Pôle Culturel d'Abondance
Pôle Culturel d'Abondance
Discover the secrets of Abondance cheese. From mountain pastures to maturing cellars: images, sounds and interactive features allow you to piece together a story, etched in the patient gestures of farmers, cheesemakers and master affineurs. From the mountain pastures to the maturing cellars: images, sounds and interactive displays allow you to piece together a story, etched in the patient gestures of the farmers, cheesemakers and master affineurs.
Embark on a nine-step sensory journey through landscapes, techniques and the senses. Here, time is no longer broken into fragments; it unfolds in all its richness. Open your eyes wide, listen, smell, breathe in – from the pastures to the sweat of labour, from the coolness of the valleys to the warm scent of milk fresh from the udder, from the aromas of rennet to the smells of maturing…
Pay close attention; everything is there for those who know how to appreciate it, and here you will find the very best: the taste of authenticity.
What sort of cheese taster are you?
Cheese is all about taste, but there’s more to it than that!
Tasting cheese engages all our senses… we look at it, smell it, touch it, eat it and, even more surprisingly, we listen to it.
At the tasting table, your senses will be awakened to appreciate all the subtleties of Abondance cheese!
Abondance cheese will hold no more secrets for you!
The site is accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Free coach parking.
- TipsExtend your visit with our shop selling local products! You'll find a wealth of local products, including Savoy cheeses, sausages, jams, honey, sweets, books and souvenirs...
Services
Product tasting
Handicrafts workshops
Permanent exhibition
Activity
Children's entertainment
Fauna - flora
Gastronomy
Agricultural
Plastic arts
Discovery
Environment
History
- Activities
- Product tasting
- Handicrafts workshops
- Permanent exhibition
- Activity
- Children's entertainment
- Fauna - flora
- Gastronomy
- Agricultural
- Plastic arts
- Discovery
- Environment
- History
- Regional products
- Restaurants and wines
- Tradition/folklore
- Heritage
- Kitchen
- Equipment
- Free car park
- Bicycle parking
- Parking nearby
- Coach parking
- Car park
- Picnic area
- Lift
- Toilets
- Services
- Guided individual tours
- Guided group tours
- Educational visits
- Themed tour
- Shop
- Set down on-site for groups
- Tourist brochures
- Booking of general amenities
- Guided tours
- Unguided individual tours
- Stroller-accessible
Accessibility
Mental disability
Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Reserved space 330 cm wide < 100 m from the site
Even flooring with no obstacles
Absence of protrusions > 2 cm
Minimum aisle width of 90 cm
Doors >=77 cm wide
Lift (80 x 130 cm) and door >= 77 cm
WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
Site, building totally accessible
Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
Visit tools
- Accessibility
- Mental disability
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Reserved space 330 cm wide < 100 m from the site
- Even flooring with no obstacles
- Absence of protrusions > 2 cm
- Minimum aisle width of 90 cm
- Doors >=77 cm wide
- Lift (80 x 130 cm) and door >= 77 cm
- WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
- Site, building totally accessible
- Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
- Visit tools
- Easy French documentation
- Presence of sitting or standing areas
Rates
From 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2026
From 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2026
Full price
€6.00
Reduced priceFamilies, students, disabled persons, pass Léman France
€5.00
DUO ticket Abondance Abbey + Abondance Cheese House from 6 years old at the special rate of 10€.
Free entrance on presentation of the Multipass.
Free entrance on presentation of the Multipass.
Payment methods
Check
Cash
Contactless paymentOpenings
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 17:30
Wednesday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 17:30
Thursday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 17:30
Friday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 17:30
Saturday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 17:30
Sunday
Closed
Monday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Thursday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Friday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Saturday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Sunday
Closed
Monday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Thursday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Friday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Saturday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Sunday
14:00 - 18:00
Closed on Sunday mornings.
Monday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Thursday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Friday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Saturday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 17:30
Wednesday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 17:30
Thursday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 17:30
Friday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 17:30
Saturday
09:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 17:30
Sunday
Closed
Annual closure from November 1 to December 14, 2026.
Location
Spoken languages
Spoken languages
Environment
Environment
- Close to a trunk road
- Mountain view
- Mountain location
- Close to a public transportation
- Resort centre
- Village centre
- Village 2 km away
- Bus stop < 500 m
Access
Access
- From the shores of Lake Geneva, access via the Gavot plateau, heading towards the Abondance valley (approx. 40 mins).
A five-minute walk from the village centre.
Served by the EVA’D C line during school holidays.
Free car park, bike parking.
