What to see and do in September
SPORTING ACTIVITIES IN PRAZ SUR ARLY :
Praz Lac Aventure: Open Wednesdays and weekends from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: swimming lake, accrobranche and Aquaparc on 07 67 22 56 72.
Theme-based hikes: Marmot, ibex, glacier or Mont-Blanc panorama, with half-day or full-day supervision. Contact the Bureau des Guides on 04 50 21 55 11.
Hot-air balloon baptisms with Alpes Montgolfière on 04 50 55 50 60 all year round.
Cani rando praline with 3D Nordic on 06 11 66 35 04 - 3d-nordic.com
Les boucles Baroques - La Thonnaz ne sonne plus - fun trail starting from the hamlet of La Tonnaz (4h return - 500m ascent). Comic book on sale for €6 at the tourist office.
Mountain bike rentals and supervised outings: Derby Sport store 04 50 21 80 46. Emonet Sport store open until 20/09/24 on 04 50 21 91 89.
Nearby:
Côte 2000 Aventureà Megève: Tree-climbing course (from 5 years). Open daily by appointment: 06 76 29 71 04 - Paint Ball Expérience on 06 09 81 31 17.
Paragliding with Megève Baptême Parapenteau 06 62 13 27 71. (Departure from Megève, arrival at Praz-sur-Arly). Megève Aventure Parapenteau 06 70 07 51 21. (Megève and Praz-sur-Arly).
Rafting session in Passy 04 50 93 63 63 or book online: adventures-payraud.com.
Via ferrata in Passy: Via ferrata de Curalla, guided tour with Megève Guide Bureau on 04 50 21 55 11.
Via ferrata du Parc Thermal in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, supervised outings with the Compagnie des Guides de Saint-Gervais, 04 50 47 76 55 - contact@guides-mont-blanc.com.
Baroque loops: fun trails in Cordon, Saint Gervais, Passy and Les Contamines Montjoie.
Les bains du Mont-Blanc aux Thermes de Saint-Gervais-les- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday 10am to 7pm/ Thursday and Friday 10am to 9pm/ Saturday 9am to 9pm. Closed on Tuesdays. Suitable for children and babies aged 6 months and over (accompanied by a coach during the session).
Supervised climbing trips: Évolution 2 in Megève (04 50 55 54 55) or Bureau des Guides de Megève on 04 50 21 55 11.
Escaladventure du Nant Rouge in Crest Voland-Cohennoz - A unique course between rock, water and sky. Open year-round on reservation 04 79 38 83 02 or 06 11 27 76 72.
LE PALAIS IN MEGEVE (5km away):
Olympic outdoor pool: From 02/09 to 15/09/2024, daily from 10am to 7:30pm. Indoor area may not be open in bad weather.
Indoor pool: From 16/09 to 18/10/2024 Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 12pm to 2pm and from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Wednesday from 12pm to 9pm. Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm.
Balneotherapy area: Until 15/09/24 Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 2pm to 7:30pm. Wednesday, 2pm to 9pm. Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 7:30pm. From 16/09 to 18/10/2024 Open Wednesdays, 6pm to 9pm. Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm. Indoor balneoform only.
Espace Escalade: Until 15/09/24 Open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 3pm to 9pm. Saturday and Sunday, 2pm to 7pm. From 16/09 to 18/10/2024 Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 4pm to 9pm. Saturday and Sunday, 2pm to 7pm.
Espace Forme: Weekdays 8am to 9pm, Saturdays 9am to 6pm and Sundays 9am to 1pm.
LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES :
In Praz sur Arly :
Base de loisirs - Plaine des Belles: Mini-golf, children's playground and tennis court. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Snack bar 04 57 44 10 49.
Visit our neo-Romanesque-Gothic Sainte-Marie Madeleine church in the heart of the village.
Le Hameau de la Tonnaz, the first human settlement dating back to the Middle Ages. Starting point for hiking trails, sure to delight fans of the region's traditional architecture.
Nearby:
La Maison des Contes de Fées in Notre Dame de Bellecombe, daily from 10am to 7pm.
Coopérative fruitière du Val d'Arly, cultural space: open daily from 8.30am to 7.30pm.
Exhibition "Le passé recomposé" by Garry Pycroft at Megève's Jardin Alpin, free of charge.
Croix-moi" exhibition by Patrick Wack at Le Calvaire, Megeve, free.
Watercolor exhibition by Raphaël CHRISTIAN until 15/09/24 at Combloux.
Jardins des cimes, Passy, 04 50 21 50 87.
Château des Rubins, Sallanches (workshops, meetings, events) 04 50 90 83 03.
Cinéma du Mont-Blanc, Sallanches, 04 50 18 39 10.
SIGHTSEEING
Events :
COMBLOUX: Market on Wednesday mornings | 08/09/24 Les Loups du volant, soap box race at 8 a.m. | 15/09/24 Combloux-Concarneau twinning garage sale from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
CORDON: 08/09/24 Fête du pain from 9am to 6pm. | 13/09/24 Concert by Lison et Toff from 7.15pm to 9.30pm. | From 13/09 to 15/09/24 Vélo Trial UCI 2024 World Cup. | 14/09/24 Presentation of Vélo Trial World Cup riders from 8pm. | 14/09/24 From Folklore to Rock, Concert Chez Kévin from 6.30pm to 12am. | 14/09 to 15/09/24 Special Bike Trials World Cup Designers' Market from 10am to 6pm, with Bike Trials initiation. | 14/09 to 15/09/24 Introductory paragliding flight from 8am. | From 14/09 to 15/09/24 Express guided tour: Traditional mountain housing from 14h30 to 15h and from 16h to 16h30. | From 14/09 to 15/09/24 Express guided tour: Baroque Church of Notre Dame de l'Assomption from 15h15 to 15h45 and from 16h15 to 17h15. | 14/09/24 Blood donor dinner dance at 20h. | 15/09/24 Acrobatic paragliding, demonstration at 11:30 a.m. | 15/09/24 Lumberjack demonstration from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | 20/09/24 Heritage Day Baroque surprise from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. | 21/09/24 Heritage Day - Cordon, anecdotes and history from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
MEGÈVE: Market on Friday mornings | 21/09/24 Micro-folies Musée numérique - L'Art campanaire - Journées Européennes du Patrimoine from 14h30 to 17h. | 21/09/24 Conference "Le patrimoine campanaire" from 17h to 18h. | 21/09/24 "L'âge d'or de Megève", projection of archive films (1942-2000) from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. 21/09 to 22/09/24 European Heritage Days / 22/09/24 Conference "Le passage des Vaudois à Megève en 1689" from 3pm to 4pm. 28/09/24 Youth show: Dans mon nid from 11am to 11:35am.
FLUMET: 08/09/24 Brocante de montagne et vide-greniers, 25th edition at 8am. | 08/09/24 Musée de la Maison du Meunier "Au Fil du temps" et du Moulin à Tienne from 4pm to 6:30pm.
LA GIETTAZ: 01/09/24 Trail la grande bambée at 7.15 a.m. | 14/09 to 13/10/24 Discovering the love of deer, listening and observation from 6 to 10 p.m., by reservation. | 21/09/24 European Heritage Days: a cheese, a chapel from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
SAINT GERVAIS: 01/09/24 Fête des Bucherons and brocante from 8am to 6pm. | From 06/09 to 13/10/24 Stag bellowing with Edith. | From 20/09 to 22/09/24 European Heritage Days at Saint-Gervais. | From 21/09 to 22/09/24 JEP 2024 - Visit the Mont d'Arbois astronomical observatory from 10am to 4pm. Also "Une art'chitecture musicale" and "Pas de fête sans Mouret! From 09/21/24 Exhibition of the Mont-Blanc massif in paintings by Christophe BORREL.
PASSY : 06/09/24 L'Amérique à vélo - Conference with Zian Favre from 8pm to 9pm. | 14/09/24 Traditional Chinese medicine discovery workshop at Jardin des Cimes from 6pm to 7:30pm. | 15/09/24 Marche du temps profond from 1:30pm to 5pm. | 17/09/24 Grimpée Chedde les Ayères from 7am to 3pm. | 21/09/24 Ballet bar - Saison culturelle from 8pm to 9pm. | 22/09/24 Rencontres au jardin de l'écologie et du paysage at Jardin des Cimes from 10am to 6pm. | 22/09/24 Journées européennes du patrimoine 2024 - Presentation of the results of the 2024 archaeological digs in the Villy valley from 10am to 11:30am. 22/09/24 Guided tour "Saint Joseph, l'église de l'usine de Chedde" - European Heritage Days from 10.30am to 12pm. | 22/09/24 Guided tour "L'hamematique des Plagnes" - European Heritage Days from 2pm to 3.30pm. | From 25/09/24 Arts Vivants cultural season every day.
SALLANCHES: Market on Saturday mornings | 05/09/24 "On ferme la rue!" from 18h to 22h. | 08/09/24 Fête du sport from 10h to 17h. | 18/09/24 Historical presentation & organ concert at 14h15. | From 21/09 to 22/09/24 European Heritage Days: RENDEZ-VOUS of the Pays d'art et d'histoire du Mont-Blanc, rendez-vous at 14h.
CHAMONIX: 02/09/24 A history of mountain refuges from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. | 04/09/24 Visit the Chamonix cemetery from 10am to 12pm. | 04/09/24 Ice field hockey match (Chamonix Vs Briançon) at 8pm. | 05/09/24 Blood drive from 3pm to 7pm. | 06/09/24 Conference organized by the Association des Amis du Vieux Chamonix from 6pm to 8pm. 06/09 to 08/09/24 MUSIKKAPELLE PARTENKIRCHEN. 07/09/24 Open house and registration for weekly activities from 10am to 5pm. 07/09 to 08/09/24 The big shopkeepers' braderie from 10am to 7pm. | From 07/09 to 05/10/24 Cassy's watercolor exhibition from 2pm to 6pm. | 08/09/24 EARTH WIND & FIRE by Al Mckay - L'INDE EN FETE 2024 from 5pm to 10pm. | 09/09/24 12th Chamonix Valley Waitresses' and Waiters' Race from 3:30pm. | 09/09/24 "Death of a Mountain" show from 8pm to 8:30pm. | 11/09/24 Guided tour of Chamonix's former palaces and hotels from 2pm to 4:30pm. | 11/09 to 18/09/24 Watercolor exhibition with Cassy from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. | 13/09/24 Conference Exhibition Gianadda, Cézanne Renoir, regards croisés from 6pm to 7pm. | 14/09 to 29/09/24 Fête forraine from 2pm to 8pm every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. | 17/09/24 Ice Hockey match (Chamonix Vs Briançon) at 8pm. | 20/09/24 Cumbia Boom Box + 1st part: Burning Dream [MJC season opening] at 8:30pm. | 09/21/24 From mills to power stations: water networks in the Chamonix valley from 9:35am to 12:30pm. | 09/21/24 The national road that became rue Paccard and rue Vallot "What a story!" from 2pm to 4:30pm. | 09/21 to 09/22/24 European Heritage Days at the Musée des Cristaux from 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm. | From 09/21 to 09/22/24 European Heritage Days at the Maison de la Mémoire et du Patrimoine from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 6pm. | 09/22/24 "En piste bob!" from 9:45am to 11:30am. | 09/22/24 European Heritage Days 2024 - Animation around Chamonix's built heritage from 2pm to 3:30pm. | 22/09/24 The story of the incredible technological conquest of the Aiguille du Midi! from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. | 24/09/24 Ice Hockey match (Chamonix Vs Anglet) at 8pm. | 27/09/24 Ice Hockey match (Chamonix Vs Grenoble) at 8pm.
Visits in the vicinity:
SAINT-NICOLAS-LA-CHAPELLE: Visit the church of Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle with its double-lantern steeple.
MEGEVE: Village center with Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, fountains and old washhouses, Calvaire path (1h - 150m), Saint-Jean hollow, Haut Val d'Arly museum (04 50 91 81 00).
SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS: Le Tramway du mont blanc open until 29/09/24 - Reservations recommended (departures every hour) at Mont Blanc Natural Resort.
LES HOUCHES: Parc de Merlet: daily except Monday, 10am to 6pm. Reservations required every day. Eight species of wildlife roam freely in Merlet.
SERVOZ: Les Gorges de la Diosaz open daily from 9.30am to 6.15pm until 29/09/24 inclusive, no reservations required. A suspended path across footbridges with a moderate, shaded trail.
LE VAL D'ARLY ET LE BEAUFORTAIN: Notre Dame de Bellecombe, Col des Saisies, Hauteluce (Baroque church), Beaufort (cheese factory), Arêches, return via Conflans (medieval town) and Albertville. Les Aravis via the Col des Aravis with the Chalet du Curé hike (2h walk, 370m ascent). Also, high-altitude restaurant at Plan Rebord (3km walk from parking lot): 06 05 46 08 76.
CHAMONIX: L'aiguille du midi in Chamonix Mont-Blanc (36km) continuous cabins or every 10, 15 or 30min depending on traffic, open until 03/11/24. Closed until 20/12/24 for repairs / Le Train du Montenvers, Mer de Glace open until 03/11/24. Reservations recommended on Mont Blanc Natural Resort.