Resort Guides
Allemond
Allemond is a charming village nestled in the Auvergne Rhone Alps region of South eastern France at an altitude of 713m above sea level. Just 15 minutes in the car from the town of Bourg d’Oisans, this picturesque village has a rich history rooted in the mining industry and alpine agriculture, making it a unique destination for those seeking a touch of tradition.
The best place to start your journey ...
Alpe d'Huez, Isere, Rhone Alpes
Positioned hign in the Grandes Rousses mountains, there are not many resorts that can rival Alpe d'Huez in terms of extent and variety of terrain. Nicknamed 'L'Ille au Soleil', or the Island in the sun, the resort proudly boasts the 5th largst ski area in France, liking the villages of Vaujany, Oz, Villard-Reculas and Auris-en-Oisans, which provide skiers with in excess of 200km of slopes to enjoy.
Alpe d'Huez has ...
Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhone Alps
The traditional long established ski resort and all year round town centre of Chamonix steeped in Alpine tradition and one of the oldest ski resorts in France, at an altitude of 1035m is perfectly located at the foot of Europe’s largest mountain, the iconic Mont Blanc at 4807m. Offering some of the some of the world’s steepest, most scenic and challenging high altitude skiing, the bustling attractive town full of ...
Chamrousse
Welcome to the Chamrousse ski resort, a hidden gem nestled at the end of the Belledonne mountain range in the French Alps, only 30km away from Grenoble. This quaint resort is often overlooked in the shadow of its more famous neighbours, but is a destination you won't want to miss.
Chamrousse extends over three levels, each with its own unique charm and connected by ski slopes and forest tracks. Chamrousse ...
Chatel, Haute-Savoie, Rhone Alps
At an altitude of 1200m and located near the head of the Dranse valley, at the north-eastern limit of the Portes du Soleil, this peaceful, friendly and distinctly authentic village has a lively centre and perfectly preserved architecture. Very popular with the French, the resort now also attracts the attention of the second home market in the rest of Europe and beyond, due to a number of new build and ...
Courchevel, Savoie, Rhone Alps
Courchevel, considered to be one of the 5 most prestigious winter resorts in the world is famous for its picture postcard landscapes, authentic chalets and animated shopping streets. It has also become a showcase today, for luxury gourmet restaurants, 5-star hotels and upscale boutiques.
Nestled between the majestic Aiguille de la Saulire and the Vanoise National Park, Courchevel boasts an international reputation rivalling the leading Swiss resorts. It is ...
Crest-Voland, Savoie, Rhone Alps
Crest Voland is located half-way between the Beaufortain and Arly valleys and is part of the Espace Diamant ski area, which has 192 km of slopes between pines and magnificent views of Mont Blanc and surrounding mountains. Trying to keep the original surroundings and atmosphere unspoiled, the village of Crest Voland works to maintain developments in a strictly alpine style combining wood and stone with no chalets or residences higher than ...
La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, Rhone Alps
Fresh air, local history, enchanting summits, unspoilt french alps, hidden gems, alpine lakes, summer fields, authentic experiences, that’s what La Clusaz is all about. Tucked in the heart of Aravis lies a hidden gem of La Clusaz; once called as Clusa Locus Dei meaning God’s narrow place. Just an hour ride from Geneva airport, La Clusaz is relatively easy to get to. Completely a different picturesque from some of the ...
La Plagne, Savoie, Rhone Alps
Set high in the Savoie's Tarentaise area of the French Alps, La Plagne one of the largest ski resorts in the world is made up of a collection of mainly ski in and out snow sure villages from the rustic to the futuristic. The area offering a great base for a family ski home is renowned as an exciting high altitude destination. One of the first purpose built resorts in ...
La Rosiere, Haute Savoie, Rhone Alps
La Rosiere has built a strong reputation as a very Family orientated resort. Offering a ski area covering some 160km of French and Italian Slopes, it is often regarded as the best-kept secret of the Tarentaise Valley. It has something to offer everyone, from long, gentle and sunny slopes on the French side, through to challenging, north-facing skiing on the Italian side.
La Tania, Savoie, Rhone Alps
Described as the 3 Valleys best kept secret, La Tania is a ski resort ideally located between Courchevel and Meribel,both of which are easily accessed from the resort, as well as the more challenging area of Val Thorens. At an altitude of 1400m La Tania was developed for 1992 Olympics hosted at Albertville and is easily accessible by road, with Moutiers just 25 minutes away.
La Tania is renowned as ...
La Toussuire, Savoie, Rhone Alps
Set at a high altitude of 1800m on a large sunny plateau which offers fantastic panoramic views and located near the Franco - Italian border, this super friendly dual season resort with its slopes and lifts perfectly arrayed in an arc around the village, provides easy linked access into the largest ski area in the Maurienne Valley, the huge 310km Sybelles network, the 4th largest ski domain in France.
With ...
Le Grand-Bornand, Haute-Savoie, Rhone Alps
Set in the heart of the Massif des Aravis ski domain with a total of 211km of skiing, the traditional mountain village of Le Grand Bornand at an altitude of 1000m with 400 authentic chalets can be traced back to the 17th centuary and is known as the "Pearl of the Aravis Mountains". Nestled between Lake Annecy and mont Blanc, the resort provides an authentic natural beauty along with a ...
Les Gets, Haute-Savoie, Rhone Alps
Perfectly situated between Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc, this 12th Century attractive, good sized, dairy farming village at 1172m with a very French feel and a relatively short drive from the UK, is just 68km from Geneva, Having retained much of its old Savoyard charm and ideal for families, the traditional chalet style resort with a great selection of newbuild and re-sale apartments and chalets for sale, offers the most ...
Les Sybelles, Savoie, Rhone Alps
Located on the border of Isere and Haute Alps in the Savoie area of the French Alps, Les Sybelles is the fourth largest ski domain in France offering 310km of linked skiing ranging in altitude from 1100m - 2620m and is the home base to Jean Pierre Vidal, the Gold medal winner of the downhill slalom in the 2002 winter olympics in Salt Lake City.
Set within the Maurienne Valley, ...
Les Arcs, Savoie, Rhone Alpes
Offering a varied dense piste network, lots of challenging skiing including numerous off piste possibilities and excellent woodland runs, Les Arcs considered one of the original European mega resorts is located in the Tarentaise Valley in the Savoie region of France.
Made up of 5 areas Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Arc 1600, Arc 1800, Arc 1950 and Arc 2000 there are 200km of local skiing serviced by 54 lifts, while Les Arcs itself ...
Les Deux Alpes, Rhone Alpes
Les Deux Alpes ( which is also known as Les 2 Alpes or Les 2 Alpes 3600 ), is home to the largest skiable Galcier in Europe and is proud of its history as France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix. Due to its glacier, Les Deux Alpes has the longest ski season of all the resort, offering full on-piste skiing pretty much all year long.
The 'Two Alps' does ...
Les Menuires, Savoie, Rhone Alps
The purpose built resort of Les Menuires at an altitude of 1800m arguably has the best position in the Three Valleys and offers speedy, queue free access into the huge Trois Vallees Ski Domain that also includes Meribel and Courchevel.
Set at roughly the treeline with almost all open slopes, the huge Trois Vallees is easily accessed with its 600km of skiing operated by 173 lifts, the biggest lift ...
Manigod
In the heart of Massif des Aravis an enchanting authentic ski resort exists that is Manigod. With a panoramic view of the valley of Thones, it is enveloped with the beautiful mountains of Tournette, Mont Charvin and l'Etale.
Megeve, Haute-Savoie, Rhones Alps
Megève was one of the earliest ski resorts to be created in the French Alps. Today it is a unique place in many ways, differing from almost all of the other french ski locations in its history, atmosphere and altitude. It give skiers access to one of the world's largest lift-linked areas, with a lift pass that includes neighbouring Chamonix. Equally significant, the range of shopping, restaurants, facilities and organised ...
Meribel, Savoie, Rhone Alps
Meribel was founded in 1938 by British born Peter Lindsay, and has retained a strong British influence and presence to this day. It is located in the central valley of the Three Valleys and has four inter-linked villages, Les Allues, Meribel Village, Meribel Mottaret and of course the resort of Meribel itself. Meribel is at the hub of the famous 'Trois Vallee' ski area, there is over 650km of pisted ...
Morzine, Haute-Savoie, Rhones Alps
This long established large and lively year round vibrant old style Savoyard town and family resort, offering a wide and extensive array of chalets and apartments for sale across all budgets, is proud to have the Family+ independent national label. This distinctions is resented to tourist destinations that make concerted efforts to offer appropriate services for families, the resort enjoys an unspoilt centre with plenty of character and charm, made ...
Oz, Isere, Rhone Alps
Oz en Oisans, has been described as the French Alps ‘best kept secret’, it is a charming family resort, nestled at 1350m, in the heart of Alpe d’Huez ski domain. Oz has a charm and authenticity about it, offering a friendly ambiance, with chalets made of stone and wood, charming hotels and traditionally decorated buildings.
Offering the fastest access to the mountain ranges in the Oisans, the resort is only ...
Peisey-Nancroix, Rhone Alpes
Set within the Commune of Peisey Nancroix, the resort of Peisey Vallandry at the entrance of the Vanoise National Park, sits at an altitude of 1600m within the outstanding 425km Paradiski ski domain making this an amazing winter playground destination.
Praz-sur-Arly, Haute-Savoie, Rhone Alps
The pretty resort of Praz sur Arly, set in the Pays du Mont-Blanc at an altitude of 1040m, is located in the Espace Diamant ski domain comprising 6 villages that offers 185km of linked skiing to an altitude of 2070m.
A wonderful place to own your very own vacation home, the village is open all year round. A traditional town, nestled in the heart of France's Rhone-Alps region, Praz Sur ...
Saint Martin de Belleville, Savoie, Rhone Alpes
St Martin de Belleville is a commune in the Savoie department of the Rhone-Alpes region of France. It has developed as a ski and summer destination, without losing any of its inherent charm and character St Martin has a gentle and determined character to it, offering a wonderful mix of traditional charm and rustic authenticity with the knowledge that to continue its development and growth as a sports destination it ...
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Rhones Alps
St Gervais les Bains, the only alpine spa resort in the Alps and just one of ten other spa towns across France, is a bustling 19th Century picturesque historical spa town and ski resort with traditional buildings and rich heritage. Found on the West side of the Mont Blanc Massif in the Haute Savoie region of France at an altitude of 810m, its similar architecture and views to that of ...
Samoens, Haute Savoie, Rhone Alpes
This lovely historic, attractive village with its traffic free centre and small narrow streets bustling with restaurants is full of character and retains a warm feeling of rural France and a great base for families. Located in the Haute Savoie at an altitude of 720 - 1600m offering virtually no queues on the slopes, this listed village renowned for its stonemasons ensures an abundance of pretty squares with medival fountains, ...
Serre-Chevalier, Hautes-Alpes
The dual season resort of Serre Chevelier at the entrance to the Ecrins National Park providing the backdrop to some of the Alps most outstanding scenery and in the heart of the Oisans mountains, takes its name from the peak that dominates the Guisane Valley.
Made up of of the town of Briancon, the 3 flagship villages of Chantemerle, Villeneuve and Monetier les Bains, along with 13 modern hamlets and ...
St Sorlin-d'Arves, Savoie, Rhone Alps
At an altitude of 1600m, sitting on a high sunny plateau above the Maurienne Valley and surrounded by amazing peaks that includes the 3500m Aiguilles d'Arves and L'Etendard, the beautiful and authentic ski resort of St Sorlin d'Arves full of traditional Savoyard charm in a pretty location, sits at the foot of the Croix de Fer Pass.
Complete with wood clad farmhouses, narrow streets, Baroque Church, quaint shops and attractive ...
Ste-Foy-Tarentaise, Rhone Alpes
At an altitude of 1550m and located straddling the road up from Bourg St Maurice in the Tarentaise Valley, the tasteful, attractive and unpretentious resort of Sainte Foy built in the last few years, has been designed to recreate a typical alpine village. The chalets and apartment buildings nestling amongst the trees in their southwest-facing bowl have all been built in traditional style, with pitched roofs and wooden balconies, using ...
Tignes, Savoie, Rhone Alpes
Tignes consists of 5 vilages, Val Claret, Tignes le Lac, Le Lavachet, Tignes , Les Boisses and Tignes-Les-Brevieres. The first three are in close proximity to each other at 2100m and the other two are further down the valley. Les Brevieres is a village with history going back many many years, whereas all the other villages were constructed as part of the Dam development or the conception of the ski ...
Val-d`Isere, Savoie, Rhone Alpes
An original small alpine farming village, Val d'Isere, one of the great mega resorts and now considered by many to be the world's premier ski resort that continues to grow year by year has not lost its village feel and sense of tradition. With its very attractive pedestrianized centre dating back to the 13th Century, the use of the traditional Savoyard materials of stone, wood and lauze has created a ...
Val Thorens, Savoie, Rhone Alps
At an altitude of 2,300 metres, Val Thorens is both the highest resort in the 3 Valleys, but also has the honour of being the highest resort in Europe. This means it is snow sure from November right through to May. This purpose built resort, sits right at the head of the Belleville Valley, in amongst a horseshow of beautifully dramatic peaks, offering outstanding views, which are hard to beat.
...Vaujany, Isere, Rhone Alpes
The very pretty and charming village of Vaujany that blends perfectly tradition and modernity is ideally located at an altitude of 1250m in the heart of Oisans and on the edge of the Ecrins National Park. Built on a sunny slope with its own micro-climate that ensures ample sunshine for its visitors, it forms part of the huge high altitude 250km Alpe d'Huez ski network, the "Massif des Grande Domain", ...