Ski Resorts with Charm and Atmosphere

Meribel Village should not be confused with Meribel, Meribel Les Allues or Meribel Mottaret as all four are quite distinct resorts, each with their own character. Meribel Village really came into its own with the opening of the new quad chair lift linking it directly to the vast Three Valleys sys...

This resort guide to Morzine gives an overview of the ski area, the restaurants (both on and off the mountain), the après ski scene and also the many nightlife options available to those that choose to take their ski holiday in this fabulous Portes du Soleil ski resort. Morzine, the central re...

St Gervais is a beautiful spa town with baroque inspired architecture that has been attracting visitors since 1806, when the healing properties of the local spring water were first discovered. Today you can still swim in the healing spa waters of St Gervais' famous thermal parc at Le Fayet - now ...

St Martin de Belleville is a totally traditional Savoyard village with an old church, small square, pleasant buildings and very easy links into the entire Three Valleys ski domain. St Martin de Belleville has been voted a 'Top 10 Picture Postcard Resort' by Peter Hardy (travel journalist). The...

Tignes-Les-Brevières is a delightful village resort at the base of the famous Tignes' dam. It is connected into the huge Espace Killy ski area via a gondola and then a chairlift. These lifts would take you to above Tignes Le Lac from where you can ski down to the main lifts of Tignes and then on ...

This resort guide to Val d'Isere gives an overview of the ski area, the restaurants, the après ski scene and the many nightlife options available to those that choose to take their ski holiday in this fabulous Espace Killy region ski resort. Although Val d'Isere and the surrounding valley has ...

Alagna is furthest East of the three villages making up the extensive Monterosa ski area (the other villages are Champoluc to the West and Gressoney in the middle of the system). The ski and board domain is much, much larger than the 180km of pistes suggests and the whole area is a paradise for e...

Colfosco is a small and charming Süd-Tirolean village in a prime location on the famous Sella Ronda ski circuit. The six villages of the Alta Badia region - Corvara, Colfosco, San Cassiano, La Villa, La Val and Badia - are set in some of the most stunning scenery in the South Tyrol. The skiing...

Cortina d'Ampezzo is one of the original classic alpine ski resorts, with great terrain and some truly jaw-dropping scenery. Although many of the resort's visitors will not even venture onto the pistes, the ski area is really fantastic, and home to some of the best on piste skiing in the Dolomite...

The six villages of the Alta Badia region - Corvara, Colfosco, San Cassiano, La Villa, La Val and Badia - are set in some of the most stunning scenery in the South Tyrol. The skiing around these villages is varied and will suit all levels of skiing ability. The position is very central to the Sel...