Heritage

Les Aiguilles de Warens

Les Aiguilles de Warens are part of the beautiful Fiz rocky range, on the right side of the Sallanches valley. The summit is the famous Aiguille Rouge...

La Cascade d'Arpenaz

At a height of 270m, this magnificent waterfall, dominating the hamlet of Luzier, is the 3rd highest waterfall in France and is of geological interest...

Place St Jacques

This is the oldest square in the town. In an unusual triangular shape, it was redeveloped in 1866 on the approximate location of the medieval market s...

La Tête du Colonney

Very beautiful panoramic summit at 2692 m altitude in the Fiz mountain range. It dominates the Désert de Platé and faces Mont Blanc. Access is via the...

Chapelle de la Pierre

Formerly, the Chapelle de la Pierre was a building that contained both a chapel and a school. A teacher taught children there funded by donations by é...

Grotte mariale de Lévaud

The Grotte Mariale de Lévaud is a religious monument dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the form of a replica of the cave in Lourdes. It was built after...

La Sallanche

The eponymous river that crosses the town from west to east. Its source is at 2,000m altitude in the Combe des Fours and it descends to Lévaud to join...

Grotte mariale de Méribel

A small grotto in the hamlet of Méribel in Sallanches, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, in homage to Our Lady of Lourdes. Likely built after one of the t...

Chapelle du Crêt

This chapel was first built in 1697, then rebuilt in 1791. Originally it was a private property belonging to the Ducrey-Ballet family. It is dedicated...

Le Cadran solaire de St Martin

Are you on sundial time? Located on the south façade of Saint-Martin-sur-Arve church, this sundial intrigues with its simplicity and history. Already...

La Fontaine de la Place St Jacques

Built in Magland gray stone in 1765, it replaced a more ancient fountain. It was one of the three drinking water points in the town. It benefitted fro...

Le lavoir des Tuileries

This washhouse is entirely made of granite. It was a significant step forward for washerwomen from 1889, when it was built. Until then, they had only...