A valley, a cow, a cheese… a house to discover. Discover all the characteristics of this Protected Designation of Origin cheese on a fun, scientific and sensory tour.
Set off on a 9-stage sensory discovery of landscapes, techniques and senses.
Here, time is no longer divided into fragments, but unfolds in richness. Open your eyes wide, listen, smell, breathe, from the pastures to the sweat of gestures, from the freshness of the valleys to the warm smell of milk from the udder, from the aromas of rennet to the smells of maturing…
Be attentive, everything is available to those who know how to receive, and here you’ll get the best: the taste of the world.
What kind of taster are you?
Cheese is not just about taste!
Tasting cheese involves all our senses… we look at it, smell it, touch it, eat it and, most surprising of all, we listen to it.
From the tasting table, your senses will be awakened to appreciate all the subtleties of Abondance cheese!
The boutique
At the end of your visit, we invite you to discover the richness of our terroir with a wide range of products: Savoy cheeses, sausages, jams, honey, confectionery, books and souvenirs…
The site is accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Free coach parking.
Cultural activities
History
Patrimoine-en
Plastic arts
Discovery
Tradition/folklore
Gastronomy
Regional products
Restaurants and wines
Agricultural
Environment
Fauna - flora
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Services & Equipment & Activities
Activity
Children's entertainment
Handicrafts workshops
Product tasting
Exposition permanente-en
Picnic area
Tourist brochures
Booking of general amenities
Set down on-site for groups
Shop
Lift
Toilets
Car park
Parking 2 roues-en
Free car park
Coach parking
Parking
Themed tour
Guided tours
Educational visits
Guided group tours
Guided individual tours
Unguided individual tours
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Customer base
Groups
Home school groups
Holiday Camps Home
Children from 3 to 5 years
Children from 6 to 12 years
Young people from 13 to 17 years old
Specially for children
Children
Special rate for jobseekers
Students
Special rate for single-parent families
Special rate for large families
Special rate for disabled people
Cycle 1: nursery school
Cycle 2: elementary School
Cycle 3: elementary school (CM1, CM2)
Cycle 3: college (6th)
Cycle 4: middle School
High school
Higher Education
Opening
From 16/12/2023 to 30/04/2024
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
Closed Monday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, Easter Monday and December 25th.
From 01/05 to 30/06/2024
Opening hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed on Sunday.
From 01/07 to 31/08/2024
Opening hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Sunday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed on Sunday mornings.
From 01/09 to 30/09/2024
Opening hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed on Sunday.
From 01/10 to 04/11/2024
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
Closed Monday and Sunday.
From 05/11 to 16/12/2024.
Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Adapted Tourism
Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
Free entry for children < 6 years.
Group rate available for > 10 people.
DUO ticket Abondance Abbey + Abondance Cheese House from 6 years old at the special rate of 9€.
Free entrance on presentation of the Multipass.
Information for booking
DUO ticket Abondance Abbey + Abondance Cheese House from 6 years old at the special rate of 9€.
Free entrance on presentation of the Multipass.
Payment method
Chèques Vacances Connect-en
Pass culture-en
Paiement sans contact-en
Credit transfer
Location
291 route de Sous le Pas 74360 Abondance
The Maison du Fromage Abondance is located in the heart of the Abondance valley:
5 minutes from the centre of the village, itinerary "Tour du village" or "Bords de Dranse".
On the right as you enter the village from Thonon-les-Bains.
27 km from Thonon-les-Bains and Evian les Bains on the D22.
65 km from Geneva Airport
It is served by the Evad line C coaches, stop "Maison du Fromage Abondance" (during school holidays).