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Tour-game at Mont Cenis: "A Dam in My Landscape"

Val-Cenis
© Tour-game at Mont Cenis: "A Dam in My Landscape" - © P. Lemaitre - Facim Foundation

A booth for the whole family! By playing with various models, discover the secrets of hydroelectric power and build your own hydroelectric systems by placing dams, power plants, penstocks, and villages on the models. As part of the Mt. Cenis Festival

Description

The Mont Cenis reservoir and its dam are key to energy production in Haute Maurienne, and soon you’ll know all there is to know about them! Led by a guide from the Pays d’Art et d’Histoire des Hautes Vallées de Savoie, this interactive tour—which takes place on the Fontainettes plateau overlooking the lake—will have you working with various models to discover the history of this dam and the principles of hydroelectricity.

Rates

Free of charge.

Opening period

Sunday, July 19, 2026, between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Spoken languages

  • French

Location

Animals

Pets allowed : No

Sunday, July 19
Tour-game at Mont Cenis: "A Dam in My Landscape"
  • Guided tour
Franco-Italian house Plan des Fontainettes RD1006 - Col du Mont-Cenis Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis 73480 Val-Cenis
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