Lenta Valley

On the slopes of this high-altitude valley, the people of Bonneval-sur-Arc continue to maintain the hay meadows. The alpine chalets scattered across the valley, now restored for use as secondary residences, were used primarily for making butter and cheese, or to store hay. Some chalets are semi-buried, so as not to stand in the way of an avalanche. Others are protected by a “tourne”, a stone bow built upwind of the building.