Visitors to the resort are always interested in the history of the village. They are more than just consumers of tourist products. They are first and foremost cultural experts and enthusiasts: just one of the reasons for the exceptional loyalty of our clientele.

Discover the real Pralognan-la-Vanoise during the village’s various events.

	The main events Summer 2010
	June, 27 to July, 4 : Trail week June, 27 : 1st Petit Mont Blanc Trail June, 25 to 27 : 5th Mountain aud Nature Photograph Festival July, 3-4 : 7th The North Face Vanoise Glaciers Trail July, 10-11 : Air Festival July, 13 : French National Day July, 17-18 : Barioz festival July, 21 : Belgian Day July, 19-23 : Marmottons Festival July, 31 : Outside show "Best of Floyd" August, 1st : Follow the Ibex August, 7-8 : Alp and Guides Festival - 150th Anniversary of the Grande Casse August, 9-13 : Marmottons Festival August, 22 : 3rd The North Face Grand Casse Trail

	International Festival of Mountain Photography
	Photo Festival website
	Every year in June, the season begins in Pralognan with the photo festival, ‘Nature in the Mountains’. The event’s purpose is to present the works of the great photographers. It was created by Marcelle Vion-Garé and organized by the Pralognan Camera Buffs Club, the Tourist Office and the Council. Exhibitions, slide shows, conferences, a digital workshop, photo-hiking trips...

	The North Face Vanoise Glacier Race The North Face Grande Casse Glacier Race
	Website TGV

	The Barioz Festival, July 17 - 18
	The Barioz festival lays on a very special event: donkey racing. Equipped with helmets and racing numbers, children set off down the village streets and return at full speed into Barioz village square. With much jostling and stubbornness, the donkeys run very fast with their lightweight cargoes. In this race, being the smallest is a great advantage.

	The Alps and Guides Festival, August, 7 - 8
	This is an occasion to celebrate the mountain and all those who enjoy it through the seasons. Above all, it is the traditional festival of the Vanoise guide of Pralognan-la-Vanoise and the first guides company of Savoie. It is a real festival which celebrates traditional life in the mountain pastures, ancestral know-how and the work of the guides. The programme included : parade of floats in traditional costumes, with the participation of the older generation of the village, the guides, the mountain leaders and rangers of Vanoise National Park. craft activities demonstrations of sculpting, wood-turning, wood-carving, shingle cutting (wooden slates), patchwork... an artistic and cultural melting pot: traditional dances, folk groups, horn players... on Saturday night: rock-climbing demonstration given by the Mountain Guides Office.

Winter ...

	Festimusiques of Pralognan 20 - 27 January 2010
	Programme 2010

	North Face TransVanoise
	Information

	Torchlit descent and welcome drink
	Once a week in winter, the French Ski School of Pralognan-la-Vanoise organizes a torchlit descent which brings everyone together at the foot of the slopes. It ends with the older generation distributing to all the traditional, and complimentary, mulled wine and hot chocolate.

	Introductory tours of the resort
	Pralognan-la-Vanoise proposes every week: Explore the village A guide and lecturer telles you about the village's history and heritage Information and registration at the Tourist Office: Tel : +33 4 79 08 79 08