Things to do
The Sentier de la Poésie runs between the villages of Le Cruet and Le Villard and the centre of Les Allues. In winter, the route starts at the Les Allues or Le Cruet shuttle stop and presents 25 poems and their authors.
The Chemin des Moulins is a short circular route starting in Les Allues and passing former mills for grain, hemp or greilla. It starts at the Les Allues shuttle stop.
The Boucle des Allues passes through Les Allues, Hauteville and Villaret to a mill, chapels, a communal bread oven, a basin and a cultural centre.
The Circuit des Villages passes through Le Raffort, Nantgerel, Chandon, Vanthier, Le Cruet, Les Allues and Le Villaret before returning through the forest to La Gittaz. In winter, it starts at the Les Allues shuttle stop and offers two uphill variants.
Culture
The Église Saint-Martin des Allues was built at the end of the 17th century and houses significant Baroque artworks. It is a site of Savoyard heritage with its own history and architecture.
The Scierie et Moulin du Raffort is a recently restored sawmill-and-mill complex under one roof in the hamlet of Le Raffort, on the road between Les Allues and Méribel. It can be viewed from the outside all year round and is freely accessible. The Scierie and Moulin have information panels about the historical hydraulic mechanisms.
The Musée des Allues is closed due to construction work. It is located in the Maison Bonnevie and presents the history and traditions of the inhabitants of the Allues Valley through traditional forms of housing, historical tools and techniques, local history, archival documents and exhibitions. The museum also has a permanent exhibition on the development of skiing in Méribel and displays historical skis, boots, clothing and photographs.
The village of Les Allues features traditional Savoyard architecture, a bread oven, old barns and narrow lanes. The Méribel-les-Allues winter sports resort bears the “Architecture contemporaine remarquable” designation. The Chalet de Charlotte Perriand was classified as a historic monument by a decree dated 16 March 2016.
Nature
The accessible circular trail around the lake in the Réserve naturelle nationale du Plan de Tuéda nature reserve is 1.8 km long.
Local life
The Fête du Four takes place during the winter season in the village of Les Allues. At the event, visitors can watch bread being baked in a stone wood-fired oven.
Once a year, at the beginning of August, a Savoyard cultural event takes place in Les Allues. It includes a parade with floats and costumes.
Getting there
Moûtiers is the nearest SNCF railway station; seasonal shuttle buses and taxis connect it with Méribel in just a few minutes.
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