Located in the heart of the Portes du Soleil, CHATEL (1235m), in the Savoie Mont-Blanc region, is the last village in the Abondance Valley before Switzerland (only 4km from the border). The resort has kept the soul of a traditional Alpine village with only chaletsvarying in size but no purpose built buildings.
IN and AROUND CHATEL:
By foot :
65km of marked footpaths in Chatel and 125km in all covering the PORTES DU SOLEIL domain.
Or by car :
Less than 1 hour away: The chalets and alpine landscape of the Abondance Valley, the villages of nearby Switzerland and the Aulps Valley, Lake Geneva and the Spa towns of Evian and Thonon, the mediaeval villages of Yvoire and Nernier, the Rhones valley (Swiss side)...Less than 2 hours away:(Swiss side) Chillon feudal castle, Geneva and its lake, Lausanne, Montreux...(French side) The valley of Chamonix, Annecy, its lake...