Genève
Thonon
2300
1200
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...
SPORT AND LEISURE:
* Tennis
* Crazy golf
* Table tennis
, Boules
* Archery
* Potholing
* Climbing
* Mountain biking
* Hang-gliding
* Roller skating
* Summer skiing
* Watersports:
* Rafting
* Canoeing
* Swimming pool
* Lake fishing at Vonnes...
Entertainment: Cinema, bowling, nightclubs, restaurants...
USEFUL INFORMATION: The resort has all the required facilities for you to spend a great holiday:
* Shuttle bus service operating from the station and throughout the resort,
* Doctors and Pharmacies.
* Nurseries in July & August for children aged 18mths to 3yrs and the Village des Marmottons for children aged 3 to 10yrs...
* Swimming pool.
* Restaurants specialising in local cuisine...
Please Note: very few shops are open before the end of June and after 27/08
For further information, please contact the Tourist Office on 0033.450.73.22.44 or log on to www.chatel.com
Wherever you go in Haute Savoie, you are never far from somewhere exceptional or unusual. Thereis a wealth of quaint little churches and historic monuments, flower-decked villages (snow covered in winter) to explore and delicious local and traditional specialities to taste and take home with you ...
Land of gourmets and culinary arts, with 340 sorts of cheese and 450 quality wines...Be a guest to France's finest table. From the North to the South, the country takes pride in its writers & poets, its world famous castles, churches, cathedrals and museums, all of which worked their magic, attracting holiday-makers from all around the globe.
France boasts some of the most magnificent and diverse landscapes which influenced and became models for paintings by impressionist and surrealist masters, arousing the curiosity of people who came to see with their own eyes what it was all about...
Whether you enjoy sports, both on land or at sea, or you have a liking for remains of the Past, or if you are simply a nature lover, France will welcome you with open arms. People from all regions, towns and villages are expecting you and may even tempt you to take up residence in a country where the living is easy.
A word of advice from Lagrange : French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep money handy.
