History

À Val Cenis-Termignon, le Festival National d’Accordéon fait vibrer le village depuis 2002. Pendant huit jours, musiciens et festivaliers se retrouvent au rythme des concerts, des bals et des renco...

À Avrieux, la chapelle Notre-Dame des Neiges abrite une curiosité picturale insolite : des scènes de danses macabres, peintes par Joseph Damé, curé d’Avrieux entre 1680 et 1722.

Every summer, the tango festival brings the streets of Val Cenis to life. It’s a remarkable spectacle in the heart of the Haute Maurienne Vanoise. And yet, this connection between Val Cenis and Argentina owes nothing to the ha...

At an altitude of 2,770 meters, the Col de l'Iseran links the Haute Maurienne and Tarentaise regions. Today, it attracts cyclists, bikers and hikers, but in the past it was a major passageway for trade and...

At an altitude of over 2,000 meters, Mont Cenis is a strategic crossing point between France and Italy. It could have been the site of a grandiose monument designed by Napoleon Bonaparte himself.

Among the avalanche rescuers are four-legged rescuers, often German Shepherds, who are more than quick and efficient in this kind of operation...

At Christmas, Bessanais sing traditional carols in a large living nativity scene. Some of these songs were written in the village over 200 years ago. An oral heritage that is passed on...