Tourist Attractions & Monuments dans les Alpes

Many forts make up the whole fortress of Tournoux: the Pellegrin (1,290 m), battery (1,350 m), the average (1,500 m), the upper (1,700 m), the Caurres battery (1,800 m) and the Ault greenhouse (2,000 m) 00 m). The site was built on 700 m of disgradings and placed on a rocky spur, and was built in the nineteenth century to prevent access to Larche Pass. Currently well preserved, the ensemble undeniably attracts the visitor's eye by its inclination and architecture on the mountain side.

In the heart of the Haut-Chablais, on a 2 hectare estate, the remains of one of the most important Cistercian abbeys in medieval Savoy. Aulps Abbey has been a place of pilgrimage since the 11th century. Founded in 1095 by monks who had left the abbey of Molesme in Burgundy, the abbey of Notre-Dame-d'Aulps became independent in 1120 and Guérin de Pont-à-Mousson, the second abbot of Aulps and bishop of Sion, died there in 1150. He was soon venerated as the patron saint of livestock. The last Cistercian monks were expelled in 1792 by the revolutionaries. After the fire of 1823, the inhabitants of the village recovered its stones to rebuild their houses. Only the remains of the abbey church, the gatehouse, the cellars and the old monastic farm remain. However, these ruins have a lot of allure and the site is remarkable in more ways than one! The church has preserved its magnificent 13th century façade and the glorious abbey was classified as a historical monument in 1902. Today, it houses an interpretation center, a store, an herbal tea room, a medieval garden and vegetable garden. There is an exhibition on the daily life of the monks, their community, the history of the Duchy of Savoy in the Middle Ages and the secrets of medicinal plants. You can discover the abbey as it was before its destruction with the 3D augmented reality application Abbayedaulps and the helmets available for rent at the reception. A unique experience!

Located at the foot of the Charance mountain, this vast 220-hectare estate offers all its visitors a real breath of fresh air. Paths around a lake and in the forest allow you to walk in complete peace. The Domaine de Charance has a unique collection of 600 varieties of old roses. The terraced garden, classified as a Remarkable Garden, displays cultivated and wild plants in an original and dynamic way. Also worth seeing is the Alpine Garden of Gap-Charance. Do not miss the discovery walks of the Domain.

The Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Tourist Office has a warm and spacious reception area where visitors can find brochures, information panels and a children's area. The office offers a range of services, including free documentation, registration for guided tours, sales of ski passes, posters and goodies bearing the Chamonix logo, and sales of items and tickets for field hockey matches, bus excursions and the downtown tourist train. It also sells and distributes guest cards, fishing permits, last-minute hotel reservations, photocopies and free wifi access. The tourist office is open daily from 9am to 12:30pm and from 2pm to 6:30pm. It is accessible to people with reduced mobility thanks to a ramp and has reserved parking spaces nearby.