The Tourist Information Office will give you a warm welcome and provide you with information, in the heart of the abbey city of Saint-Chef
The Romanesque frescoes in the upper chapel can only be viewed on a guided tour, from April to September. Please contact us for details about the timings!

Guided tours for groups are organised all year round (the Abbey and frescoes, the museum and city), booking required.

Period of opening : From 05/04 to 11/06/2022
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Thursday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed exceptionally on Easter Monday, Feast of the Ascension, Whit Monday, May 1st and May 8th.

From 12/06 to 18/09/2022
Opening hours on Tuesday and Sunday between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed exceptionally on July 14th and August 15th.

From 19/09 to 30/09/2022
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Thursday between 2 pm and 6 pm.

From 01/10/2022 to 03/04/2023.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th.

On the way to the resorts, the "stage" city is ideally located between Lyon, Grenoble and Chambéry. The Tourist Office advises you to discover the charm of the historic centre and its surroundings with the tourist map of the Vals du Dauphiné.

Period of opening : From 01/01 to 03/07.
Closed Monday, Thursday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, Easter Monday, Whit Monday and May 1st.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday from 9am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 5.30pm, and Saturday from 9am to 12pm.

From 04/07 to 28/08.
Closed on Sunday.
Open exceptionally on 14/07 and 15/08.
Monday to Saturday from 9am to 12:30pm and from 2pm to 6pm
Opened on July 14th and August 15th all the day.

From 29/08 to 24/12.
Closed Monday, Friday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on November 1st and November 11th.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday from 9am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 5.30pm, and Saturday from 9am to 12pm.
Annual closure between 24 December and 1 January.

Located in a 16th century house, the museum retraces nearly 15 centuries of history in Saint-Chef: the origins of the abbey, the interpretation of the Romanesque frescoes in the church, the local traditions and famous people born in the area Louis Seigner et Frédéric Dard)
The Heritage Museum is a museum accessible to all, thanks in particular to the richness of its information: models, films, reconstructions, CD-ROMs and explanatory booklets. Saint-Chef can hold no more secrets from you... In the heart of one of the most prestigious Dauphiné abbeys, the permanent exhibition presents, through models, CD-ROM and film, the history of the abbey and offers an interpretation of the beautiful frescoes in the chapel of angels (some of the richest evidence of Romanesque art in France). It also takes a look at the traditions of this Balmes Dauphinoises village (vineyard, adobe architecture, patois). Such an appeal certainly left its mark on famous people born in the area (Marius Riollet the writer, the actor Louis Seigner, and Frédéric Dard).
The new interactive terminal on Louis Seigner and Frédéric Dard in the last room of the museum, allows visitors to gain a deeper knowledge of these two characters.

Period of opening : From 09/04 to 11/06
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Thursday and Sunday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed on Monday.
Closed exceptionally on May 1st.

From 12/06 to 18/09/2022
Opening hours on Tuesday and Sunday between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.

From 19/09 to 30/09
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Thursday and Sunday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed on Monday.

From 01/10 to 31/10/2022 between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed on Monday.

From 01/11/2022 to 31/03/2023, daily.

Prices : Free entry. Guided tour of the museum: €5 per person.
Access : A3, exit 7 for Isle d'Abeau Centre'
Follow signs for Morestel, then Saint-Chef

The Weaving Museum unreels the thread of the history of silk weaving.

Period of opening : From 30/03 to 13/11/2022, every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Prices : Reduced price: 3.50 €
Adult: 5 €
Child (12-16 years): 2.50 €.

Free entry for children < 12 years.
Group rate available for > 10 people.

At all seasons, follow the path bordering this protected area and discover landscaped elements of local History and natural heritage.
A french-only booklet issued to the Vals du Dauphiné's Tourist Offices will help you along the way.

Loop of 1,8km around the pond
Duration : 1 hour

A french-only booklet issued to the Vals du Dauphiné's Tourist Office will help you to discover the biodiversity of this environment.

From the 7-hectare lake created in the 18th century to the dense canopy of the Tire-Gerbes forest, passing by the banks of the ruisseau de l'enfer, or Hell's stream, you can discover protected species such as the European Pond Turtle or the Southern damselfly.
Distance: 3.3km
In the past, women came to rinse their clothes in the adobe washhouse, hemp was laid out to dry before the stalks were removed, people fished and hunted...
Nowadays, Montcarradiaud schoolchildren come here for natural science lessons, villagers fish or take a walk.

This pond is protected: with the renovation and maintenance of the dyke.

Heritage species are surveyed: European pond turtle, Great crested grebe, Agile frog, Dragonflies...