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This walk along quiet roads and footpaths provides a glimpse of life in the valley and some of its traditions, through its chapels, shrines, old chalets and Clos Parchet folk museum.
Altitude at start: 700 metres
Maximum altitude: 1,000 metres
Difficulty: none
Type of terrain: footpaths and quiet roads
Itinerary for guidance only.
A memorable celebration of local tradition and culture. Celebrate 30 years with the Prazon folk group from Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval: dance, music and the sound of alphorns.
The Berouze Chapel is dedicated to the apostles' Peter and Paul. It is one of the nine chapels located in the hamlets of Samoëns.
The ecomuseum farm of Clos Parchet in Samoëns is an old traditional farm. It displays a considerable collection of antique utensils. Above all, it illustrates daily life on the adrets of Samoëns.
Join Frederica Tamarozzi, curator in charge of the Europe Department at the Musée d'Ethnographie in Geneva, as she talks about Georges Amoudruz, nicknamed the "father of Swiss caving".
Intrigued by the traditions and history of the Giffre valley? Christophe Guffond is leading a conference on the archaeology and peasantry of the Vallée du Giffre.
Let's discover an old 19th-century farmhouse in the heart of nature, on the slopes of the Giffre mountains. Here you'll discover the traditional life of yesteryear.
