La Ferme de Gy is a family-owned farm estate in Giez, about 30 minutes from Annecy, that can be hired exclusively for seminars, company events, concerts and weddings. It receives up to 370 guests seated and 630 standing, in barns, former stables and gardens spread over 60 hectares, with a view of Mont Blanc.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells study days, incentives, work meetings, product presentations, company parties, Christmas parties, cocktails, gala dinners, exhibitions, concerts and fashion shows. The whole estate is privatizable. Rooms are heated and air-conditioned, with combinable video projectors and a sound system. A dedicated contact prepares the event with the organizer, and a technical manager is present throughout.
Two formulas exist: room rental alone, or a tailor-made service with extra support. The gardens and courtyard can host cocktails and incentive activities such as an Olympiad, an escape game, a murder party or a wine workshop. Within 15 minutes, outdoor activities include golf, hiking, sailing, paragliding, canyoning, skiing, cycling and horse riding.
Weddings and receptions
The estate hosts weddings of up to 370 guests for a seated dinner and about 670 for a cocktail or buffet. The Grange à Foin, a 19th-century barn with its original frame and old wooden floor, seats 200 for a ceremony and takes 280 for a cocktail. The Grange Charles-Albert, 270 m² under a restored 18th-century frame, seats 320 for dinner, or 370 when combined with a neighboring barn. La Bouvée, a former cowshed with its original mangers, holds 180 for a ceremony or cocktail and 100 for dinner, and has a bar with a beer tap and a lounge corner.
Rooms and capacities
The site counts 3 large rooms, 5 smaller ones and 2 outdoor spaces, and quotes spaces for 20 to 670 people. Grange Charles-Albert: 270 m², 400 at a cocktail, 320 seated, 180 in conference style, 80 in workshop layout. Grange à Foin: 180 m², 250 at a cocktail, 150 seated, 180 in conference style. La Bouvée: 150 usable m², 180 at a cocktail, 100 seated, 150 in conference style. L'Écurie holds 50 in a cocktail, dinner or conference layout. The Vieilles Cuisines take 25. Smaller rooms, Le Galetas des Chasseurs, Le Grenier à Grains, La Sellerie and Le Pigeonnier, suit working groups of 6 to 20. La Cour and Les Jardins are the outdoor spaces. The large rooms share a sound system and can be combined.
Accommodation
The estate lists lodging on site and nearby, and a range of accommodations around the village to build a seminar over one or several days. The site does not state a bedroom count in the pages we reviewed.
Catering
The site does not describe a set caterer in the pages we reviewed. It mentions a network of qualified partners to support events, and formulas from simple room hire to a full tailor-made service.
History and setting
The Ferme de Gy comes from more than 800 years of family history. The whole domain is listed as a historic monument. It stands on 60 hectares with a garden, woodland, and views of Mont Blanc and the Tournette. Concerts, exhibitions and conferences also take place here.
Getting there
The address is 307 route du Thovey, 74210 Giez. The estate is 30 minutes from Annecy, one hour from Geneva, Grenoble and Chamonix, and two hours from Lyon. It has a parking lot of 200 spaces and room for 6 coaches.
