The Parc Thermal in Saint Gervais/Le Fayet is the perfect place to relax. The spa offers a range of medical, health and beauty treatments.
Tel: 00 33 (0)4 50 47 54 54
www.thermes-st-gervais.com

The Mont Blanc Escalade is an indoor climbing centre in Les Houches is open all year. 
Tel: 00 33 (0)4 50 54 76 48
www.montblancescalade.com

You could take a day trip to the beautiful city of Annecy, Geneva, Megève or Courmayer in Italy.

Visit a husky farm in Chamonix. The Husky farm is open for visits and trips. Tel: 0033 (0)4 50 47 77 24 www.huskydalen.com

Le Forêt du Mont Blanc adventure park in Les Houches is open all year. Here you can move from tree to tree by rope slides, bridges, gangways, ladders and beams. 

There is an indoor ice skating rink in St Gervais which is open all year and is one of the homes to the Mont Blanc ice hockey team and regularly hosts ice hockey matches during the season.

Other activities that are available are helicopter rides, paragliding, swimming, karting and much more.

Summer 2009


Summer events - Details from St Gervais website:

21 - 22 June St Gervais 26th Music Festival. A host of musical events throughout the weekend

12 - 20 July St Gervais Tennis Open. A clay court tournament with $15 000 prize money

14 July Bastille Day celebrations. Plenty of festivities and a fabulous fireworks display

Every Thursday from 24 July - 28 August is a free historical tour of the town. Meet at 4:00 pm, on the Promenad du Mont Blanc

18 July The first X Fly parapscending challenge passing over. Crossing the Alps, from Vercors Sud to the Pays du Mont Blanc in 5 stopping places and with only 5 bivouacs

20 July Race to the Nid D'Aigle. Come and encourage the runners in their 1800m climb up to the Nid D'Aigle

21 July Classical Flute and Violin concert by DUO NEREUS in the church at 8.30pm

2 - 3 August The Mountain Guides Festival. A weekend where the town thank the wondeful work that the guides do here. There's a free introduction to climbing for children, climbing demonstrations and a dinner on the Saturday. A Mass followed by a procession and then a Benediction of the ropes and ice picks on the Sunday.

3 August Village Fête for the beautiful village of Saint Nicolas de Véroce

6 August Ice skating gala at the olympic sized ice rink

15 August The public dance

16 - 17 August Mountain biking Raid. 80% decents and ridiculous speeds

29 August The 9th Ultra Trail passes through St Gervais

18 - 19 October The Agricultural Fair. A fantastic day where the whole village comes together

Walking
In summer there are hundreds of well marked mountain paths for walking in and around St Gervais. They range from easy family walks to more challenging hikes. St Gervais is one of the starting points for the famous Tour du Mont Blanc. Click here to see some of our favourite walking itineries. Walking maps are also available from the Tourist Office.


Mountain biking
St Gervais is part of the Diamond Vert VTT circuit which has 90km of track, 11 lifts and covers Megève, Saint Nicolas de Véroce, Demi-Quartier, Combloux, La Giettaz, Flumet, Praz sur Arly, Notre-Dame de Bellecombe and Les Contamines Montjoie. More information and routes can be found on the Diamond Vert VTT website: www.diamantvert-vtt.com

Climbing
Here are a selection of climbing routes that are all within 20 minutes of St Gervais but there are many, many more only slightly further afield.
(Please note that these are French grades)

Golf
Nearby Megève has an 18-hole golf course. The course has excellent facilities and is open to non-members in the summer (June-October depending on snow conditions).
www.golf.megeve.com

Swimming
St Gervais has a heated, outdoor swimming pool that is open from early June until mid September. The nearest indoor swimming pool is at the Thermal park in Le Fayet. There are also swimming lakes in nearby Les Contamines and Passy.

Horse riding
Treks through the mountains can be arranged through the Centre Equestre du Bettex at Le Bettex. (Tel. +33 (0)4 50 93 16 84 or +33 (0)6 13 35 72 75)

Animal park
The Merlet Animal Park in nearby Les Houches is open from 1 May to 30 September. You can walk around the park and see the park's resident animals - marmottes, chamois goats, Lamas and a number of other animals.
www.parcdemerlet.com

Other activities that are available are canyoning, river rafting, canoeing.

Winter

Skiing/Snow boarding
St Gervais has a wonderful ski area with skiing for all abilities and a snow park for snow boarders. The Evasion ski pass gives access to over 500km of pistes in St Gervais, St Nicolas de Veroce, Les Contamines, Megève, La Giettaz, Combloux, Jaillet and Les Houches (via the Tramway).
St Gervais piste map

If you fancy something different you can take the Mont Blanc tramway from St Gervais which will take you to Bellevue and will give you access to the Les Houches ski area. During the trip you will get a panoramic view of the Bionnassay Glacier and the Chamonix and Contamine valleys. The journey takes approximately one hour.


Cross country skiing
St Gervais cross country skiing piste map. Other resorts in the surrounding area that offer cross-country skiing are Les Contamines, Megève, Cordon, Combloux and Praz sur Arly.

Snow shoeing
St Gervais has a number of snow shoeing trails. Guided snow shoeing is offered by the Compagnie des Guides (Tel: +33 (0)4 50 47 76 55) www.chamonix-guides.com
and Guide des Cimes (Tel: +33 (0)4 50 93 52 29) www.guides-des-cimes.com
Snow shoeing map




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