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Summer Activities & Events
Cycling the Mont Blanc Tour :THE MONT BLANC TOUR- 6100m of ascent, 138km over 3.5 days... This is the diary from the tour made by a group of friends, all mountain guides, who undertook the ride in September 2008, and did it anticlockwise.
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Summer Activities
New! Interactive Roadmap:The Grande Traversée des Alpes has just launched a new interactive website to help users plan their Alpine tours. There will be up to 6 routes available in 4 languages and include the Route des Grandes Alpes, Routes de la Lavande, the Chemins du Soleil and the Via Alpina. People can download, step by step, a map of their route or circuit, find accommodation from a comprehensive listing, see local attractions and especially for cyclists, hikers and bikers, there is more technical information such as vertical profiles, time and difficulty levels. The site is very easy to navigate and is packed with essential information.
Summer Activities
Route des Grandes Alpes :THE LEGENDARY Route des Grandes Alpes from Lac Léman to the Mediterranean takes you through some truly breathtaking scenery. Our in depth guide written from experience, will help you plan your drive with ideas for accommodation, restaurants and places to see...
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Summer Activities
Exploring Le Vercors :IF YOU ENJOY your driving, then this is the stuff of dreams; if you simply enjoy seeing more of deepest France then take it easy and prepare to come face to face with some of her most magnificent scenery.
An unforgettable circuit around the heart of the Vercors Massif.
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Summer Activities
Latin Lovers: Mexican Festival EVERY AUGUST the Vallée de l’Ubaye celebrates its links with Mexico. The Latino-Mexicain festival takes place over about 10 days, the musical tempo and the colourful costumes create a unique ambiance and spirit, full of joy and conviviality...
Photo: © Claude Gouron
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Summer Activities
The Lost Alpine Route:LONG SINCE ABANDONED, an old pass scaled the wild, rugged Massif du Parpaillon and still appears on larger-scale maps. Was it, we wondered, still possible to follow it from end to end? We were determined to find out.
Ultimate off-road cycling on the legendary Route du Parpaillon.
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Thermal Spas :RELAXATION, well-being and spa treatments provide luxurious escapes from everyday cares and pressures. We profile a selection of thermal spa centres and new spa and fitness suites in and around the mountains.
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Summer Activities
Alpine Regional Cheeses :ALPINE CHEESES are produced according to the rhythms of the seasons and using methods passed down through generations of local farmers. Here we focus on three of the most famous cheeses from the region: Beaufort, Abondance and Reblochon
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Above: walking near the Lac de Roselend (Beaufortain); Latino-Mexican Festival (Barcelonnette); cycling the Route du Parpaillon (Ubaye); the Fort de Tournoux (Ubaye); the Redoute de Berwick (Ubaye); Tarine cattle and Mont Blanc. |
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Summit Challenge
Situated along part of the legendary Route des Grandes Alpes, Arêches-Beaufort has equipped itself with new generation cycling performance monitoring (vélodateur). Special posts situated at Beaufort and Cormet mean that cyclists can time their ascent to the Cormet de Roselend by means of a magnetic number. Once they have recovered, cyclists can then log on to a dedicated website and compare their times with those of others who have attempted the climb.
Information :
Tourism Office
0033 (0)4 79 38 15 33
www.le-defi-des-sommets.com
In the water:
Water to suit all tastes at Châtel - from a swimming pool in the heart of the village to abseiling, negotiating waterfalls, canoeing and more. Information:
Tourism Office, Châtel
0033 (0)4 50 73 22 44
Try a rapid descent at Courchevel with rafting and hydrospeed on the rivers Doron and Isère. Trips last 45 mins, all equipment provided. Swimmers over age 14 only.
Information:
Courchevel Tourism Office
0033 (0)4 79 08 00 29
In the air:
Try a parachute jump with Mont Blanc Parachuting.
Information:
Aix-les-Bains
Tourism Office
0033 (0)4 79 88 68 00
On the ground:
Mountainboarding is a cross between snowboarding, skateboarding and mountain-biking. Adults and children over 8 can try it with supervision by a qualified instructor.
Information:
Le Corbier Tourism Office
0033 (0)4 79 83 04 04
Horseriding in the alpages with a view of the Mont Blanc mountain range. Rides are for all levels over the age of 8.
Rides can be 1 or 2 hours or all day and are accompanied by an equestrian tourist guide.
Information: Taninges-
Pras-de-Lys Tourist Office
0033 (0)4 50 34 25 05
More information about these and hundreds of other summer activity ideas can be found on
www.savoie.mont.blanc.com