Meribel Les Allues is the original village of the Meribel valley and very much at its heart and soul. It is situated 7km below Meribel centre, the main resort. Meribel Les Allues has a pretty little centre with five very established restaurants all of which also have their own bars. This cha...

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...

Montgenevre is set at one end of the extensive Milky Way ski area, reaching over to Sestriere and Sauze d'Oulx in Italy. It's a convenient and pleasant village with a fair-sized area of intermediate slopes, particularly attractive to beginners and early intermediates wanting to do some longer run...

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...

Mottaret is a satellite village of Meribel and has excellent access to the slopes and the whole Three Valleys area with most of the accommodation being ski-in / ski-out. It is a purpose-built resort developed in the 1970's and has limited nightlife, although there are a few good bars, restaurant...

Reberty, and adjacent lower lying Bruyeres, are relatively new resort developments situated at 1,950 metres (Reberty) and 1,750 metres (Bruyeres). They are both approximately one kilometre up the valley from Les Menuires and just below Val Thorens. They are small developments (but growing every y...

Serre Chevalier is one of those rare French gems, which is generally overlooked by the British and is certainly very under rated. Described by some as 'Provence in the snow' (it enjoys on average 300 sunshine days a year) it has lots of small family run hotels and restaurants housed in old stone ...

You could be forgiven for having driven past the turn off for Sainte Foy (on the road up to Tignes and Val d'Isere) without giving it a second thought. However, this charming mountain hamlet has long been the preserve of locals and off-piste enthusiasts, keen to sample the uncrowded slopes and su...

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...