Albertville in the Alps

14 November 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

Place Charles Albert © Tiia Monto/cc-by-sa-3.0

Place Charles Albert © Tiia Monto/cc-by-sa-3.0

Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Albertville is situated on the Arly River, close to the confluence with the Isère River. Nearby mountains include: Belle Etoile, Dent de Cons, Négresse, Roche Pourrie, Mirantin, Pointe de la Grande Journée, and Chaîne du Grand Arc. Nearby mountain ranges include: the Bauges; the Beaufortain; and the beginning of the Vanoise. Albertville is also the one of the two subprefectures of the Savoie department, with Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. In 2003, the town was labelled a “Town of art and history”.   read more…

Val d’Isere in the French Alps

14 June 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

© André Payan-Passeron/cc-by-sa-3.0

© André Payan-Passeron/cc-by-sa-3.0

Val d’Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in southeastern France. It lies 5 km (3 mi) from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. During the 1992 Winter Olympics, the Face de Bellevarde was the site of the men’s downhill race. Other alpine skiing events held during those games included men’s giant slalom and alpine combined. Val d’Isère regularly hosts World Cup alpine events, usually for the men in early December, and hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009. It is located in the Rhône-Alpes region with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva and Chambéry.   read more…

Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the heart of the French Alps

26 February 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Les Arcs © Dmitry A. Mottl

Les Arcs © Dmitry A. Mottl

Bourg-Saint-Maurice is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is the last large town along the Tarentaise valley in the heart of the French Alps.   read more…

Return to TopReturn to Top