The best museums Alpes

Saint-Véran, located in the Queyras region, is a true jewel of the Alps. This picturesque village, one of the highest in the Alps, offers an idyllic setting for mountain lovers. The surrounding scenery is breathtaking, with snow-capped peaks, verdant valleys and charming Alpine villages. Visitors can enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities, including hiking, mountain biking and skiing. The LE SOUM museum is also a must-see in the region. It features exhibitions on local history and culture, as well as the region's flora and fauna.

This museum is part of the Musée de la Vallée network, which has a total of five establishments throughout the Ubaye valley, a very instructive network for those who want to know about life in the past in this valley.

In Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, come and discover the panorama of agricultural machines and tools collected in Ubaye. This museum exhibits the tools, gestures and work of Ubaye rural society, before it was invaded by mechanisation and the generalisation of trade. It also presents two specific activities in this territory: the work of hemp and wool at that time. It is dedicated to the blacksmith Albert Manuel, who provided it with models that are both beautiful and educational, teaching the traditional gestures of the valley: transporting wood, water mills... An old-fashioned kitchen has also been reconstructed, with a collection of old clothes and naturalized animals.

A very good point to note: this structure is sensitive to the reception of disabled people. Guided tours, small workshops, film screenings... help you discover the museum. Temporary exhibitions are also regularly held there.

Finally, we point out that during its opening period and only in high season, it houses a Tourist Information Point, which can be very practical on site, because otherwise the nearest Tourist Information Office is in Jausier. A double reason to visit this nice little museum!

At the boundary of the Regional Natural Park of the Bauges, between Annecy and Aix-les-Bains, the Nature Museum has discovered the regional fauna of more than 200 animals found dead, naturalized and assembled on 300 m ² for over 20 years. Your visit: After being greeted by farm animals, the forest discovers its fauna with wild boar, deer, and lynx. Then we enter the land of middle mountain animals, sheep sheep, marmot, great crow. These are then animals of wetlands, ducks, herons, ragondins. Fact sheets allow to follow their lives. A collection of minerals and insects completes the museum and, from April to October, the lives of more than 20 000 bees are observed through the glass walls of a hive, beekeeper equipment, modern or old hives complete the visit.