterslides, jumps and even abseil down waterfalls that can be bypassed at will.
Bureau des Guides
Phone: +33 4 12 01 00 44
Nunayak
Phone : +33 4 50 93 86 74 / +33 6 75 72 84 21
Mountain Spirit
Phone: +33 6 46 21 59 37 / +33 4 56 12 78 39
Zigzag
Tel : 06 31 20 44 10
Altitude Rafting
Phone: +33 6 42 52 00 38
Aventure Montagne
Phone: +33 6 70 55 51 19
Ecolorado
Phone : +33 4 50 34 45 26
For your septimontaine escapades by mountain bike, in the heart of the Haut-Giffre massif, you can rent mountain bikes or electric bikes and set off on an adventure around the village of Samoëns. With over 400 km of trails, 28 freeride and single-track trails and a legendary mountain pass: welcome to two-wheeled paradise in the Alps. After a beautiful summer season, the scenery changes, giving way to a unique playground, ideal for outdoor outings. With family or friends, alone or accompanied by a guide, everyone will find the course to suit their mood and level.
X’treme glisses
Phone: 04 50 89 82 30
Ask for details from service provider. Reservations required.
Accessible through courses and first flights, the paragliding is for the whole family, from the youngest to the oldest, who want to try their hand at it in Haute Savoie. Just let your instructor guide you and enjoy a gentle, gradual flight.
You’ll discover the majesty of our mountains in autumn and the Giffre torrent in the hollow of the valley. Offered by a number of service providers, you can choose from a wide range of routes and durations.
ZigZag mountain office
Phone: +33 4 50 34 95 80 / 06 07 14 94 24
Pegasus Air Samoëns
Phone: +33 4 50 34 95 80 / 06 07 14 94 24
The Flying Tontons
Phone: +33 6 20 30 75 53
2 ski fly
Phone: +33 6 19 30 35 29
ABC Spirale Parapente
Phone: +33 7 83 83 95 74
Les Hirondailes
Phone : +33 6 58 06 13 51
The Samoëns guide office offers you to practice via-ferrata, climbing and caving. The Via Ferrata, a cross between hiking and rock-climbing, allows you to enjoy magnificent scenery overlooking the course of the Giffre, the valley’s torrent. Clinging securely to the wall, you move safely over ladders, suspension bridges and other obstacles.
As for caving, Samoëns is famous for its Gouffre Jean Bernard, the second deepest chasm in the world. It’s a great sport for all ages, and can be enjoyed by beginners and experts alike. Through the caves, you’ll discover another of the valley’s riches, hidden beneath the surface.
Bureau des guides
Phone: +33 4 12 01 00 44
Bureau de montagne ZigZag
Phone: +33 4 50 34 95 80 / +33 6 07 14 94 24
Trekycimes
Phone: +33 6 71 14 51 19
This autumn, spice up your holidays with a little sporting action by renting one of the many courts at the Samoëns tennis club. With 5 tennis courts (4 concrete courts and 1 green set) and 3 beach tennis courts, a variant that’s as much fun as it is sporty, you can play tennis without moderation! Available for hire by the hour, tennis courts can be booked on the Ten’up application for €12 per hour and on presentation of an identity document. If you’d like to learn to play or improve your skills, private lessons are available as well as courses dedicated to practice.
Information on the Tennis Club website.
Book on the Ten’up app.
Discover, this autumn one of the most beautiful and vast fishing in a first category mountain environment. Samoëns gives you access to over 27 km of Giffre from Morillon to Sixt Fer à Cheval, as well as 23 km of nants (rivers), the Gers lakes, the Gouilles Rouges, the second Lac aux Dames and the communal lakes of Samoëns and Morillon. Enough to end the season on a high note in the heart of the Alps, in the Giffre Valley.
Fishing cards available for a fee. On sale for 20€ at the Tourist Office.
Fishing conditions: check with the tour operators.
Until November 15, 2024.
Phone: +33 4 50 34 40 28
The Rencontres littéraires du Giffre invites 5 authors to share their stories from October 9 to 12, 2024 in Samoëns, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval and Taninges.
Literary encounters, round tables, literary walks and writing workshops are all on the agenda!
More informations here.
Pink Walk 🎗️
13 October 2024, 10am, Lacs aux Dames Samoëns
Solidarity walk organised by the Arts de Vivre association with the support of the communes of the Montagnes du Giffre, in aid of the fight against breast cancer.
From 12.30pm, opening of the Garden Village at Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval Abbey.
Snacks, entertainment and workshops, breast cancer screening stand…
Open to all!
No need to book or register. Free admission.
Donations and profits will go to the Comité féminin des Savoie and the Arts de Vivre association, in particular to finance the organisation of a ‘well-being’ weekend on 5 and 6 October in Samoëns for women in remission from breast cancer.
Further information on 06 10 10 05 27 or at artsdevivreasso@gmail.com
Heritage Days
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September 2024
Guided tours on Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and 4pm.
Performance times on Saturday and Sunday at 3pm.
2pm and 4pm Special one-hour ‘Veillées’ tours of the ecomuseum by the Heritage Guides
3pm Talk on ‘Legendary tales from the Giffre Valley’. Between the two tours, ethnographer Alice Joisten and linguist Dominique Abry-Deffayet will recount traditional tales from the valley.
Free admission. Lecture and tours free, donations to the Friends of Clos Parchet Farm welcome.
Free admission to the exhibition in tribute to Pierre (1919-2006) and Simone Déchavassine (1932-2024).
