The wooden Merry-go-round

This emblematic monument to fairground art dates from 1871and id the oldest known model in France and a principal exhibit in Les Gets Mechanical Music Museum collection.
Access map and contacts

306, Rue du Centre
74260 Les Gets

Itinerary

Opening time

From 19/10 to 01/11/2025 daily between 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm.

It required total renovation to enable it to live under a new cover on the Place de la Maison des Gets all year long.
Now both adults and children can enjoy the hand carved animals, the gondolas, its fabrics painted by PM Coppier (a fairground painter from Annecy) and enjoy a ride to the tunes of its Limonaire organ. This unique piece has recently been registered as a Historic Monument.

1 round: €2.50

6 laps: 12 euros

24 laps: 35 euros

Week pass (nominative): 20 euros
Access map and contacts

306, Rue du Centre
74260 Les Gets

Itinerary

Opening time

From 19/10 to 01/11/2025 daily between 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm.

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