Vétraz-Monthoux: Hotels and Accommodation

The Colline de Monthoux reaches 571 m and offers views westwards over the Geneva Basin and eastwards towards the Alps. Around 40% of the municipality of Vétraz-Monthoux consists of land used for agriculture or natural areas.

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Nature

At the top of the hill lies the public Parc de Haut-Monthoux, covering just under 2 hectares. The park was created later and opened to the public. It includes a pond with water lilies and fish, an educational garden and two beehives that can be visited. The public park in the Centre-Bourg also has boules courts, play areas and footpaths.

The Parc de Haut-Monthoux can be reached by bus route 8 to the Livron stop; from there, an approximately 20-minute walk uphill leads to the park.

History

The Château de Monthoux is a former medieval castle. It was built towards the end of the first half of the 12th century and was the seat of a châtellenie, or mandement, of Faucigny. The Monthoux hill was important as a strategic position for controlling access from Geneva to Faucigny.

The Église du Chef-Lieu “Saints Pierre et Paul” was extended and remodelled from 1826 to 1828. It features a simple neoclassical style characteristic of Savoy’s religious heritage. Votive offerings can still be seen at the foot of the altar dedicated to Saint Albin.

The Chapelle du parc de Haut-Monthoux was built in 1843 on the site of the former keep of the Château de Monthoux. The park is partly enclosed by a wall, the last remaining section of a fortress built shortly before 1243 by Aymon de Faucigny. In addition, a Gothic chapel has remarkable pointed-arch stained-glass windows that are illuminated in the evening.

Local

The yoghurt from La Ferme de Corly is made exclusively from milk from the farm itself and comes in more than twenty fruit flavours; it contains neither colourings nor preservatives. During a visit to La Ferme de Corly, guests can learn about how the yoghurt is made and watch the cows being milked.

Arkose Genevois offers a 1,800 m² bouldering gym in Vétraz-Monthoux. It has a reservable area for climbing courses, holiday courses and children’s birthday parties.

Events

The “Rêve de Montagnes” festival is free and open to everyone. One week is devoted entirely to films about the mountain world, including wildlife films as well as films about exceptional mountaineering achievements, climbing and the ascent of legendary peaks.

Other destinations in the same geographical area: Verchaix, La Chapelle-Rambaud, Alby-Sur-Chéran, Neuvecelle, Faverges, Le Praz De Lys, Le Reposoir, Armoy

To the higher-level travel overview: Haute-Savoie.