Insider’s Guide

To do

There are a number of charming and individual museums scattered along the valley. The Musée de l'Opinel in St Jean de Maurienne traces one of France's most famous knife's history. For dare-devils, there are a number of 'via ferrata' (a type of ladder fixed directly onto the rock) - for example near Aussois, try climbing a wall of rock with a vertical drop of 200m!

Aussois                                 

Saint Sorlin

Saint Jean d’Arves

Sightseeing

The 'Ski Maurienne sans frontières' ski pass allows you to ski in 20 different resorts from St- François de Longchamp in the west to Bonneval in the east. The 5-day pass allows you a day in each resort. The area is also linked to Val Thorens and the 3 Vallées via a new high capacity gondola at Orelle between St Michel and Modane - the perfect day out for advanced skiers.

Orelle

Saint Francois Longchamp

Orelle

Food

With such wide unspoilt spaces, lamb rearing is widespread. Cheeses such as the Beaufort, Tomme de Savoie, and the Bleu de Bonneval are still made traditionally and can be found in many of the villages. Le Farci, which is made of cabbage and pork, should be tried after an energy burning day of skiing!

The Maurienne Valley's must see 

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