Viuz-Faverges Archeological Museum
Description
Travel back in time from Prehistory to the Middle Ages with objects found during excavations in Faverges and its surroundings. Then you can visit the nearby Romanesque church, architectural heritage of five periods of construction (1st - 19th century).
The Viuz Faverges Archeological Museum consists of three rooms filled with artifacts found locally during tests and formal excavations. These objects, ranging from the commonplace to the extraordinary, illustrate the history of human settlement in the area. From the stone Age, axes and tools; from the bronze and iron Ages, jewelry, coins, pottery, tools as well as a huge gallo-roman cauldron. The museum is located next to the Viuz Saint Jean-Baptiste church, whose Romanesque choir dates back to the 12th Century and houses older foundations of several successive buildings dating back to gallo-roman times as well as early christianity. An exceptional and unique whole in Savoie.
Technical information
74210 Faverges-Seythenex
Altimetric profile
Date and time
- From 01/01/2024 to 16/06/2024 from 14:30 to 18:30
- From 17/06/2024 to 31/08/2024 from 14:30 to 18:30
- From 02/09/2024 to 20/12/2024 from 14:30 to 18:30
- From 01/01/2025 to 16/06/2025 from 14:30 to 18:30
- From 17/06/2025 to 31/08/2025 from 14:30 to 18:30
- From 02/09/2025 to 20/12/2025 from 14:30 to 18:30
Additional information
Location complements
Annecy-Albertville Bus line LIHSA 51 - Bus stop "Pont Englannaz"
Tips
Discover the "3 sites 3 histoires" Pass:
3 visits with one ticket: the Butterflies and Insects museum, the Archaeological museum and the Keep of the Faverges Lords.
Adult ticket: 7€ (instead of 9€). Children from 5 to 14 years old: 4,50€ (instead of 6€).
In the summer, every Tuesday at 5pm: Guided tour "2500 years of History told through archaeology" (church + museum): children 3€, adults 4€.
Contact
Phone : 04 50 32 45 99
Email : musee.archeoviuz@free.fr
Website : www.archeoviuz.fr
Facebook : www.facebook.com/museearcheoviuzfaverges
Twitter : twitter.com/archeo74210
Open period
From 01/01 to 16/06 between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, Easter Monday, Feast of the Ascension, May 1st and May 8th.
From 17/06 to 31/08 between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed on Sunday.
From 02/09 to 20/12 between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on November 1st and November 11th.
Open on 21 and 22 September 2024 for the European Heritage Days.
Updated by
Office de Tourisme des Sources du Lac d'Annecy - 25/03/2024
www.sources-lac-annecy.com
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Price(s)
Adult: 4 to 8 €
Child : 2.50 to 5.50 €
Group adults: 3.50 to 8 €
Group children : 2 to 9 €.
Free entry for children
Child entry valid for 5 - 14 years.
Group rate available for > 10 people.
Pass 3 sites set price: Archeologic and Butterfly museums + Castle tower)
Reduced price -50% for job seekers, students, handicapped persons.
Guided visit pass from 15€.
