Abondance Cheese House
A propos
Discover the secrets of Abondance cheese. From mountain pastures to maturing cellars: images, sounds and interactive features allow you to piece together a story, etched in the patient gestures of farmers, cheesemakers and master affineurs. From the mountain pastures to the maturing cellars: images, sounds and interactive displays allow you to piece together a story, etched in the patient gestures of the farmers, cheesemakers and master affineurs.
Embark on a nine-step sensory journey through landscapes, techniques and the senses. Here, time is no longer broken into fragments; it unfolds in all its richness. Open your eyes wide, listen, smell, breathe in – from the pastures to the sweat of labour, from the coolness of the valleys to the warm scent of milk fresh from the udder, from the aromas of rennet to the smells of maturing…
Pay close attention; everything is there for those who know how to appreciate it, and here you will find the very best: the taste of authenticity.
What sort of cheese taster are you?
Cheese is all about taste, but there’s more to it than that!
Tasting cheese engages all our senses… we look at it, smell it, touch it, eat it and, even more surprisingly, we listen to it.
At the tasting table, your senses will be awakened to appreciate all the subtleties of Abondance cheese!
Abondance cheese will hold no more secrets for you!
Services & Equipement
- Picnic area
- Lift
- Toilets
- Car park
- Parking nearby
- Coach parking
- Free car park
- Bicycle parking
- Guided individual tours
- Guided group tours
- Educational visits
- Themed tour
- Shop
- Set down on-site for groups
- Tourist brochures
- Booking of general amenities
- Guided tours
- Unguided individual tours
- Stroller-accessible
Ouverture
From 16/12/2025 to 30/04/2026 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st and December 25th.
From 01/05 to 30/06/2026 from Monday to Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
From 01/07 to 31/08/2026 from Monday to Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Sunday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed on Sunday mornings.
From 01/09 to 30/09/2026 from Monday to Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
From 01/10 to 31/10/2026 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
Annual closure from November 1 to December 14, 2026.
Tarifs
Gratuité Pass Pro tourisme
Full price: 6 €
Reduced price: 5 € (Families, students, disabled persons, pass Léman France).
Free entry for children under 6.
Group rate available for 10 people or more.
DUO ticket Abondance Abbey + Abondance Cheese House from 6 years old at the special rate of 10€.
Free entrance on presentation of the Multipass.
DUO ticket Abondance Abbey + Abondance Cheese House from 6 years old at the special rate of 10€.
Free entrance on presentation of the Multipass.
Modes de paiement
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- Cash
- Credit transfer
- Connect Travellers Cheque
- Contactless payment
- Culture Pass
Complément accueil
The site is accessible to people with reduced mobility. Free coach parking.
Groupes
Nombre de personne minimum : 10
Langues parlées
- German
- English
- French
- Dutch