• Visitors centre of the Mont Mars Nature Reserve

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Visitors centre of the Mont Mars Nature Reserve

Resorts: Fontainemore

open Friday 8, Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December 2023

morning: from 10am to 1pm

afternoon: from 2.30pm to 5.30pm

Contacts

Two permanent exhibitions have been set up in the visitors centre of the Mont Mars Nature Reserve, situated in the centre of the village, a few metres from the regional road to Gressoney.

The fauna of the Nature Reserve
Exhibition dedicated to the fauna of the nature Reserve: marmot, hare, chamois…

The Oropa Procession
Exhibition on the old pilgrimage of the Fontainemore community towards Oropa, whose origins date back to the second half of the XVI century.

Visitors centre of the Mont Mars Nature Reserve
In the centre it is possible to:

  • view films and videos on the reserve and the traditions of the village;
  • obtain detailed information and materials on the Mont Mars Nature Reserve, on the village of Fontainemore and the entire network of protected Regional areas;
  • consult nature reference publications;
  • use the multi-purpose room for educational activities, projections, conferences, concerts, events and temporary exhibitions.

Guided excursions are organised in the nature reserve and surrounding territory.

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