Fête de la Montagne: events throughout France to celebrate the mountain

283 sporting, cultural and gastronomic events around the mountains : this is the busy program of this 3rd edition of the Fête de la Montagne . Rendez-vous on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June 2015 in the big mountain chains of France (Alpes, Pyrenees, Massif Central, Massif des Vosges or Jura) but also in Corsica, Martinique and even in Paris in the Jardins du Luxembourg.

Under the impetus of the Mountain Coordination , the actors of mountain and tourism highlight the many activities that can be practiced in the mountains. In the program of the Mountain Festival : mountaineering and paragliding, discovering climbing, hiking or orienteering, hang-gliding, adventure and tyrolean trail, local crafts, conferences and discovery of traditional crafts, visit of farm ...

The mountain, a promising sector

The Fête de la Montagne celebrates a promising sector in France. Indeed, the mountain is not less than:
- 23% of the national territory,
- 7% of the population
- 73% of the French who declare themselves attracted by the mountain,
- 9 billion turnover,
- and 62,500 full-time employees in the field of mountain tourism.

To find all events by theme or geographical area: https://www.fetedelamontagne.org/search