Opening of the ‘Encounter with the Past’ museum

Museum
Folk arts and popular traditions
Arts and culture
Local tradition
History
Private museum

Elevation : 1090m

Musée - A la Rencontre du Passé, Rue de la Douane, 73590 La Giettaz

Musée — ©Office de Tourisme du Val d'Arly

Musée La Giettaz — ©D. Flament

Display of traditional Savoie costumes, a woodwork workshop and a snow themed exhibition: skis, sledges, bob sleighs.

Located in an old house in the center of the village, this museum aims to safeguard and to make known all that constituted the life of our ancestors.

Services

Car park

Animals accepted

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Rates

On 23 July 2025

Reduced price

1€

Payment methods

Check

Cash

Openings

On 23 July 2025

14:30 at 16:30

Location

Opening of the ‘Encounter with the Past’ museum

Elevation : 1090m

Musée - A la Rencontre du Passé, Rue de la Douane, 73590 La Giettaz

04 79 32 91 90

Spoken languages

Environment

Riverside
Near shuttle stop
Mountain view
Mountain location
Close to a public transportation
Village centre
River 5 km away
Waterside
Bus stop < 500 m
Marked hiking trails less than 500 m away
Cycling itinerary less than 1 km away

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Forest walk to discover an old mountain hamlet.

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