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!
- Interpretation Centre
Abondance Cheese House
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.
About
Extend 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...
Guided tours, events and lectures are offered throughout the year at the Maison du Fromage Abondance (see programme).
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.
Reception
The site is accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Free coach parking.
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.
- Educational visits
- Themed tour
- Shop
- Set down on-site for groups
- Tourist brochures
- Booking of general amenities
- Car park
- Free car park
- Coach parking
- Bicycle parking
- Parking
- Picnic area
- Lift
- Toilets
- Handicrafts workshops
- Permanent exhibition
- Activity
- Children's entertainment
- Product tasting
Proposed the guided visit
Contacts
Access
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).
- Mental disability
- 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
- Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
- Documentation en Français Facile
- Présence de zones d\'assises ou d\'assis-debout
