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Montalbert
Montalbert (1350m) is a village situated on the flanks of Mont Jovet, a 2558m peak overlooking the Tarentaise (Isere) valley in Savoie, a department of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. It was originally a farming hamlet, but since the first lifts were built in the 1970s, it has evolved into a dedicated holiday resort. It now has few permanent residents, with most seasonal workers preferring to live in other nearby settlements, such as Longefoy. It remains an attractive village, with an old chapel at its centre. It now caters for visitors during the winter ski season - usually from Christmas to early April, and in July and August. In the summer the main lift operates from Monday to Friday to cater for hikers and mountain bikers. For the 2016/17 winter season, a one-week lift pass covering the entire La Plagne domain will cost 260 Euros. A one-week summer pass in 2016 cost 25 Euros. Local shops provide ski and board hire in Winter, while mountain bikes and climbing gear can be rented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montalbert
Montalbert (1350m) is a village situated on the flanks of Mont Jovet, a 2558m peak overlooking the Tarentaise (Isere) valley in Savoie, a department of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. It was originally a farming hamlet, but since the first lifts were built in the 1970s, it has evolved into a dedicated holiday resort. It now has few permanent residents, with most seasonal workers preferring to live in other nearby settlements, such as Longefoy. It remains an attractive village, with an old chapel at its centre. It now caters for visitors during the winter ski season - usually from Christmas to early April, and in July and August. In the summer the main lift operates from Monday to Friday to cater for hikers and mountain bikers. For the 2016/17 winter season, a one-week lift pass covering the entire La Plagne domain will cost 260 Euros. A one-week summer pass in 2016 cost 25 Euros. Local shops provide ski and board hire in Winter, while mountain bikes and climbing gear can be rented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneva
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated in the south west of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva, Republic and Canton of Geneva. The city of Geneva () had a population 201,818 in 2019 (Jan. estimate) within its small municipal territory of , but the Canton of Geneva (the city and its closest Swiss suburbs and exurbs) had a population of 499,480 (Jan. 2019 estimate) over , and together with the suburbs and exurbs located in the canton of Vaud and in the French Departments of France, departments of Ain and Haute-Savoie the cross-border Geneva metropolitan area as officially defined by Eurostat, which extends over ,As of 2020, the Eurostat-defined Functional Urban Area of Geneva was made up of 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambéry Airport
Chambéry Airport or Chambéry-Savoie Airport (french: link=no, Aéroport de Chambéry - Savoie-Mont-Blanc) , also known as Chambéry Aix-les-Bains Airport, is a small international airport near Chambéry, a '' commune'' in Savoy Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Savo ..., France. Commercial activities started at the airport in 1960. Facilities The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated which measures . It also has a parallel unpaved runway with a grass surface measuring . Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Chambéry Airport: Airport statistics References External links Chambéry-Savoie Airport(official site) Aéroport de Chambéry-Savoie(Union de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aime
Aime (; frp, Éma) is a former commune in the Savoie '' département'' in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Aime-la-Plagne. 17 November 2015 In 1972, the former communes of Longefoy, Tessens and Villette were merged with Aime. Geography The commune lies in the Tarentaise Valley, partly overlapping the ski resorts of and |
Ski Areas And Resorts In France
A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow. Substantially longer than wide and characteristically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partially secured heel. For climbing slopes, ski skins (originally made of seal fur, but now made of synthetic materials) can be attached at the base of the ski. Originally intended as an aid to travel over snow, they are now mainly used recreationally in the sport of skiing. Etymology and usage The word ''ski'' comes from the Old Norse word which means "cleft wood", "stick of wood" or "ski". In Old Norse common phrases describing skiing were ''fara á skíðum'' (to travel, move fast on skis), ''renna'' (to move swiftly) and ''skríða á skíðum'' (to stride on skis). In modern Norwegian the word ''ski'' has largely retained the Old Norse meaning in words for split firewood, wood building materials (such as bargeboards) and roundpole fence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
