Abondance Cheese House

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    Abondance

    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…

    Abondance cheese will hold no secrets for you!

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    Further information

    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
    • Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
    • Reserved space 330 cm wide < 100 m from the site
    • Even flooring with no obstacles
    • Doors >=77 cm wide
    • Lift (80 x 130 cm) and door >= 77 cm
    • WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
    • Site, building totally accessible
    • Mental disability

    Prices

    Full price: 5.50 €
    Reduced price: 4.50 € (Families, students, disabled persons, pass Léman France).

    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

    • Carte bancaire
    • Chèque
    • Chèque Vacances
    • Chèques Vacances Connect-en
    • Espèces
    • 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).

    Characteristics :

    • Close to a trunk road
    • Mountain location
    • Ski resort
    • Close to a public transportation
    • Bus stop < 500 m
    • Town outskirts
    • Mountain view

    Spoken languages

    • German
    • English
    • French
    • Dutch

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