Les Gets

Holidays in the French Alps for activities in family: Les Gets / The activities / To discover

>> Automaton exhibition
>> Father Chrsitmas'Cabin
>> Heritage trail
>> La Grande Odyssée
>> La Sarre Farm
>> Mechanical Music Museum
>> Organ
>> Retrospective ski exhibition
>> Sreet market
>> The Perrières cheese dairy

Tél. + 33 (0)4 50 79 85 75
Fax +33 (0)4 50 79 85 67

In the new exhibition gallery of the museum.
Open from 3 p.m to 7 p.m daily.
Wonderful collection of automatons by Roger & Gallet : forty-odd moving scenes have taken new life in a new space.

Adults : 3,50 euros
-16 years : 2 euros

Special rates for Groups.

From the 8th to 28th December 2007, come and live the magic of a family Christmas in Father Christmas’ world. In the middle of the enchanted forest in Les Gets, he has set up home in his cabin, where he will live in harmony with the pixies, gnomes and other forest elves. For a couple of weeks, big and small children are invited into the royal kingdom to discover a magical circuit spiced with anecdotes and sprinkled with surprises…

Every Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. - The visit lasts an hour. Themes include : traditional village life, customs and vegetation.This visit is free and the meeting point is at the Maison des Gets.

On request school visits (which last 2 hours) can be organized (for more information ask for Françoise at the Maison de la Presse.)

This fabulous dog-sledge race will see the world’s best mushers (dog-sledge drivers) facing each other in the heart of the Portes du Soleil. A long distance race in the style of the legendary Yukon Quest and Iditarod. Next race January 2008

Tél. + 33 (0)4 50 79 71 62

Visit the goat farm every Thursday at 5.30 p.m. Maximum 20 people, booking advisable.

Adult : 5 euros
Child : 3 euros

www.musicmecalesgets.com
Tél. +33 (0)4 50 79 85 75
Fax +33 (0)4 50 79 85 67

Open every day except Saturday from 2.15 to 7.15 p.m., last guided visit at 6 p.m.

• Carillon bells, pendulums and music-boxes
• Animated scenes and automatons
• Barrel organs (dance and fair-ground types)
• Orchestra scores and violins
• Mechanical and wind pianos
• Phonographs and gramophones...

All displayed throughout the museum in their historical context.

Adults : 7 euros
-16 years : 4 euros

(With possibility of morning visits for groups only)

Eglise des Gets.
Tél. + 33 (0)4 50 79 85 75

Mechanical musical instrument unique in Europe, classified as a historic monument.
This automatic philharmonic organ with its 1000 pipes (violins, flutes, human voices, etc.), carillon bell and metallophone, has been in restoration for four years. Come and appreciate its sound on “Organ Tuesdays” at 6pm.

Tél. +33 (0)4 50 79 81 52

Skiing through the ages. Free exhibition at the top of the Mt Chery cablecar in the restaurant «Belvédère». Free entry during cablecar opening hours.

Les Gets market every Thursday morning.

Tél. +33 (0)4 50 79 70 04

The «Fruitière» is the place where milk is turned into cheese, where the fruit of the milk is collected, hence the word «fruitière». Every day Reblochon, Tomme, butter, yogurts and Abondance cheese are produced. Every Wednesday at 8.30 a.m. free guided tour to see the cheese being made.

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