Clos Parchet Farm and Folk Museum Tour in French

Let's discover an old 19th-century farmhouse in the heart of nature, on the slopes of the Giffre mountains. Here you'll discover the traditional life of yesteryear.

Born of the desire to revive this traditional farmhouse dating from 1815, the Clos Parchet Ecomuseum opened its doors in 1994 and welcomes the public with guided tours.
These tours are offered by the Guides du Patrimoine Savoie Mont Blanc, and include activities around the bread oven during the summer months. The tour ends with a convivial tasting of regional products.

Located at an altitude of approximately 1,000 meters on the sunny south-facing slope of Samoëns, this farmhouse is listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments. It has remained virtually unchanged since its construction at Clos Parchet in 1815 and bears witness to the family's seasonal migrations. Accompanied by your guide, you can wander through the kitchen and the main living area, as well as explore the bread oven, the granary, and the storage shed. A cataloged collection of over 2,000 objects illustrates daily life, farming activities, and traditional trades specific to the Haut-Giffre valley—such as agro-pastoralism, traditional crop cultivation, and woodworking and stonemasonry.

Complément d'informations

Warm clothes.
Booking at the tourist office.
Closed during winter.

Complément de localisation

The car park is located on the road to the Col de Joux Plane, 5km from the center of Samoëns. You then have to walk 200m on foot following the path downhill (towards the west) to get to the eco-museum. It is also possible to get there via the path leading to the ecomuseum, starting from the hamlet of Le Bérouze (1h20). The map is available at the tourist office.