Genève
St-gervais
1900
1008
IN and AROUND LES HOUCHES:
Discover Chamonix, the capital of alpine climbing, set between the Mont Blanc and Aiguilles Rouges mountain ranges, a World Heritage listed site.
The gorges of la Diosaz (some of the most beautiful in France) and the Soufflet waterfalls.
Carlaveyron Nature Reserve: lakes, alpine forest, gorges and cirques...
In Les Houches: Visit the Merlet park and its loose mouflons, ibex, chamois, deers, marmots etc...
Botannical trail (1km for 45 mins)...
SPORT and LEISURE:
Les Houches offer a wide choice of activities for kids and adults alike.
* Signposted footpaths through the exceptional Alpine natural heritage.
* Tennis.
* Hang-gliding.
* Archery.
* White water sports.
* Climbing.
* Crazy-golf, boules, fishing...
* "La Foret du Mont Blanc" adventure park set in a 3ha wooded area facing the Mont Blanc range with around 40 different activities to choose from...
* Cinema, restaurants...
USEFUL INFORMATION: The resort has all the required facilities for you to spend a great holiday:
* Shuttle bus service operating throughout the resort.
* Doctors and pharmacies.
* Nurseries for toddlers (3mths-3yrs) and a Children's club (4-12yrs).
* Restaurant specialising in local cuisine...
For further information, please contact the Tourist Office on 0033.4.50.53.00.24.
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.
