The Route des Fromages de Savoie

The Eight Savoie Cheeses

Abondance, Beaufort, Chevrotin, Reblochon and Tome des Bauges are AOP; Emmental de Savoie, Raclette de Savoie and Tomme de Savoie are IGP. The route stops include farms that make cheese from their own milk, cooperative fruitières, affineurs and small museums. Many welcome walk-in visitors to watch milking or cheesemaking; others want a booking.

Chablais and the Abondance Valley

Maison du Fromage Abondance

In Abondance, at 291 route de sous le pas: a nine-step visit through the landscapes, gestures and techniques behind Abondance AOP, ending at a tasting table, with family trails and games. In 2026 it opens Monday to Saturday from 9:30am to noon and 2 to 6pm in May, June and September; every day in July and August (closed Sunday mornings); and Tuesday to Saturday 9:30am to noon and 2 to 5:30pm in October and in winter. It closes from 1 November to 14 December 2026 and on 25 December and 1 January. The shop sells farm cheeses made only in the valley.

Fruitière de La Chapelle d'Abondance

Guided visits of the make room and cellars for €3 per adult and €2 per child, booked ahead. Cheese is made Monday to Saturday from 9 to 11am; the shop opens Monday to Saturday 9am to noon and 3 to 7pm.

Farms

At the Ferme des Chalets d'Oche in Saint-Paul-en-Chablais, booked visits start at 9am to watch the cheese moulded, then the cowshed, milking and calves. La Ferme du Caly in Saint-Jean-d'Aulp has a free self-guided visit with a view of the cowshed, milking at 5pm, and a cheese vending machine open around the clock.

Aravis and Mont Blanc

Reblochon and Chevrotin country. See Reblochon farm visits for the Ferme de Lorette, the Paccard cellars and the Hameau des Alpes.

Beaufortain and Tarentaise

Beaufort country, with three cooperatives that welcome visitors. See the Beaufort cooperative page.

Bauges

GAEC Les Chardons Bleus in La Compôte has a free self-guided visit every day with information panels and the animals, and guided visits all year booked at least 48 hours ahead. Its farm shop opens weekdays 4 to 7pm and weekends 9am to noon and 4 to 7pm. The Fruitière Cœur des Bauges sells its cheeses at Lescheraines every day from 9am to 12:30pm and 3 to 7pm.

Around Annecy and the Avant-Pays

• Fromagerie Chabert, Vallières-sur-Fier: a free gallery on the history and making of Savoie cheeses, with a glazed view of Emmental de Savoie being made in the morning. Monday to Saturday 9am to noon and 3 to 7pm.
• Coopérative Laitière de Yenne: a free gallery in the shop with panels and a film on loop. Monday to Saturday 8:30am to noon, plus Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 3 to 6:30pm.
• La Ferme de Bornette, Menthonnex-en-Bornes: a free visit of the farm, animals and milking during shop hours, with a tasting.
• Ferme de Follon, Copponex: free self-guided visits during shop hours and milking at 5pm.

Games and Bike Routes

A year-round treasure hunt runs across the route: scan the QR code at each stop to get a riddle, and collect enamel pins at other stops. The Vélo et Fromages label marks five cycle routes past farms and dairies, two in Savoie and three in Haute-Savoie.

Fête des Fromages de Savoie

In 2026 the association's festival filled the Esplanade du Rhône in Yenne on 3 and 4 October from 10am to 6pm, with tastings and sales of all eight cheeses, cheesemaking demonstrations, Abondance, Tarine and Montbéliarde cows, herding dog displays, a market of AOP and IGP products from across France and free activities for children. The 2027 edition has not been announced.