Castles & Monuments

War memorials in memory of the inhabitants of the town of Aime who died for France.

A strategic prominence, a veritable sentinel controlling the passage to Italy. The Aiton Fort was built in 1875-1880, on the ruins of an episcopal palace.

Built between 1877 and 1881, at 1130 meters elevation on the western flanks of Roche Pourrie, this defenseive fort and garrison, with the Laitelet and Têtes bunkers, is strategical…

Built by Jean-Antoine de Locatel, a noble merchant from Bergamo, Italy, in the 16th century, the château has been modified over the centuries. The main building is surrounded by th…

A place for the study and practice of the Buddha’s contemplative science, Karma Ling is a natural ecosystem that combines the introspective nature of short- and long-term contempla…

The old Chartreuse of Saint-Hugon burned in a fire at the end of 2017. The reconstruction will be long. The Karma Ling Institute, which resides there, has however reopened and is c…

Built between 1945 and 1956, these two dams are built into the Hydroelectric Complex Haute-Maurienne and participate in particular filling the reservoir of Mont Cenis. They are l…

Fort Charles Albert is one of the five Sardinian forts that make up the Esseillon barrier and bear the names of the sovereigns of the Savoy family.

Beware, romance! The charm of the ruins and the beauty of the site are bound to inspire you.

Formerly at the heart of the Savoy defensive system, this imposing fort welcomes tourists and foodies.

Discover Fort Victor-Emmanuel in Aussois, Savoie. A cultural visit, a hike, a symbol of history in Haute Maurienne Vanoise.

Four forts and a redoubt protecting Savoie: a treat for lovers of fortified heritage. Listed as Historic Monuments, the forts are named after the royal family of Piedmont-Sardinia…

The military cemetery was intended to welcome the dead garrisons Esseillon. You can watch the particular two altars where the bodies of the dead were deposited when the frozen grou…

The Château de Montfleury which architecture was modified a couple of times through centuries, is the last fortified place in the Avant-Pays Savoyard - foreland of Savoie.

Discover a unique place on the fortified alpine heritage. On the programme: guided tours, treasure hunts for children, escape game, souvenir shop. Educational workshops for schoo…

Built at the end of a magnificent alley lined with plane trees, it has belonged to the Centre Hospitalier Spécialisé de la Savoie since 1877.

Built between 1962 and 1967, the Gittaz Dam can store 13 million m3 of water, its arched-gravity structure with triangular base uses its own weight to withstand the force of the wa…

Along with the dams of Gittaz and Saint Guérin, the Roselend Dam feeds the hydroelectric plant of La Bâthie. Located in the heart of the mountain pastures, near Mont Blanc, it is a…

Saint Guérin, patron saint of herds gave his name to the valley and the dam, which was built between 1957 and 1961. The dam contributes to feeding Lake Roselend through a connectin…

The fort is situated on a peak facing the Petit-Saint-Bernard mountain pass, right on the edge of the Haute Tarentaise.

The Fort du Truc is a protective structure below the Platte blockhouse. Its role was to reinforce the action of the Vulmix battery on the roads of the Petit St Bernard pass.

This building by Charles-Bernard Pellegrini was one of the first examples of French architecture after the Savoie region was annexed to France in 1863.

Mentioned in 1234, the castle of Entremont, built on a hill overhanging the Cozon is located at the border of Entremont le Vieux and St Pierre d’Entremont. It would be the only cas…

From the top of their wide crenellations, the imposing remains of this ancient medieval castle leave a profound impression of majesty. A strategic point in the defence of the valle…

Built in the XV° century, the castle (also called fortified manor house of Blay) is devastated by a fire in 1609. In 2002, the municipality start to renovate it.

The Château des Faucigny, fortified in the 12th century, is now a ruin. However, the building was once of great architectural and historical value and was part of the original de…

The Abymes bridge connects Flumet with Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe. Interesting not only for its architecture, the bridge offers stunning views over the river Arly situated 32m below…

The Girotte dam was built in 1946. It was the first in Beaufortain. It is one of the rare dam to be filled with the water coming from "Tré la Tête" glacier next to the Mont-Blanc. …

During the Second World War, the Col des Saisies (like many others in Savoie and Haute Savoie) was an important place for the resistance. This monument commemorates an exceptional …

Discover the unique story of an extraordinary resistance cell. This monument was inaugurated on 11 November 2020.

Discover the footbridge suspended over the Rhône linking Savoie and Ain. For pedestrians, cyclists on the ViaRhôna and visitors alike, this contemporary structure is also a great p…

La Bâthie was part of the domain of the Tarentaise Archbishopric, which had a castle there as early as the 12th century. The Archbishop's châtelain lived in the castle and, until t…

The château was rebuilt in the 13th C and adapted to take fire arms in the 14th C. It then fell into disrepair at the beginning of the 16th C, becoming national property during th…

Frequented during the Roman time and then forgotten, the thermal spring of La Bauche was re-discover in 1862 by the Sardinian Count Crotti de Castiglione who revived the exploitati…

During the Second World War (between 1943 and 1945), this house was a place of refuge for many men, in particular the maquisards and draft dodgers from the S.T.O. (Service du Trava…

Commissioned by François 1er in 1543, in 1761 the François 1er bridge hosted an emblazoned boundary marker demarcating the former Duchy of Savoie and the former Kingdom of France. …

Former Commandery of the Order of the knights of St John of Jerusalem, future Knights of Malta in the 17th century. Facing the arcades from the same age (heritage site).

Only few ruins and a statue are left to let us know that, before, this site was the historical castle of Menuet founded in the XIth century by Humbert 1er de Savoie, to control the…

The bridge known as « June 18th 1940 », crosses the Guiers Vif and delimits today the villages of Entre Deux Guiers and Les Echelles. Before it was the border between the Dauphin…

Restored in 1998, the Fort de la Batterie is located at an altitude of 1440 m, in a place called "l'Alpettaz". Facing Mont-Blanc, it overlooks a cliff and dominates the Ugine vall…

Located between Albertville and Faverges, at 1000 meters above sea level, the Fort of Tamié offers you a walking trail and picnic areas with breathtaking views of the surrounding v…

Located high above Modane, Fort du Replaton is a Seré de Rivières-type military structure built between 1886 and 1893 to defend the entrance to the railway tunnel at the end of the…

At the exit of Modane, towards Valfréjus, the leaning house is aptly named. Inside this blockhouse dynamited by the Germans in 1944, you defy the laws of balance!

Although there are only a few pieces of this fort remaining today, the quality of this site allows us to understand the importance of this strategic location for the former Etat de…

A high-altitude redoubt built between 1890 and 1902 as part of the Séré de Rivières fortification system and then reinforced between 1936 and 1940, it played a major part in the Ba…

This dam, which cannot be visited, will nevertheless offer a wonderfull point of view on surrounding mountains.

Orelleis made of 8 hamlets, which are full of small local heritage: small streets with oratories, chapels ,fountains, a rich discovery ride awaits you!

Founded in 1301, the new town of Marche is a jewel of Gothic civil and military architecture. It is also the only remnant of a new Savoyard town with a rectangular plan that France…

From the village center, open your eyes and look for a large house with two towers on the top of a hill. This is Château de Rochefort, otherwise known as Château de Mandrin. This p…

Built in 1806, the Telegraph Chappe du Plan de l'Ours is located close to the mills of Pralognan and the Vanoise National Park. In its forest setting, it is the first rehabilitated…

The Rochebrune and Tête-Lasse batteries, at the front of the system, beat the passes and slopes of the Arc valley. These infantry posts controlled the entrances and exits to the Cu…

The Maurienne diocese dates back to the 6th century, and the palace was repeatedly destroyed, remodeled and enlarged until the early 19th century. Facing the cathedral, it has been…

Perched on a rocky outcrop against the Massif des Bauges, this spectacular fortress overlooks the Combe de la Savoie. The breath-taking view from the top of the ramparts stretches …

Guided tour of the château by the owners. Visit the château and the grounds: towers, cellar, ballroom, chapel, the keep bedrooms.

A vault-type concrete structure, the Tignes dam is one of the highest in the world. In 1952, despite the resistance of the Tignards, the old village of Tignes-les Boisses was razed…

Discover an ancient feudal motte dating from the 11th century on the heights of the Tournon commune.

Along the consular road from Vienne to Milan via Col du Petit Saint-Bernard Passn La Tourmotte, an old feudal bauley (mound) from the 11th century, was contained within one of the …

At 2850 m altitude, the fort was built in 1889 to control the col of Mont Cenis and the Italian border. There are only ruins left of the defensive barracks Exceptional view over th…

The Fort of Pattacreuse is an italian fortification of the XIXth century. It lays at 2385m altitude, above the Mont Cenis lake, in Val Cenis. There is a wonderful view.

The fort of Variselle lays at 2118m altitude. You will be conquered by its panorama (view over the lake, the Signal du Grand Mont-Cenis, la pointe de Ronce...)