Natural heritage

Le Torrent de Cœur

A pretty little mountain stream, with a natural basin, which descends as a waterfall to the Pont de la Flée, where it joins the Torrent des Fours to f...

La cascade des Fours

Very beautiful mountain waterfall, taking its source in the famous Gouille des Fours Lake, at the foot of the Pierre Fendue (Split rock), in the Aravi...

La Montagne d'Areu

Mountain overlooking the Arve valley, located at the end of the Aravis range. The whole area forms the Pointe d'Areu, but we call the summit of the r...

La Vallée de Sallanches est un Théâtre

This quote by Victor Hugo characterises Sallanches and its many viewing points. The imposing Mont-Blanc range that can be seen in its immensity from S...

L'alpage de Mayères

Beautiful pasture in the heart of the Aravis range with breathtaking views over the Mont-Blanc and Fiz ranges.

L'Arve

The Arve River springs from the Col de Balme in the Mont-Blanc range. It crosses the hamlet of St Martin then follows several valleys before rushing i...

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...

Les Gorges de Lévaud

Magnificent gorges that emerge from the meeting of the Torrent de Coeur and the Torrent de Fours. In the summer you can bathe there to refresh yoursel...

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...

Les Lacs des Ilettes

Very beautiful "spot" in Sallanches for a moment of tranquility and contemplation close to nature, 2 km from the city center. At the edge of the lake...

Les Gorges de la Frasse

The Frasse mountain stream comes from the heights of Nant-Cruy and is located to the right of the Sallanche River. The Sallanche is the confluence of...

La Croix de Fer

At 2337m altitude, this superb, tranquil site overlooks the Véran mountain pasture in the Fiz range and is part of the peaks that dominate Sallanches....