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Saint Gervais Les Bains, Evasion Mont Blanc

Located in the French northern Alps and situated at the feet of Mont Blanc, St Gervais has stunning scenery and a wide variety of things to do.

Saint Gervais is a beautiful savoyard village with a friendly atmosphere. It is home to Europe's highest mountain, Mont Blanc and has been a popular holiday destination for over a hundred years.  There are a number of shops, supermarkets, bars and restaurants and every Thursday morning there is a market and the village's main square is a hive of activity. The towns of Megeve and Chamonix are just a 20 minute drive away should you wish to explore a little further.

St Gervais has a huge number of activities on offer.  It is popular with walkers and cyclists in the summer -it is one of the starting points for the Tour du Mont Blanc.  In winter Saint Gervais has a large ski area (over 440 km) which links to nearby Megeve.  The Mont Blanc Tramway can be taken from Saint Gervais to the Bellevue plateau (1800m) or the Prarion giving skiers access to the Les Houches ski area in winter.  Or it can be taken by walkers or those just wishing to see the wonderful panorama in winter or summer. For those who would like to relax a little St Gervais's famous thermal parc offers complementary therapies and massage.   The village also has an outdoor swimming pool (open June-September), ice rink, tennis courts and mini-golf.

St Gervais churchSt Gervais St Gervais village

  • Altitude: 850-2350m
  • Beautiful savoyard village with a friendly atmosphere
  • 1 hour from Geneva
  • 20 minutes from Megeve and Chamonix
  • The "home" of Mont-Blanc
  • Great skiing for all abilities
  • Evasion Mont-Blanc ski pass gives access to 420km of pistes in St Gervais, Megeve, Les Contamines & Combloux
  • Green: 24
    Blue: 42
    Red: 52
    Black: 19
  • 25km of cross-country skiing
  • Snow record
  • Plenty of activities on offer - Ice-skating rink, health spa, excellent walking and cycling, mini-golf, potteries, outdoor swimming pool (open June-September), rafting and paragliding
  • A good number of bars, restaurants and shops, open all year round

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Les Contamines, Evasion Mont Blanc

Les Contamines is a lovely, family village with a good range of shops, bars and restaurants. Due to it's location near Mt Blanc Les Contamines has an excellent snow record in the winter and is considered a 'snow sure' resort . Les Contamines has 120km of downhill pistes and 23km of cross country skiing. It is also part of the Evasion ski area which offers over 500km of pistes. Other winter activities include ice climbing, paragliding, dog sledding, snow shoeing, sledging and outdoor ice rink.

In summer in addition to the 120km of signposted walks suitable for all abilities, Les Contamines has a boating lake, swimming lake, tennis courts, mini golf, archery, tree top adventure area, large rock climbing area, husky farm and a golfing range. For those who would like to relax St Gervais' famous thermal parc is only 15 minutes away and offers therapies and massage.

  • Altitude: 850-2350m
  • Family friendly savoyard village
  • 1 hour from Geneva
  • 30 minutes from Megeve and Chamonix
  • Great skiing for all abilities
  • Evasion Mont-Blanc ski pass gives access to 420km of pistes in Les Contamines, Hauteluce, St Gervais, Megeve & Combloux
  • Les Contamines pistes consist of:
    Green: 9
    Blue: 11
    Red: 18
    Black: 10
  • 23.5km of cross-country skiing
    3 slopes : classic and skating and 1 beginners slope for all the family (classic only)
    Green slope “les Lacs” (classic) = 4 km
    Blue slope “les Chapelles” = 6 km
    Red slope “le Belvédère” = 8,5 km
    Black slope for Biathlon = 3 km
  • Plenty of activities on offer - Ice-skating rink, excellent walking and cycling, mini-golf,
    golfing range, swimming lake (open June-September), rafting and paragliding
  • A number of bars and restaurants

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Les Carroz, The Grand Massif

The Grand Massif is made up of five linked ski resorts - Flaine, Les Carroz, Morillon, Samoëns and Sixt-Fer-A-Cheval.  There are hundreds of kilometres of trails for walking and cycling as well as caving, canyoning, parapenting, climbing and river sports.

Les Carroz is a beautiful traditional alpine village in the heart of the Grand Massif mountain range with its' 265 km of piste
The village is situated at an altitude of 1140m, and the ski area links with Samoens, Flaine, Morillon and Sixt.  The village also offers hot air ballooning, hang gliding, paragliding, dog sledding, snow mobiles, snow shoeing, indoor tennis and an ice rink.

Les Carroz is a perfect holiday destination all year round.   The telecabine is open during the summer months, making this a hive of activity for walking, mountain biking, climbing, parapenting and Les Carroz has recently opened up a brand new addition to its mountain biking trails with a 4km forest trail. Click here for details of the mountain biking trails.

Les Carroz has a number of restaurants, cafes and bars set around the attractive main square.  There is even a nightclub, so there is enough to cater for all tastes and budgets.

Les Carroz villageLes Carroz villageLes Carroz village
  • Altitude 1140 - 2500m
  • 1 hour from Geneva
  • Part of the Grand Massif ski domain linking with Samoens, Morillon, Flaine and Sixt
  • 265km of piste
  • Green: 15
    Blue: 53
    Red: 51
    Black: 14
  • Snow record
  • Lovely, friendly atmosphere
  • Other activities on offer - dog sledging, hot air ballooning, paragliding, outdoor ice-skating, snow mobiles, outdoor swimming pool (summer only), canyoning, rafting, walking, climbing and golf.
  • Good range of restaurants and bars and a nightclub

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