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Reblochon Farms and Cellars in the Aravis

Reblochon comes from the Aravis mountains around Thônes, La Clusaz and Manigod. In July and August the Ferme de Lorette, on the Beauregard plateau above La Clusaz, runs guided farm tours on weekdays at 2:30pm for €7.70. All year, the affineur Joseph Paccard in Manigod gives two-hour cellar tours for €10. Both must be booked.

Ferme de Lorette
July and August, Mon to Fri 2:30pm, €7.70
Joseph Paccard cellars
Thursdays 2:30pm, plus Tuesdays in season, €10
Hameau des Alpes
€8, booking required
Half a Reblochon cheese
Photo: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0

Dates

The next dates have not been announced yet. It last ran 8 May 2026.

Ferme de Lorette, Beauregard Plateau

A family farm with three partners that spends summer on the Beauregard plateau at 1,600 metres and winter in the valley at 900 metres. It makes cheese morning and evening, and about half its milk becomes Reblochon. In July and August there is a guided visit Monday to Friday at 2:30pm, plus a children's visit on Wednesdays at 10:30am. The visit is mostly outdoors. Prices are €7.70 for adults and €5.40 for children aged 5 to 12, booked on +33 6 78 12 55 05. Cheese, drinks and sharing boards are sold every day from 10am to 5pm, and you can see the calves, pigs and hens all day.

The farm is reached on foot, about 45 minutes from the Col de la Croix Fry, or in 10 minutes by gondola from La Clusaz.

Joseph Paccard, Manigod

An affineur who ages Reblochon and the other Savoie cheeses in cellars at 225 chemin de Chalmont. The guided tour in French lasts about two hours and covers the history of the cellars, the craft of affinage and the eight Savoie appellations. It runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:30pm in the summer and winter seasons and school holidays, and on Thursdays at 2:30pm in spring and autumn. Adults pay €10 and ages 4 to 16 pay €7. Book online or by phone. The shop is open on weekdays, and on Saturdays in high season.

Hameau des Alpes, La Clusaz

A heritage site with a communal bread oven, a sawmill, granaries and a traditional Aravis house, plus a Reblochon area with a modern exhibition and a section on a century of skiing in La Clusaz. Tickets are €8, or €5 reduced, and free under 5. Booking is required for everyone through laclusaz.com.

From 17 October to 1 November 2026 it opens Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 6pm, then closes until 6 December. From 7 December 2026 to 30 April 2027 it opens Monday and Tuesday 2 to 6pm and Thursday and Friday 10am to noon and 2 to 6pm. In summer 2026 (4 July to 20 September) it was open daily from 2 to 6pm.

Cooperative Dairies

  • Coopérative Fruitière Val d'Arly, Flumet: a free digital museum on mountain farming and cheesemaking, with demonstrations of Reblochon making. The shop is open daily from 8:30am to 7pm in season.
  • Fruitière de Bogève: guided visits of the make room and the Reblochon, Abondance and Raclette cellars every Wednesday, €3, free under 12, booking required.
  • Fruitière des Bornes, Groisy: a shop with a free view onto the make room, open Tuesday to Saturday.

Le Farto, Thônes

The producers' cooperative in Thônes, dating from 1971, sells the traditional and farmhouse cheeses of the Aravis and ages farmhouse Reblochon in its cellars. Its guided cellar visits are suspended for building works; the shop at 40 avenue d'Annecy stays open, with a free self-guided circuit and video.

Printemps du Reblochon Fermier

Each spring the Reblochon makers bring their cows to Annecy. In 2026 the ninth edition ran on Friday 8 May from 10am to 6pm in the Parc d'Albigny, with Abondance, Montbéliarde and Tarine cows, cheesemaking demonstrations, herding dogs, tastings with affineurs, a cheese competition and Reblochon for sale. The 2027 date has not been announced.

Nearby

More farms and dairies across both Savoie departments are on the Route des Fromages de Savoie, and Beaufort is made a little further south at the Beaufort cooperative.

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Questions People Ask

Can you visit a Reblochon farm?

Yes. The Ferme de Lorette above La Clusaz gives guided tours on weekdays at 2:30pm in July and August, for €7.70 per adult, booked by phone.

Where can you see Reblochon in winter?

At the Joseph Paccard cellars in Manigod, which run guided tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the ski season, and at the Hameau des Alpes in La Clusaz.

Can you visit Le Farto in Thônes?

The shop is open, but guided cellar visits are suspended during building works.

Official site: reblochon.fr/nous-rencontrer/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese tours.