Fêtes et manifs à venir

The association "Lire et faire lire" is waiting for you for beautiful stories. From 7 years old.

Soap creator since 1989. In his soap-making cauldrons, Jean-Luc invents soaps renowned for their virtues. Soap is a simple, natural way of using plant and essential oils externally on a daily basis.

Local market with artisans, producers and designers. Take advantage, and let yourself be tempted by these home-made, local products. Refreshments, entertainment and fast food on site.

Through the eyes of photographer François Deladerrière, discover the evolution of landscapes in Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Alpes-Maritimes since 1860. A journey through time, between vintage lithographs and contemporary photographs.

Come to Abondance Abbey for a gourmet experience combining nature, history and know-how. From medieval gardens to modern-day practices, let yourself be enchanted by the flavours of our land.

This sporting event, friendly and supportive, is unique because the time limit is replaced by a team challenge! Courses for all levels: from 7 km to 30 km, with a novelty this year, an intermediate challenge of 10 km, joëlette course possible.

Enjoy a 100% Marc LAVOINE concert by Nicolas REYNO at 7pm, followed by a 100% Tina TUNER concert by KESSI. Bar and catering on site. Price: €15 for 1 concert - €20 for 2 concerts.

For its 16th edition, the painters' competition will take place on July 15 and 16 in Abondance. This year's theme is "Abondance Pays d'Art et d'Histoire". Exhibition and painting workshop for all.

Go to the organ loft to discover this multi-sounding instrument and enjoy a demonstration by the organist.

From the gallery, Jean-Pierre Charles will make the great organ of Abondance Abbey resound with his interpretation of sublime pieces by Couperin, Bach, Franck and Brahms.

In contact with our big-eared companions, the discovery of the history of our landscapes is sure to be unforgettable! Take the whole family on a panoramic, educational tour, with a breathtaking view of Lake Geneva as your destination.

The Chansons Françaises en Abondance festival invites you to a Tribute Florent PAGNY "JERICHO" dinner-concert on Wednesday August 14th. Price includes dinner followed by concert.

The Portes du Soleil offer non-mountain bikers a hike to discover the Franco-Swiss territory of the Portes du Soleil. A moment of escape to the summits that promises unforgettable memories.

The walking race is making a comeback. The aim: to get from the village of Bernex to the Dent d'Oche refuge as quickly as possible. Dry climb of 7 kms with 1000 meters of difference in altitude.

The library of Abondance welcomes you all year round in the residence of the Alps and offers you a choice of books for children and adults. The books can be consulted free of charge on site or by subscription.

Come and enjoy our summer market. Exhibition and sale of local crafts and products. Something to enjoy and have a good time! Refreshments and food on site, at 7pm a concert awaits you!

Gliding, excitement, adrenaline, laughter, thrills - that's what you can expect on your tubing trip! Imagine yourself hurtling down the slope on an inflated tube, gliding effortlessly.

Discover the traditional float parade and fair. Concert by the wind band at 12pm. At 3pm: float parade. Catering for lunch and dinner.

The winners of the most recent editions of this festival, which every year transforms the village into a place for artistic practice over the course of a weekend, will be honoured.

A concert to the rhythm of the percussion of the talented Nikolay Ivanov, presented by the Percu'impulse Academy in the heart of the cloister of Abondance Abbey.

Mountain bike ride open to everyone: family, beginner, expert

Free exhibition - with the support of the Pays d'Art et d'Histoire de la CC-PEVA - on 1,000 years of Savoy history.

Family games.

Official ceremony. US and German military vehicles. Exhibitors of equipment and books. Refreshments and food, musical entertainment: AllRythmics Orchestra.

Guided by Guillaume from "Nature en Conscience", discover wild mountain plants (20-minute walk suitable for all ages) and their culinary and medicinal uses. Followed by a tasting of farm produce and local plants.

Come and meet the goats! Caroline and Gérard will show you their passion and take you behind the scenes of the farm. Make your own cheese to take home, learn about milking, take part in educational games and taste the farm's products.

Régis welcomes you to his farm in the mountain pastures with the program: visit of the farm and the cows, demonstration of the production of farmhouse cheese and tasting.

The annual event for those curious about nature! Treat yourself to a journey through almost unknown territory, discovering the secrets of the Chablais region and its UNESCO label, thanks to a rich program of free activities. The 5 senses are in the spotlight in 2024.

Stroll through the decorated chalets of the Christmas market in Abondance. Discover the magical world of Christmas and discover the artisans, Christmas decorations and local specialities of the Vallée d'Abondance. Chritsmas Father will come and visit us!!

See you in the village center! Concert by l'Harmonie d'Abondance followed by fireworks. Program to follow.

With Emilie from the CC-PEVA Environment Department, discover the unsuspected lives of amphibians and dragonflies in their natural habitat. Games and observation on the program! Organized as part of the Blue Flag program.

Let yourself be surprised by the wine and cheese pairings, a pleasant way to immerse yourself in the Savoyard terroir.

Artisan exhibition and demonstration in the village center.

5pm: Arrival of Santa Claus and photo session. 5:30pm: Torchlight march by French Ski School instructors. Mulled wine and chocolate provided by Abondance d'Evénements. Meet under the wooden hall in the village center.

Pass'Portes Kids for the young riders supervised by French mountainbike instructors!

Special story time: reading apron.

A short stroll along the resort's paths (your four-legged friends are welcome).

The association "Lire et faire lire" awaits you for beautiful stories, from 3 years old.

A whirlwind, virtuoso comedy! Count Almaviva, who has fallen under the spell of the beautiful Rosina, can count on his faithful Figaro to keep the plot moving at a furious pace. A show for all audiences, to be seen under the stars!

As of this January 2024, a new digital heritage discovery trail is available free of charge on the Baludik app. Alone, with family or friends, discover the region's heritage while having fun!

Take a stroll through Amphion's grounds and observe the landscapes painted by the British painter. After discovering his work, pick up your brushes and create your own watercolor.

There is one day in the summer when the whole village and its guests come together to celebrate the village festival, "La Saint Laurent", named after the patron saint of the parish.

As soon as you enter, scan a QR-Code to access our mobile site. With tours and descriptions of the works (in French, English and German) and family fun (available in English), you can explore the site at your own pace and to your heart's content!

Come and see how our Abondances AOP, Saint Paul, Tomme, Raclette, Persillé and other farm specialities are made!

Enjoy the freshness of the garden at Abondance Abbey during an interlude with our mediator. Close your eyes and let us tell you all about the history of this place.

This Saturday, July 27: strolling through the village. GUINGUETTE entertainment on Saturday at 7 p.m. with fast food - Bar/. Sunday morning market strolling.

With the help of binoculars, a frame or a telescope, you'll sharpen your gaze on the intriguing Mount Caesar. And you can give free rein to your creativity through drawing.

Enjoy all the subtleties of Abondance cheese during the Journées du Patrimoine de Pays et des Moulins. Sweet and savoury combinations, jams, spices and cheese: all your senses will be awakened!

Join us on Thursday 27 June at 6pm for the opening of the new exhibition "Nice and Savoie, a contemporary perspective", on display at Abondance Abbey from 28 June to 29 September 2024.

The Chansons Françaises en Abondance festival invites you to a dinner-concert with up-and-coming talent Mathis Poulin - in trio.

Discover new recipes based on PDO-IGP cheeses from Savoie with Anne-Claude, dietician-spicer, and have fun with the wooden games of the past. An afternoon under the sign of greed!

Discover the village's treasures while you rack your brains and, above all, have fun!

Take part in a convivial moment with a meal picked and cooked on site. The vegetarian meal, made with fresh produce from the farm whenever possible, as well as wild plants. Enjoy our terrace in the heart of the farm with a view of the lake.

Come unlock the mysteries of the Abbey with our Escape Game "AT THE MERCY OF THE WORKS". Try to be the fastest team to win the competition for the best investigators, organised during the Journées du Patrimoine de Pays et des Moulins.

Martine Dupont, AMM at the Vallée d'Abondance mountain office, will show you the Serranants mountain pasture and how to spot chamois on the slopes of the Pic de la Corne. Elevation 350m * Booking essential.

Come and discover local products, delicacies and other delicacies on the weekly village market.

Bernex's 18-hole mini-golf course is a fun, intergenerational leisure facility close to the river. The Buvette du Mazot is open during mini-golf opening hours!

Come and discover this "scientific" animation full of interest for young and old. Reservations required.

Discover a selection of craft beers from Brasserie 744! Share a moment of conviviality around their tasting and exchange lots of advice with the brewery's sales manager, present for the occasion.

Come and discover a mountain dairy farm while milking sheep. We'll be delighted to tell you all about our profession, and show you around our sheepfold (animals, life on the farm, cheese-making, etc.).

YOUNG AUDIENCE / THEATER Cie de l'une à l'autre Journeys through albums that speak to us of prejudice, stereotypes, gender, representations...

This year, the Savoie Cheese Road celebrates its 20th anniversary! As a partner site, the Maison du Fromage Abondance is offering a wide range of events based around the 8 PDO-IGP cheeses of Savoie during the European Heritage Days.

Two days of festivities and education: discover the history and products of smuggling between France and Switzerland at the craft market. Become a customs officer or smuggler! Entertainment, games, food and drink. Saturday at 6pm: Rock'n roll concert.

Come and discover this "scientific" animation full of interest for young and old. By reservation only.

Parents and children are invited to come to the church square for the traditional Farmer's Din, continued in the Châtelaine hall for a competition for the best Abondance cheese judged by the public, mini-farm, typical music…

For more than 20 years, the Journées du Patrimoine de Pays (Local Heritage Days) have been promoting this heritage and trying to give people a different view of it, to raise awareness of its richness.

Join us on Thursday 11 July and 1 August for an unusual tour of every nook and cranny of the Abbey. Explore this exceptional monument in the dark, sometimes only by torchlight.

Take a trip to the Saint-Maurice church, a true symbol of the village and whose construction lasted nearly 4 centuries! With the help of an audio-guide (audio-pen) and a map, all the secrets of this church will be revealed to you.

The mountain guides of the Bureau des Guides de la Vallée d'Abondance will introduce you to the via Ferrata at Les Saix de Miolène. In the heart of the Vallée d'Abondance, get up high to enjoy the scenery.

Initiate yourself to yoga and meditation at the Abbey of Abondance, a place steeped in history.

12th Festival Chansons FRANCAISES in Abondance! Every summer, Abondance offers 4 dinner-concerts with headliners and new talents to discover in a convivial atmosphere.

From the making to the maturing, between tradition and modernity, the gestures, the know-how ... make the specificity of Abondance cheese. The exchanges with the mediator will allow you to discover the subtleties of this exceptional cheese.

Régis welcomes you to his farm with the program: visit of the farm and the cows, demonstration of the production of farmhouse cheese and tasting.

Is it a castle? Is it a monastery? A bit of both actually. Your guide will explain the astonishing history of the fortified priory of Meillerie, a religious house with a prison and defense tower. You might well be surprised...

The Théâtre de La Fourche offers a theatrical evening. A bar and snack bar are also available for your enjoyment.

Around Abondance AOP cheese, from milk collection to sale... A guided tour where you will discover the manufacturing techniques, the maturing cellars and the large selection of cheeses made on site.

It's milking time! Accompany the cowherd in the fields to bring the cows back to the chalet for milking (participation in milking).

Artisan exhibitions and demonstrations in the village center. See the painters in action at the Place du Tertre.

A genuine gastronomic feast showcasing products from the Chablais region in France, Switzerland and the two Savoies, with special guest chef Danny Khezzar, 2023 finalist in the famous TOP CHEF TV show broadcast on M6.

The Chansons Françaises en Abondance festival invites you to a TRUBUTE KENDJI dinner-concert with Ken-G Ramon. Festive atmosphere guaranteed! Get ready to dance and sing! Price includes dinner followed by concert.

Test your senses with the food truck of the Savoy Cheese Route and have fun with the wooden games of the past. A gourmet afternoon under the sign of Savoy cheeses!

Through the deciphering of 7 rocks collected from the four corners of the region, the exhibition retraces the geological epic of the Chablais massif, a veritable memory of the history of the formation of the Alps.

First festive event of the AMAP les mains aux paniers: to meet, visit Solune's gardens, listen to stories and music, eat, drink and see a small farmers' market! Open to all.

Come and enjoy our food market every Sunday where you can meet our local exhibitors and producers. Something to enjoy and have a good time!

A meditative tour combining landscape reading and the Champeillant chapel with gentle exercise and yoga. Breathe, meditate and learn more about your territory.

Come and challenge the Mémises! Achieve the greatest number of ascents over 8 hours, 4 hours or 2 hours with a descent by gondola.

One-hour hike accompanied by the shepherd from the Féto farm, followed by a typical meal with farm products in an alpine chalet. Return accompanied by torchlight.

Martine Dupont, AMM at the Vallée d'Abondance mountain office, proposes a snowshoe hike to the Fécon mountain pasture in neighboring Switzerland. Booking essential.

Join us this weekend for the Salon International de la Race et du Fromage Abondance and the Foire d'Automne: Abondance PDO cow and cheese competition. Musical entertainment, numerous exhibitors. New: battle of the Herens cow queens.

The Harmonie d'Abondance invites you to their spring concert on Saturday April 27 at 8:30 pm in the Abondance abbey church. Young people from the music school will also be present. Tombola.

Multi-sport workshop based on soccer and badminton, open to all. Come and have fun!

With Pascale from the MANED association, build pretty bird feeders from driftwood or recycled materials. Organized as part of the Pavillon Bleu label.

The Pass'Portes is a major MTB event taking place in the Portes du Soleil resorts spanning France and Switzerland. An event of international stature packed with plenty of impressive and memorable moments and shared sporting memories with plenty of laughs...!

From the milking to the plate, what are the secrets of the transformation of milk into cheese? Become apprentice cheese makers during this workshop, and leave with your own cheese... to taste! For children aged 6 to 12 years old.

Deposit ONLY on: Tuesday April 30, 2-6pm and Friday May 3, 10am-1pm and 2-6pm. Family games with the Ludothèque à roulettes.

A bit of relaxation and competition in a friendly, convivial atmosphere. Equipment provided. Registration on site.

For a week, Percu'Impulse is offering a percussion workshop in Abondance. Concerts are planned throughout the week in the village and workshops for the general public. A musical discovery open to all from 3 to 99 years old!

Would you like to discover climbing or improve your skills? Come and experience the joys of vertical climbing with a climbing outing supervised by Châtel and Abondance valley mountain guides.

An unusual acoustic concert at dusk. In the heart of Abondance Abbey, discover the duo May Blossom and immerse yourself in a universe inspired by a blend of rock, poetic song and classical music.

Climb aboard this pedal-less wheeled machine, pull yourself up the slope with the buttock puller and race down the wet track, maneuvering your Bob Kart between the giant slalom poles! Laughter and thrills guaranteed. Accessible from 1m25.

Photo exhibition on the theme of "animals and landscapes from here and elsewhere" by talented local photographer Sylvain Cochard.

Fireworks and torchlight walk with ESF instructors. Wine and hot chocolate offered at all.

Professional flea market on Wednesday July 17 in Abondance: antiques, books, postcards...

Every Wednesday afternoon, come to Abondance Abbey for a breath of fresh air, and enjoy the many games available in the garden.

Alongside geologist Michel Marthaler and a Geopark mediator, decipher the incredible story of the sea before the mountains, where the green of the alpine pastures contrasts with the off-white and red of the rocks in the perched syncline of the Cornettes de Bise.

This summer, Thursdays at the Abbey mean anything goes! Concerts, inaugurations, shows and unusual tours: come and discover the many activities on offer at Abondance Abbey! There's something for everyone!

Martine Dupont, mountain guide at the Bureau de la Montagne de la Vallée d'Abondance, proposes a hike to Linla, a pretty summit on the Franco-Swiss border. A slightly strenuous hike. Elevation gain 500 m.

The Belle Dimanche is one of the oldest traditionnal Savoyard festival. It honours the shepherds and their animals, but also traditional craftsmanship, to the delight of all.

"Calme calme" Swann Périssé is the host of the talk show Y'a plus de Saisons, and has been producing funny, eco-friendly and feminist content for over 10 years, on her Youtube channels and insta pages, which accumulate over a million subscribers.

Unique in the region: get out your screens and get some fresh air! Mobile application for young and old children including several activities: fitness trail, discovery walk, 2 treasure hunts and adventure game "the mystery of the Publier springs".

Explore a unique harmony born of the encounter between the ancient timbre of the Abbey organ and the contemporary sound of the saxophone.

As the Paris Olympics draw nearer, we'd like to introduce you to a number of sports, keeping in mind that "the important thing is to take part".

Using the archives of the Meillerie priory and the de Blonay family, discover how our mountain pastures were farmed in the past.

The 19th Fête des Fromages de Savoie, held in Châtel, in the Abondance A.O.P. region, is a weekend-long celebration of the delights of cheesemaking.

The reassuring house, the house we explore with our first steps... A show for toddlers that tackles the emotions linked to the home with simplicity and poetry.

Unique in the region: get out your screens and get some fresh air! Mobile application for young and old children including several activities: fitness trail, discovery walk, 2 treasure hunts and adventure game "the mystery of Publier springs".

Have a great time with traditional giant wooden games: Power 4, Japanese billiards and more.

Discover local specialities and products and other delicacies at the largest market in the Abondance valley. Local cheeses, charcuterie, fresh fish from Lake Geneva, fruit, fresh vegetables, flowers, local crafts, clothes, souvenirs...

Two types of terrain and different distances for beginners or experienced cyclists, for an unforgettable day in an idyllic setting between lake and mountains in the heart of the Portes du Soleil.

What better than a guided visit, to allow each visitor to better understand the life in a monastery in a mountain environment and appreciate the medieval architecture and artistic wealth.