The climb to the mountain pastures in the Belleville valley

Le 22 June 2024

Belleville Valley

The climb

June 22, at the initiative of the Chez Pépé Nicolas alpine farm, the valley hosts the ancestral ritual of “the climb”. A day of conviviality and sharing around this traditional ceremony to celebrate the arrival of summer. Departing from Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, the herds will leave the village to reach the mountain pasture 6 km higher between Les Menuires and Val Thorens.

The programme

8h15: meet in front of the town hall of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville to wait for the animals in a gentle mountain atmosphere (possibility of having a coffee at L'Art B)
8:30 a.m./8:45 a.m.: departure of the herd. You will have 6 km to cover at the gentle pace of the cows or at the faster pace of the goats. The herd will cross the villages of St Marcel, Praranger, Bettaix (where a small supply will await you), then the bottom of Menuires at Plan de l'eau to arrive at the mountain pasture of Chez Pépé Nicolas where a Savoyard meal will be offered to you.
- Menu at €26, €13 for children: old-fashioned tomato & Sérac de l'alpage Mozzarella style, Diot & crozet risotto, blueberry tart.
15h: milking goats
16h: mountain pasture games for young and old
18h: alpine evening: DJ, BBQ, outdoor bar and good humor
- Menu for €30: onion soup, BBQ Ribs, candied vegetables and mashed potatoes, Savoie biscuit and pears.
23h: end of the evening