Cultural heritage

Chemin suspendu des Gorges de la Diosaz

The hanging path of the Diosaz gorges offers, in a wild and natural site, a grandiose and unusual spectacle. This gorge is part of the must-see tours...

Château des Rubins - Observatoire des Alpes

After two years of massive works, the Château des Rubins has become the Observatoire des Alpes (Alps Observatory). All year round, a modern, fun and i...

Château Breches

This castle was built in 1561 and initially called "Tour de Fer" (Iron Tower). It was a vast square building with a round tower that dominates Place d...

Chapelle de Doran

The Chapelle de Doran "Notre-Dame de la Paix du Monde" (Our Lady of World Peace) was built by the Boy Scouts between 1951 and 1965, at an altitude of...

Tour de la Frasse

A building flanked by a tower with a round base and an octogonal roof, located just above the church. The castle dates from 1602. A 17th and 18th cen...

Chapelle de l'Immaculée Conception (de Lévaud)

The Immaculate Conception chapel was built between 1855 and 1857 and was officially dedicated on 4 October 1857. The inhabitants built this chapel for...

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...

Eglise de St Martin s/Arve

This small church, rebuilt in 1681, harmoniously combines the Baroque decor of the 18th century with the Neoclassical elements of the 19th century. On...

Chapelle des Vorziers

The Chapelle des Vorziers, built in 1612 on the only access route between Sallanches and Magland, is dedicated to St Nicholas. After the Revolution,...

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 des Houches

The first construction of this chapel took place in 1637 on the spot where there is a cross today; it was then rebuilt from 1832 to 1833 by local inha...

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...