RESIDENCE GRAND PANORAMA VALMEINIER 73450 France

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- By road :
Motorway A43 or RN6 as far as Saint-Michel de Maurienne then take the D902 for Valmeinier 1800.

- By train :
TGV direct service: Paris/St Michel de Maurienne-Valloire (4½hrs) at week-ends. TGV Paris/Chambéry + direct connection by coach

Quartier de la Saussette
73450 - VALMEINIER
Nearest city: Chambéry

7 NIGHTS STAY - MANDATORY ARRIVAL ON SATURDAY
Options: ski equipment rental (-20% / prices on the spot)


THE STATION
The village of Valmeinier at 1500m has managed to preserve its authentic character even after expanding to include a more modern, high altitude resort at 1800m. Valmeinier/Valloire is a ski area offering 150 km of pistes on 5 faces of 3 mountains, with 33 lifts (2 gondolas, 16 chairlifts, 15 draglifts), 83 pistes (6 Black, 32 Red, 25 Blue, 20 Green), 375 snow canons and a snow park.

LA RESIDENCE :
Situated in the Saussette area (just below Valmeinier 1800), Le Grand Panorama residence is composed of 114 flats and chalet apartments. With doorstep skiing, le Grand Panorama gives direct access to the ski area of Valmeinier-Valloire and its 150km of slopes.

THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE RESIDENCE :
- Situated 800 m before entering Valmeinier 1800, with a lift pass office close by.
- Nearest hospital : Saint Jean deMaurienne
- La Galipette day nursery (baby sitting possible), ski school
- The residence is on a green piste giving direct access to the lifts of Valmeinier 1500
- Free daily shuttlebus linking theresidence with the resort centre from 8.30am to 6pm
- Private shuttle for daytime & evening journeys (subject to disappear, not confirmed at all)

THE ACCOMMODATION :
In all apartments :
- Kitchen : electric oven, dishwasher, fridge, hot plates, coffee maker.
- Living room/dining area : table, chairs, double pull-out bed, TV
- Bathroom (some studios for 4 equipped for thedisabled)
- Separate WC (except in disabled access apartments)
- Balcony upstairs and non-closed terraces on the ground floor

THINGS TO DO IN VALMEINIER :
-Snow sports : downhillskiing, cross country skiing, snow shoe walks, snowboarding, ski touring,
tobogganing
-Air sports : paragliding, microlight flights
-Valmeinier has the ‘P'tits Montagnards' award (quality child care) : La Galipette day nursery (3 months
to 8yrs) with indoor & outdoor activities + introduction to skiing possible ; children's club, skiing or
non-skiing, and ESF from 3yrs ; children's games; sledging ; late afternoon entertainments for children.
-Ice sports : skating, ice fall climbing.
-Entertainments :every day at the end of the afternoon (welcome drinks, torchlight descents, shows, tournaments, games, tastings,...)
-Outings : excursions, adventure circuits, fitness circuits, mountain guides
-Evenings : theatre-cafes, cabaret, concerts, night skiing
-Events :
January : Valmeinier 1ère
March : .Press Puré Contest., program of sly contest with music
April : Fêtes des Pisteurs

THINGS TO SEE :
-History: The church in Valmeinier 1500, Themed heritage visits with guide
-Going out: Italian market in Susa
-Visits : Three Crosses Trail, Le Hameau, Les Mélèzes and les Combes, the château walk

SHOPS, SERVICES & AMENITIES :
-Shops: 1 bakery/tearoom, 3 souvenir shops, 1 tobacconist/newsagent, 7 sport shops, 3 mini-markets
-Services: prescribed medicines may be obtained from the doctor ; otherwise there is a chemists in Valloire, 1 doctor, 1 laundrette, 1 cash machine.
-Going out: 9 bar-restaurants, 1 pizzeria, 1 delicatessen / caterer, 1 discotheque, 3 pubs, Cinemas in Valmeinier 1500