Located 30 km from Annecy and its TGV station and only 50 km from Geneva airport, the  Aravis mountains are turned towards tourism while avoiding the dangers of unplanned development.
They have preserved their mountain village soul through traditional architecture. They represent one of the few areas that has managed to find a harmonious balance between agriculture and tourism.
The Aravis mountains offer rich and luxuriant nature, and a lot of pastoral activity linked to the manufacture of the famous Reblochon A.O.C. cheese.

As a land of winter and summer champions, a paradise for all slide sports, the Aravis mountains invite you to share the playing areas of all these sports people all summer long.

Lake or mountains ? You can go from one to the other in less than one hour, for to the pleasures of the mountains in summer you can add the joys of bathing or slide-sports in the lake of Annecy.

Some activities in the Aravis mountains in summer :
- 400 km of laid out, signposted footpaths.
- 150 km of mountain bike paths with 25 itineraries including 6 downhills
- 28 sites and more than 600 climbing routes
- 7 para-gliding schools
- 7 ski-lifts in operation
- 3 Via Ferrata
- 4 swimming-pools
- 2 accro-branch parks
- 2 golf courses (5 and 9 holes)
- 1 summer sledge run

Site of the Massif des Aravis