We would advise you to purchase the Multi-Leisure Pass from the sports centre in Les Menuires – This Pass will offer you this summer, free access to various activities and events and includes free cable car access as well as large range of activities at discount prices in Les Menuires, Saint Martin de Belleville and Val Thorens.
Summer Activities / Places of Interest
There is a vast amount of summer activities and places to visit in and around the Three Valleys.
Village Visits –
Once a week, local volunteers give guided visits of the valley’s villages. For amateurs of history and patrimony, this is an opportunity to get to know the valley better, via olden day life, pastoral traditions and local anecdotes.
Various activities include –
Walking, Mountain Biking, Mountaineering, Hiking and Climbing, Water sports, Tennis, Summer Sledging, Fishing, Aerial Sports – Paragliding and Microlight, Motorbike and Quad School, Mini Golf, Forest Adventure Circuit, Music and Cooking Courses, Applied Art Workshops, Paintball, Archery
Walking – Saint Martin, Les Menuires and Val Thorens offer a selection of 50 marked pedestrian paths, presenting a total of 250km. A map of pedestrian paths and guidebooks are available at the Tourist Office, in the shops and the High-Mountain Office. Several lifts in Les Menuires and Saint Martin operate alternatively. They will take you to Mont de la Chambre (2850m), the Pointe de la Masse (2804m) or the Tougnéte summits (2434m), so that you can discover the magnificent views over the Alps.
Mountain Biking – 21 ATB trails of varying grades, in total 120 km, have been established and marked out according to FFC standards. Situated in the vicinity of the resorts and of the Saint Martin village, on the banks of torrents, traversing mountain slopes or along ridges, the trails weave their way throughout the Vallée des Belleville, and its summits.
Mountaineering, Hiking and Climbing – The 25 high-mountain and middle-mountain guides of le Bureau des Guides organise all the mountain activities and mountaineering such as day-long hikes, the ice and rock climbing schools, mountain routes at every level of difficulty, trips to La Vanoise National Park and outings with a night spent in an alpine refuge etc.
Children’s Mountain Club
Organised by the "Bureau des Guides", this club helps children of 6 to 13 to understand and discover mountain's ambiance. Every week, from Monday to Friday and from 9h to 17 h, a guide looks after young holiday makers and teaches them about mountain life. Discover nature (flora and fauna), climbing, "tyrolienne", adventure circuit, summer sledging, meal and a night in a refuge etc.
Please note there are various other activities for children all listed on the Tourist Office site.
Sports Centre – Les Menuires
This fantastic 4500m² complex, situated at the entrance of the resort, offers a large multi-activity hall, a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, wellbeing centre, squash court, weight rooms, dancing and gymnastics. Open from 11h to 21h and in the morning during bad weather.
Places of Interest
At the heart of the Tarentaise, La Vallee des Belleville is the ideal starting point for excursions to the Savoie, Haute-Savoie, and even to Italy and Switzerland, to discover other sceneries and patrimonies of this huge territory. We have listed the tip of the iceberg!
Annecy – 1 Hour 30 minutes by car
Old town of Annecy traversed by canals, mini cruises on the lake and beaches. On the lakeside: The Ducs de Menthon Chateau, Talloires, classed as one of the most beautiful villages in France.
Chamonix – Mont-Blanc – 2 Hours by car
Discover the Mont Blanc range by the Montenvers train (Mer de Glace), the Aiguille du Midi and Brévent cable cars, or by the Mont-Blanc tramway (departing from Saint Gervais).
Albertville et Conflans – 45 minutes by car
Winter Olympic Games Museum, medieval city of Conflans and its Ethnographic and Historical Museum, the Abbey and Fort de Tamié, the roman church in Clery, small museum of the Combe de Savoie and the Fortress de Miolans.
Village Fetes
The village fêtes are occasions to share, alongside the village inhabitants, certain traditions are still part of local life. These fêtes are not to be missed –
July 20th Festival at the Village of Villarabout
August 10th Festival at the Village of Villarenger
August 15th Saint Martin de Belleville Fete, Show Dinner and Fireworks
All details on the Saint Martin website.
Finally –
There are a number of Michelin Star restaurants in the area, however, if you are visiting France for a special occasion or merely wish to indulge, we would like to recommend two restaurants in particular. These restaurants are open for most of the year; however, La Bouitte is closed for part of the early / late summer season. Check their websites for opening times.
Chateau de Feissons – Michelin Restaurant
Sylvie et Christophe, Chateau de Feissons,
R.N. 90, Sortie N° 36
73260 Feissons-sur-Isere, Savoie
tel : +33 (0) 4 79 22 59 59
La Bouitte – 2* Michelin Restaurant
Hameau de St Marcel,
73440,
St Martin de Belleville
Tel +33 (0) 4 79 08 96 77
Pets
Your Dog is welcome to join you on your summer holidays at Chalet Alpage. |
