On Sunday 17 August, come along with your family to discover the traditional nature of the mountain, during the Fête de l’Alpage on Dou du Praz plateau in La Plagne.
Indicative summer 2024 programme (2025 programme in progress) :
➔ The fête starts at 9am
➔ Outdoor mass from 10.30-12am with Father Olivier Môme
➔ Démonstrations of:
○ Milking the cows
○ Making Beaufort and Sérac cheese
○ Making butter
○ Carving with a chainsaw
➔ Exhibition of farm animals
➔ Exhibition by local artisans and sale of regional products
➔ Games and rides:
○ Pony rides for children
○ Games: axe throwing, making wooden huts
- Celebration of the 80th anniversary of the parachute drop on 11 March 1944
○ Rides in a Willys jeep or a carriage from 9 - 11.30am and 1.30 - 5pm
➔ Catering
○ Menu: Braised ham with Polente – Beaufort cheese– Blueberry tartlets
○ Served from 12 noon
○ Tickets on sale on site
➔ Refreshment bar
○ Open 8am - 9pm
○ Tickets on sale on site
➔ Musical entertainment:
○ Traditional music: accordions and bandoneon
○ Savoyard songs: “La route des tommes”
○ Alpine horns "Savoie chante en cors"
➔ The fête starts at 9am
➔ Outdoor mass from 10.30-12am with Father Olivier Môme
➔ Démonstrations of:
○ Milking the cows
○ Making Beaufort and Sérac cheese
○ Making butter
○ Carving with a chainsaw
➔ Exhibition of farm animals
➔ Exhibition by local artisans and sale of regional products
➔ Games and rides:
○ Pony rides for children
○ Games: axe throwing, making wooden huts
- Celebration of the 80th anniversary of the parachute drop on 11 March 1944
○ Rides in a Willys jeep or a carriage from 9 - 11.30am and 1.30 - 5pm
➔ Catering
○ Menu: Braised ham with Polente – Beaufort cheese– Blueberry tartlets
○ Served from 12 noon
○ Tickets on sale on site
➔ Refreshment bar
○ Open 8am - 9pm
○ Tickets on sale on site
➔ Musical entertainment:
○ Traditional music: accordions and bandoneon
○ Savoyard songs: “La route des tommes”
○ Alpine horns "Savoie chante en cors"
Prices
Free of charge. Animations gratuites.
Menu 17€.
Menu 17€.
Opening
Sunday 17 August 2025.
Accepted payment methods
Bank/credit card
Cash
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Fête de l'Alpage (Alpine Festival)
Dou du Praz
Plagne Villages
73210 La Plagne
Plagne Villages
73210 La Plagne
Altitude
2100m