Marlens Festival 2017 Highlights

Marlens is a commune in the Faverges valley. On 1^st of January 2016 this commune merged with Cons-Sainte-Colombe, forming the town of Val de Chaise. Situated in the proximity of great mountain ranges, Marlens hosts the Festival des Cabanes every year. The festival is a great opportunity to see new models of cabins.

The 2017 Festival des Cabanes presented 12 models of cabins, which were exposed at Tamié Fort.

The exhibition of these 12 huts was opened on 15^th of May and it is still opened before 30^th of September.

The aim of this festival is to bring into the public awareness to role played by this type of buildings in the mountain landscape.

Important Facts

Lake Annecy is a glacier lake, being the third-largest lake in France in terms of surface.

Pays de Faverges is located in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, in the eastern part of France, situated along a glacial valley.

The Trail d'Albertville, taking place on the 17th of September 2017, will include three different courses of 10 km, 25 km and 48 km.

If you are passionate about nature, then you will surely enjoy the great nature reserves that you can find here, such as the Bout-du-Lac Marshes, the Regional Natural Park of the Bauges and the Marshes of Giez

The TSF Millet takes place in February, while the Trail Faverges-Icebreaker is an event that is hosted on the first Saturday of July.

Due to its location, Pays de Faverges provides a picturesque landscape, being surrounded by stunning mountain ranges.