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If you’re looking for something a bit different to do during your stay in Samoëns, we highly recommend a trip to the Abbaye in Sixt, just a 10 minutes drive from the chalet, for the Music ‘O Jardin evenings. Take along a bottle of wine and a picnic and sit back and enjoy the music. It’s a fun evening for all the family!

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Closer to home is the village of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, a quick 10 minute drive or 20 minute cycle from the chalet. 

Sixt is home to the natural wonders of the Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval, the Cascade de Rouget, the Gorges des Tines as well as a magnificent 12th century Abbey.

The Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval is a Réseau des Grand Sites de France (https://www.grandsitedefrance.com) and is part of the Sixt-Passy Nature Reserve, a natural amphitheatre formed by limestone escarpments which rise dramatically around you as you enter the Cirque. In spring and after heavy rainfall more than 30 spectacular waterfalls descend from the rock face down into the area below. There are numerous walking trails within the Cirque of different levels of ability enabling visitors to explore this natural wonder. The walk to the Bout de Monde (end of the world) is a relatively easy walk with a gentle incline to the head of the valley. If you fancy something more challenging then you can take the walk up to the Buvette du Boret where you can look down over the Bout de Monde and the Cirque. You could also continue up to the Lac de la Vogealle via the Refuge de la Vogealle.

From the village of Sixt Fer-à-Cheval you can also head to the Cascade de Rouget, also known as “The Queen of the Alps”. This is one of the most powerful waterfalls in the French Alps, it’s torrent falling dramatically over 80 metres. The road passes right by the waterfall giving a birds eye view of the water powering over the rocks. At the end of the road is a café with magnificent views down the valley towards Sixt. You can just stop for lunch or a drink or chose one of the many walks that start from this point including the Pointe de Salle via the Refuge de Salle or the Lac d’Anterne via the Refuge Alfred Wills.

The village of Sixt marks the start of the descent of the River Giffre via the Gorges des Tines to the village of Samoëns. You can chose between white water rafting, kayaking, hydrospeed, airboat or canoraft. There are a number of companies offering equipment rental and guiding down this challenging but thrilling stretch of the river.

There is also the opportunity to experience Via Ferrata at La Mont, opposite the Gorges des Tines. Via Ferrata was developed during the First World War as a way of enabling mountain troops to access seemingly inaccessible areas. Foot plates, metal rungs, ladders and swing bridges assist your passage and a steel cable running along the length of the route, to which you connect, prevents you from falling. The via ferrata at La Mont offers a superb panorama of the Pointe de Salle and the village of Sixt below.

In summer the Abbey in Sixt plays host to an open air music concert every Wednesday evening. Take along a picnic (an a bottle of good wine) and enjoy a convivial summers evening with friends or family in the grounds of the Abbey.

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