Located in the heart of the Giffre Valley, only 45 minutes to Geneva, close to the majestic Criou and close to the glacial cirque du Fer à Cheval, the resort of Samoens represent the authentic mountain village.
Samoens is the mountain resort be classified as a historic monument, country of Art and History.
Halfway between Geneva and Mont Blanc, Samoens occupies the highest point of the Giffre Valley.
The plain bordered by mountain is 700 m to over 3000 m with Mont Buet, the last bastion of the limestone Alps adjacent to both peaks of Chamonix.