Haute Maurienne Vanoise

In the heart of the splendid landscapes of the Vanoise National Park, an emblematic place of mountain protection since its creation in 1963, open this magnificent picture book with your children on the hiking trails.
With easy access, most of the sites offer panoramas of incomparable beauty: l’Orgère, le Fond d’Aussois, Saint-Pierre d’Extravache, Plan du Lac, Petit Mont-Cenis, Avérole, l’Ecot, l’Oulietta…
For those who take the time to observe it, the fauna and flora of the Vanoise National Park is very rich and varied: the mischievous marmot, the agile ibex and chamois, the graceful flight of the bearded vulture, the gentian and the edelweiss…
Transform yourself into a naturalist with the Park’s ambassadors and wardens, share the life of the farmers in the mountain pastures, experience a night in a refuge and live pure happiness!

You’re running out of time, that’s for sure!

Haute Maurienne Vanoise is an exceptional playground accessible to all, young and old. Hiking and mountain biking are the most sought-after activities for mountain holidays, but did you know that you can also enjoy diving in the high altitude river and lake, canyoning, rafting, hydrospeed, fishing, climbing, via ferrata, paintball, laser shooting, rollerblading and even skiing?

Fly over the valley in a microlight and paraglider, enjoy the thrill of the zip lines of the Devil and Paradise. Go horseback riding, with a donkey, a sled dog, learn a little more about nature, animals, and flowers.

A holiday in the mountains is not to put an end to swimming! Take advantage of the equipped leisure centres of La Norma, Aussois and Bessans, the swimming pools of Modane, Aussois and Val Cenis Lanslevillard, or simply the pleasure of dipping your feet in a stream, by a waterfall.

With your children, try your hand at trampoline, bowling, chantournage, origami, push the “Door of Secrets” and enter the world of escape games in Aussois, Avrieux and Val Cenis, climb the trees of the Devil’s Branch Park and the Accro Parc.

After having put in so much effort or simply because you feel like relaxing, the spas and wellness areas of Haute Maurienne welcome you in magical places and provide you with quality treatments. Hatha yoga, sophrology, kinesiology, naturopathy, reiki, relaxation… recharge your batteries and adopt a Zen attitude!

Discover National Vanoise Park

There’s so much to learn from this land!

The history of settlement in Haute Maurienne Vanoise goes back to prehistory. These traces are still clearly visible in the Lozes archaeological park at Aussois, on the cup stones at Bonneval sur Arc and pierre aux pieds at Val Cenis Lanslevillard. Plunge into this period by visiting the archaeology museum of Val Cenis Sollières and share with your children the various workshops that are offered to you. Immerse yourself in the history of this valley through the discovery trails of the Promenade Savoyarde: “In pursuit of Hannibal”, “Les forts de l’Esseillon”.
Although Savoie has only been French since 1860, Haute Maurienne has always been a passageway to Italy, especially the road over the Mont-Cenis pass designed and built by Emperor Napoleon. Did you know that the pass was crossed by stagecoach and then by train?

Like many high alpine valleys, religious fervour has always been omnipresent in the lives of its inhabitants. This is evidenced by the oratories, chapels and churches, most of which are part of the “Chemin du Baroque” and are listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.
A land of combat in all eras, Haute Maurienne offers visitors its fortifications (Esseillon, Maginot Line) and means of communication (Chappe telegraph).
Architecture, science and technology are also part of our Haute Mauriennais heritage: chalets, watermills, dams and hydroelectricity, astrophysics…

In every village you will have the possibility to visit a museum, an exhibition, a place and thus add a cultural side to your holiday. Proud of the richness of our territory, of our traditions, we are happy to bring them to your knowledge and to share them with you.

Enjoy your holiday and grow up!

Haute Maurienne Vanoise offers all kinds of shows, plays, conferences, concerts, festivals and traditional celebrations. The 4 cinemas of the territory program the latest films on screen, the Auditorium Laurent Gerra in Val Cenis welcomes artists from all cultural backgrounds, the interpretation centres allow you to discover for better understanding.

You can attend exceptional concerts in our baroque churches with the Fêtes musicales de Savoie and take part in the “Andiamo” event, programmed by the Scène nationale Malraux de Chambéry. Through a series of free artistic events for young and old alike, ANDIAMO invites you to discover in a leisurely step the splendours of the valley and the territorial heritage on its Franco-Italian slopes.

Find all the dates not to be missed in the “Summer Scenes” cultural agenda of Haute Maurienne Vanoise!