Quite unique in France due to its history and nature, the Calvary Way is a pleasant cultural walk in a restful setting which can be enjoyed in all seasons.
Take the path that goes up opposite the Casino underground car park. Steep but short, it takes you to the Saint Michel Cross. Continue by a little street that climbs uphill (the architect, Le Même’s house is on the right).
You will soon arrive on a little esplanade where you will discover the magnificent group of 2 chapels dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the 14 Stations of the Cross.
Inside these little edifices you will find life size statues retracing the different scenes of Christ’s Passion, in a blend of gothic, baroque, rococo and Tuscany styles. Note the similarities, deliberately intended by the priest Father Martin, between the real Calvary in Jerusalem and this replica: dimensions, proportions, distances…
Return to the village by the same path or take a Meg’bus (timetables available at Megève Tourism).
An alternative route is by Maz / the“Belle au Bois” waterfall.
On the plateau, continue to the right for 1km in the direction of Cote 2000, until you arrive at the hamlet of Maz (visit the chapel with the red and green sun dial). In front of the chapel go down about 800m by the “Chemin du Maz”, then fork to your right by the path (10 minutes) to reach the “Belle au Bois” waterfall (delicate path). Then climb back up the same path and come back down to the village
by the “Chemin du Maz”.
From 22/03 to 20/12 daily.
Possibility for commented visit (information at Megève Tourisme).
Recommended route for pushchair walks, via chemin Saint Michel.
Mairie de Megève - 29/03/2026
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Mountain view
Village centre
Phone : 04 50 21 27 28
Email : megeve@megeve.com
Suitable for city strollers
Parking possible at the center: Casino Parking lot. The way down can be done by ski bus Meg'Bus stop "Mont d'Arbois".
Map references :
Belvederes du Mont-Blanc map on sale at the tourist office.
Trail no. 7 on the winter footpath map.
Accesible to push chairs.
Between the centre of the main town and the Mont d’Arbois plateau stands one of the few ‘Sacred Mountains’ in our country – these mountains of the Passion, dotted with chapels and scenes depicting the ascent to Calvary. Constructed between 1840 and 1878, the Calvary of Megève is above all the work of one man, Father Ambroise Martin (1791–1863), parish priest of Megève from 1820 until his death. Set in an idyllic setting, it comprises 15 chapels and oratories depicting the Stations of the Cross leading to Golgotha in Jerusalem.
The various buildings, which draw on all the architectural styles of the past, house some fifty painted wooden statues, generally life-size, complemented by frescoes and trompe-l’oeil. Architecture, sculpture and painting come together here to evoke, in strikingly realistic images, the life and Passion of Christ. This beautiful complex was once such an important place of pilgrimage that it earned Megève the nickname ‘the Savoyard Jerusalem’ for a time. Now listed as a Historic Monument, it serves as a place of remembrance for local people, a pleasant destination for a stroll for holidaymakers, and offers everyone a panoramic view of the upper Arly Valley and the foothills of Mont Blanc.
0/ Start from the village, between the casino car park and the restaurant Le Vieux Megève, taking the steps towards the Croix Saint Michel.
1/ Continue along the main path towards the first chapel and the restaurant Le Refuge du Calvaire.
2/ Follow the path as it climbs, taking in the various wayside shrines along the way.
3/ Once you reach the Mont d'Arbois plateau, take the path in the opposite direction or head back down to the village on the shuttle bus (in season only), which you can catch at the “Mont d'Arbois” stop.
Yes. Dogs must be kept on lead.