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Dates of Main events of Winter 2016/2017

24 November 2016
by: Fiona Rolian
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Get out your diaries, here are the dates of the main events this winter! Sports, music, magic and lots of fun are on the programme this winter in Praz-sur-Arly. Discover our annual events like the Magic Snow Festival and the International Hot Air Balloon Meeting and find out what’s new!

December:

From 19 to 25 December 2016, 7th Magic Snow Festival
31 December 2016, New Year’s Eve Party

January

14 and 15 January 2017, 27th International Hot Air Balloon Meeting
22 January 2017, Ski and Snow Festival
28 and 29 January 2017, Praz Yooner Challenge

February:

7, 14, 21, 28 February, Mardi Gras
From 17 to 19 February, Food Festival
25 and 26 February, 2nd Praz Adrenaline Contest

March:

From 6 to 10 March, Mountain Professions Week
18 March, 3rd Snowscoot Open
25 and 26 March, Spring Music & Shopping Festival

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Celebrate Christmas Week in Praz sur Arly!

11 November 2016
by: Fiona Rolian
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The week before Christmas, come and celebrate the beginning of the holidays and enjoy the magic of the mountains and the snow! There’ll be daily entertainment in an enchanting decor, with seven different shows and concerts in the streets and village centre.

Monday, 19 December: “Les Tonton’s”. Fun and heart-warming, with a rich and varied repertory to delight young and old!

Tuesday, 20 December: Opoual, the friendly Yeti, will put on a free show for children in the Maison de la Montagne.

Wednesday, 21 December: “The Fairies’ Elves” will be walking around on stilts, juggling and singing fairy songs.

Thursday, 22 December: The French Ski School instructors will dazzle you with their traditional torchlight descent. Hot chocolate and mulled wine served at the foot of the slopes and a Christmas tombola.

Friday, 22 December: “The Acrobats”. Amazing juggling acts, theatre and pyrotechnics.

Saturday, 24 December: Christmas Eve with the “Givrés” will get you straight into the Christmas spirit! Songs and melodies followed by fireworks in the Church Square to welcome Santa in a shower of sweeties!

Sunday, 25 December: The “Tuaz” Group will introduce you to traditional mountain songs.

And every day throughout the week, there’ll be entertainment for the children and all the family! Creative workshops, games, snow sculptures, sports tournament, and Draz the Dragon, Praz sur Arly’s mascot!

Special Offer at Christmas – Skipass + Furnished Accommodation

Take advantage of our furnished rental+skipass offer on this site: http://locations.prazsurarly.com/

1. Choose your rental: chalet, apartment or studio;

2. Choose your Espace Diamant skipass of 2 to 7 days.

3. Get a 10% reduction, valid during all the French school holidays (Christmas, New Year and February).

Special Skipass Offer at Christmas

The Val d’Arly resorts are spoiling you this Christmas! The 6th or 7th ski days are free! The 6 consecutive-day skipass costs the same as the 5 consecutive-day pass, and the 7 consecutive-day pass is the same as the 6-consecutive day pass! Online purchase till 10 December 2016 (offer available exclusively on internet).

Offer subject to general conditions of sale and not cumulative with other promotional offers except the Family Pack.

Take advantage of the offer: valdarly.labellemontagne.com

The Pratz Medieval Festival

10 June 2016
by: Fiona Rolian
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On the occasion of the Pratz Medieval Festival on 6 and 7 August 2016, Praz-sur-Arly becomes a real medieval village where knights, minstrels and other troubadours offer amazing shows and entertainment for all the family. And if you really want to get into the spirit of it, you can rent medieval costumes!

What’s new this year:

Historical reconstruction: Savoyard mountain life in the Middle Ages

Reconstruction of a house, work in the fields, farm animals, presentation of the food: milk and cheese, woodworking: basins, roofs, pit sawyer, plants and medicinal techniques, religion and superstition, animal trials, relationship with the feudal lord.

Demonstration of the profession of iron/bell-founder with Eric Klee

Demonstration all day long of the profession of bell-founder in the Middle Ages with the manufacture of either a bell or object related to the Middle Ages (bucket, figurines, etc.). Explanations about the profession of an iron/bell-founder through the ages (from antiquity to today); decoration and tools from the Middle Ages. Free workshops for children.

Medieval tales with Sire Pascal of the Pestaculaire Company

Half storyteller, half actor, Sire Pascal moves from one character to another while telling the story. Example of a tale: The dragon of the Fire Island or how Enguerrand the Brave became Enguerrand the First Knight, powerful and full of self-confidence. The young Enguerrand de Hautecimeveut conquers the title of First Knight of the Realm by bringing back to the King the head of the dragon that was terrorizing the inhabitants of the Fire Island. During his quest, he learns that it is not always easy to distinguish between friend and foe, and that sometimes one has to choose between one’s ambitions and one’s knightly values.

Cooperage with the “Art and Tonneaux” Company

In a medieval stall, Cyrilles Dumoutier reconstructs a workshop for the manufacture of barrels. You will discover all the stages and secrets of the manufacture of barrels, buckets, etc. This interactive and educational activity allows everyone to try out their skill at assembling a barrel and delicately placing the bases.

Demonstration of the profession of surgeon with Arthus

The desire to cure your loved ones is overwhelming… Medical schools are a long way away and inaccessible. The solution? Become a surgeon!

The programme of the Medieval Festival:

-> Download the full programme (FR only)