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By planeIn the summer, several airlines fly to Lyon and Geneva direct from the UK.Lyon: www.lyonaeroports.com Geneva: www.gva.ch
By trainSavoie Mont Blanc’s two main cities, Chambéry and Annecy, are easily accessible by train.https://uk.voyages-sncf.com
By carFrom Britain, use the A6 or A39 motorways to quickly and easily head towards the French Alps. The Savoie and Haute Savoie’s towns, villages, valleys and ski resorts are easy to get to, whatever the time of year.
Église Ste-CatherineChâteau de Béatrix de Faucigny
Châteauxd’Avully
Grotte dela Glacière
Église
Esat la Fermede Chosal
Vieux BourgParc à bichedes Dronières
Église
Hameau de Doucy
Observatoire duBourget-du-Lac
Pont du18ème siècle
Scierie etmoulin de Raffort
Croq’Alp -La maison du goût
Plateaudes Glières
Bloc erratique sculpté
ChapelleSt-Jean-Baptiste
Fort du Mont
Téléphériquesdes Prodains et du Pleney
Funiculaireet téléphériquede l’AiguilleRouge
Téléphériquedu Brévent
Téléphérique de La Flégère
Téléphériqueles Grands Montets
Téléphériquede la Saulire
Téléphériquedes Grandes Platières
Téléphériquedu Transval
Maison de la réserve
Téléphériquede Bellevue
Musée de lafausse monnaieet des faux monnayeurs
Téléphériquede Rochebrune
Téléphériquede Rocharbois
TéléphériqueVanoise Express
Sentiersdu baroque
Téléphériquedu Mont Bochor
Téléphériquedu Bettex
Muséed’Art Sacré
Musée départemental de la Déportationet de la Résistance
Téléphériquesl’Olympique
et Solaise
Téléphériquedu Fornet
Funival
Téléphérique de la Grande Motte
FuniculairePerce-Neige
Forêt desÉpouvantails
Musée du prieuré
Route sculpturecontemporaine
Cromlech
Pierres à cupules
Chapelle du Cruet
Circuit des Hameauxet des Chapelles
Oratoire Notre-Damedes Sept Douleurs
Massifdes Bauges
Géopark
ALBERTVILLE
• Funiculaire
• Hameau de Vulmix• Hameau des Chapieux
• Atelier et Musée de torréfaction de café à l’ancienne• Musée des Minéraux et de la Faune
• Fort de la Platte• Fort du Truc
• Chapelle St-Grat
• Chapelle St-Grat• Ensemble d’architecture du XXème siècle
BOURG-ST-MAURICE
• Arc de Campanus• Vestiges des Thermes Romains
• Musée Faure• Temple de Diane• Tout pour coudre
• Aquarium du lac du Bourget
• Ensemble d’architecture du XXème siècle
• Maison des Jeux Olympiques• Musée d’art et d’histoire
• Cité de Conflans
• Église St-Grat de Conflans
CHAMBÉRY• Châteaux des Ducs de Savoie
• Cathédrale St-François de Sales• Chapelle du Lycée Vaugelas• Église Notre-Dame• Église St-Pierre de Lémenc• Portail St-Dominique• Sainte Chapelle des Ducs de Savoie
• Allées de la ville ancienne• Fontaine des éléphants• Grille de l’ancien Hôtel Dieu• Hôtel de Montjoie• Hôtels particuliers de la ville ancienne• Le Grand Carillon• Théatre Charles Dullin• Vallon des Charmettes
• Centre d’interprétation de la Rotonde• Galerie Euréka• Hôtel Cordon : Centre d’interprétation de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine• Maison des Parcs et de la Montagne• Musée des Beaux Arts• Musée des Charmettes• Musée Savoisien
• Rotonde SNCF
• Ensemble d’architecture du XXème siècle
ANNECY• Cathédrale St-Pierre• Église N.-D. de Liesse• Église St-François de Sales• Église St-Maurice• Monastère et carillon de la Visitation
• Quais et canal du Thiou
• Citia d’exposition• Conservatoire d’Art et d’Histoire• Musée-Château et Observatoire Régional des Lacs Alpins• Palais de l’Isle
• Arteppes• Artothèque-Bibliothèque Bonlieu• École d’Art d’Annecy• Espace Culturel de l’Abbaye• Galerie Chambre Claire• Images Passages• Musée Château
AIX-LES-BAINS
Pays d’art et d’histoire• Pays des hautes vallées de Savoie(Beaufortain, Maurienne, Tarentaise, Val d’Arly)• Pays de la vallée d’Abondance
ST-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE• Tour carrée
• Ancien Évêché• Cathédrale St-Jean• Cloitre et ancien réfectoire• Église Notre-Dame
• Musée de l’opinel
• Musée de l’opinel• Musée des costumes et des traditions populaires• Musée du Mt-Corbier
THONON-LES-BAINS• Fontaines, Places, Monuments
• Chapelle de Tully et ses abords• Église et Place de la Fontaine à Concise• Église Saint Hippolyte• Mémorial des Justes
• Ecomusée de la pêche et du Lac• Musée du Chablais
• Chapelle de la Visitation - Espace d’Art Contemporain
• Château de Ripaille
• Funiculaire de Rives
• Funiculaire
Liste des sources :constructions et ensembles urbains bénéficiant du label patrimoine XXème siècle de larégion Rhône Alpes ; l’ODAC ; la FACIM ; liste des sites, monuments historiques, inscritsou classés de Savoie et de Haute-Savoie ; Tistra (tourisme Industriel Scientifique et Techniqueen Rhône Alpes) ; villes et villages fleuris 2011 ; Sitra (Système information TouristiqueRhône Alpes)...
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VILLES ET VILLAGES FLEURIS 2011
Unesco Geopark label : Massif des BaugesMarchio Unesco Geoparco : Massif des BaugesLabel Unesco Geopark : Massif des BaugesEtiqueta Unesco Geopark : Massif des BaugesKwaliteitslabel Unesco Geopark : Massif des Bauges
LABEL VIGNOBLE ET DÉCOUVERTEVineyards and Discoveries labelMarchio Vigneti e scopertaLabel Weinanbaugebiete und EntdeckungenEtiqueta Viñedo y descubrimientoDe kwaliteitslabel “Vignoble et découverte“ (wijntoerisme)
LABEL UNESCO GÉOPARK : MASSIF DES BAUGES
• Funiculaire
• Usine d’embouteillage des Eaux d’Évian
• Palais Lumière
• Les jardins d’eaux de Pré Curieux
• Église
• Funiculaire
• Ensemble d’architecture du XXème Siècle
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS
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A holiday in Savoie Mont Blanc can be the perfect occasion to relax and get fit. For those who like a challenge, the area has plenty of new activities, as well as events, that will push one’s limit. This year again, Savoie Mont Blanc will host several stages of the Tour de France. The region has more and more cycling camps and sportives for cycling enthusiasts. The area is also a heaven for mountain-bikers.Savoie Mont Blanc also has a rich local gastronomy as well as beautiful vineyards open to visitors. www.savoie-mont-blanc.com
Savoie Mont Blanc Regions
Savoie Mont Blanc in the summer• 4 large lakes: Lake Geneva (Lake Léman), Lake Bourget,
Lake Annecy and Lake Aiguebelette.
• 2 natural regional parks: Bauges and Chartreuse
• 1 national park: Vanoise national Park
• 14 national and regional natural reserves
• 2 geoparks: Bauges and Chablais
Activities• 14,190km of marked hiking tracks• 6,323kms of marked cycling itineraries• 2,797km of mountain bike marked tracks• 107 parapenting sites• 284 equipped rock climbing sites• 48 Via Ferrata routes• 120 canyoning sites• 63 ‘parcours aventures’ (Go Ape)• 13 golf courses• 75 swimming pools• 81 beaches
Based in La Clusaz, Alpines Cols offers cycling holidays and training camps with qualified coaches. From the resort, 13 passes are accessible, making it the perfect place to stay. Alpines Cols organises weekend or week training camps, with accommodation provided in one of two beautiful hotels in La Clusaz (Hotel Beauregard or Alpen Roc). The training camp includes a support vehicle, technical talks in the evening by the coach, special coaching for people who are climbing mountain passes for the first time, and high-resolution photography of your days out. http://alpinecols.com
La Rosière hosts cycling camps supervised by Chambéry Cyclisme Formation. The programme includes tips from pros, cycling with a coach, and talks about training and mechanics. During their camp, cyclists will climb the Col du Petit Saint Bernard and San Carlo (Italy), La Madeleine, Les Lacets de Montvernier, Cormet de Roserand and the Col de l’Iseran. The camp costs €480 per person. This includes three nights in a four-star residence, all meals, the training, and a support vehicle. www.larosiere.net
Ex-pro Nicolas Roux organises a three-day tour of Mont Blanc by bike.The first stage starts from Les Saisies. Head to le Col des Aravis and cycle down to Le Grand Bornand. Climb the Col de la Colombière, and then go down to Chamonix via the Arve Valley. This first day covers 125km and a vertical ascent of 2,627m.The second stage starts with the climb of the Col des Montets and La Forclaz, before going down to Martigny. Climb the Grand Saint Bernard, then Aoste, and the beginning of the Petit Saint Bernard to arrive in La Thuile. This second day covers 167km and a vertical ascent of 4,524m.The third and last stage starts with the final climb of the Petit Saint Bernard, followed by Bourg Saint Maurice, le Cormet de Roselend, Beaufort-sur-Doron and the ultimate climb of the tour: the Col des Saisies. The last stage covers 101km and a vertical ascent of 3,030m. The trip costs €690 for the three days, with three nights in three-star hotels, meals, help with the equipment, and tips from pros.The tour is organised from 29 June–1st July and 9–11 September, by JMD Organisation, Les Saisies.www.lessaisies.com
Special training
The road of the Col de la Colombière, a classic climb in the Tour de France, is now equipped with signs showing how many kilometres are left before the top, the gradient of the slopes, and so on. The climb has also been fitted with a timing system. The principle is simple: a personalised timing chip measures the time taken to cycle the Col, and automatically transfers the information to the TIMTOO website. Cyclists can compare themselves to other cyclists or try to beat their own time. Small and self-contained, the TIMTOO® chips can be rented at Le Grand Bornand Tourist Office for €3 or bought for €36.www.timtoo.com
Currently, around 90 climbs are equipped and the aim is to set up TIMTOO® Cycling Timing Systems on all the best circuits in Savoie Mont Blanc.
Chambéry Cyclisme Formation also organises two cycling camps in Le Grand-Bornand and one in the Beaufortain. www.chamberycyclismeformation.com
Jean-Lou Paiani, a pro cyclist from the Megève Club des Sports, organises training camps to get people ready for sportives. He took second place at the MR Race 100km in 2015 and won the Time Megève Mont Blanc.www.paiani-so.comhttp://megeve.com
Three-star hotel Neige et Roc in Samoens organises a six-day/five-night cycling camp. Day 1 : Welcome drinks.Day 2 - 76km: Col de Joux Plane – Morzine-Avoriaz. Col des Gets – Taninges – Samoëns: Day 3 - 101km: Col de Châtillon-Cluses – Col de la Colombière. Borne – Bonneville – Châtillon – Samoëns. For the fittest riders: Col de la Colombière – Grand Bornand – La Clusaz – Col des Aravis – Flumet – Megève – Cluses – Châtillon – Samoëns: 133kmDay 4 - 78km: Mieussy – Col de la Ramaz – Col de l’Encrenaz – Côte d’Arbroz – Morzine – Col de Joux Plane – Samoëns. Day 5 - 48km: Climb the Fer à Cheval, then cycle up to Samoëns.The cycling camps take place in June, early July and September. www.neigeetroc.comwww.samoens.com
Morzine is hosting a stage of the 103rd Tour de France on Saturday 23 July, as well as the Etape du Tour on Sunday 10 July.
New for 2016: Morzine has launched a tourist offer.www.morzinemountaincycling.com
It offers cyclists a wide range of services: marked and mapped routes, signposted mountain passes, cycling events, introductory courses, and more.Morzine is a cyclist’s paradise, with 15 mapped itineraries starting from Morzine, 25 mountain passes within 50km, and an international reputation thanks to it hosting 22 stages of the Tour de France. Morzine has an exceptional natural setting, with routes leading through an incredibly varied landscape: green valleys, forests, mountain pastures, and along lakes and rivers.For each route, cyclists can find a description, along with detailed information on distance, vertical ascent, average time required, and water supply points. The website includes downloadable tools (maps, profiles, GPS tracks) as well as a free mini-guide. A printed version of the mini-guide is available at the Tourist Office, free of charge.
Morzine has a wide range of accommodation that offers specific services for cyclists, as well as shops hiring and selling everything cyclists might need.
Morzine organises a cycling camp from 12–19 June. This includes six cycle rides with a coach, talks from experts about diet, physical training, osteopathy, a massage, and more. Participants can also test equipment from Scott. The Morzine-Haut Chablais sportive registration fee is included (it takes place on Sunday 19 June).
The camp costs €600 per person when excluding accommodation. For €1,000, the price includes accommodation at a three-star hotel, the Alpen Roc.
Timed climb of La Toussuire, 30 July The climb from St Jean de Maurienne to La Toussuire was part of the Tour de France in 2006, 2012 and 2015. The timed climb starts in the centre of Saint Jean de Maurienne and registrations are done on the day.
Grimpée Cycliste Morzine-Avoriaz, 14 August This is a steep 14.6km climb between Morzine and Avoriaz. Besides the sport performance, the challenge includes comparing yourself to the 33-minute record established by Bernard Hinault on 12 July 1979 during stage 15 of the Tour de France.
Cyclosportive la Madeleine, Saint François Longchamp, 14 August Founded in 2003, the Cyclosportive de la Madeleine cycling event continues to evolve each year providing participants with courses of incomparable beauty and breath taking scenery. Three courses are available for all mountain lovers, with a common challenge, namely that of climbing the legendary Col de la Madeleine, a mountain pass that has figured 23 times in the Tour de France.
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The Critérium du Dauphiné will take place from 6–12 June, and most of its itinerary will be in Savoie Mont Blanc. Created in 1947, it is seen as a warm-up to the Tour de France.
The Tour des Pays de Savoie becomes the Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc. It takes place from 16 to 19 June. The itinerary includes : Chambéry, Cluses, Cruseilles - Alteralpa, Modane - Valfréjus, Moutiers - Coeur de Tarentaise, Saint-Martin-La-Porte, Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne.
Savoie Mont Blanc hosts three stages of the 2016 Tour de France, from 21–23 July: Sallanches – Megève (21/07); Albertville – Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc (22/07); Megève – Morzine-Avoriaz (23/07).
Special offer for the Tour de France: from 20–23 July, Chamonix Valley is at the centre of the new stages of the Tour. Close to the Barrage d’Emosson, Megève, Saint-Gervais and Sallanches, Chamonix Valley is an ideal place to stay to follow the tour.From €210 for three nights.www.chamonix.com
Take part
Time Megève Mont-Blanc, 5 June This year the race starts from Sallanches. Cyclists can choose between three circuits: 80km, 114km or 135km.
Cyclosportive Morzine-Haut Chablais, 19 June With its choice between the 150km or 100km route, this cycling event is a genuine mountain cycle race. The longer option, with its 3,500m of vertical ascent, is the perfect event with which to prepare for big alpine races such as La Marmotte, L’Étape du Tour or La Haute Route.
Cyclosportive, La Grand-Bo, 26 June Participants can choose between three circuits : 100km with 1,500 of vertical ascent, 123km with 3,000m of vertical ascent and 135km with 3,400m of vertical ascent. All covers legendary passes liken Croix Fry and Colombière.
To find out about more events, visit www.savoie-mont-blanc.com
becoming a top mountain biking destination. Three bike parks are opening this summer: a technical park in Bramans, a park in which to practise enduro in Bessans, and a park in which to work on speed in Lanslevillard. www.haute-maurienne-vanoise.com
The new area in Les Arcs 1800, Espace Mille8, has a new mountain biking run for beginners. It is free to access the run via the Villard gondola.www.lesarcs.com
Courchevel already has many runs for all levels, from beginner to expert. A new run has been built for this summer, starting from the top of the Saulire at 2,738m and going down to Le Praz at 1,350m. Bikers will enjoy 1,500m of vertical descent with breathtaking landscapes.www.courchevel.com
The bike park in La Plagne has three new runs: one blue, one red and one black.www.la-plagne.com
Four new circuits are opening in Le Grand-Bornand, and four others have been reworked. The resort now has 148km of signed tracks, with 13 itineraries. www.legrandbornand.com
Les Menuires is opening a new slope called Les Girauds. It is an easy, family friendly run, accessible by the Roc gondola.www.lesmenuires.com
Expert mountain bikers can take part in freeride camps in Les Portes du Soleil to improve their technique and learn how to increase their speed.Prices start at €90.Ecole de VTT Synergie: +33 (0)6 87 39 00 [email protected]
Tignes bike park and Val-d’Isère bike park are linked and free to access. There are 150km of runs and five lifts (three in Tignes and two in Val-d’Isère).
Roc des Alpes in La Clusaz, 17–19 JuneIncluding enduro competitions, a gear test, and entertainment.www.rocdesalpes.com
Enduro du Beaufortain, 18–19 Junewww.lebeaufortain.com
Pass’Portes du Soleil, 24–26 June80km of itineraries between 1,000 and 2,250m in altitude.www.passportesdusoleil.com
3 Vallées Addict Tour, 9–10 JulyMountain biking races for all levels, and entertainment in the resorts.www.les3vallees.com
Transmaurienne Vanoise, 20–24 JulyCross-country races across the Haute Maurienne Vanoise.www.transmaurienne.com
Shiver Hunter, Les Arcs, 5–7 AugustA weekend of mountain biking contests. Open to all.www.lesarcs.com
For a challenge
MB Race, Megève, 1–3 July140km ultra-marathon with 7,000m of difference in altitude.http://mb-race.com/
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Crankworx, Les Gets, 15–19 JuneLes Gets is hosting the only European stage of Crankworx – the international mountain biking festival. Over five days, the world’s best mountain bikers will compete in different types of contests, including Slopestyle, Dual Speed & Style, the Pump Track Challenge, Downhill, and the Whip-Off Challenge.
Trials World Cup, Les Menuires, 9–10 JulyThe MTB Trials World Cup is taking place in Les Menuires from 9 to 10 July. The resort will welcome 120 mountain bikers from 12 different countries.
Trials World Cup, Albertville, 20–21 AugustAfter Les Menuires, Albertville will host the World Cup.
Blanc where electric bikes can be hired.More and more resorts are offering trial sessions, including Megève and Aussois.Les Gets is the first resort to offer self-service access to electric bikes with GetsLib’. It can be used by anyone and is intended to complement the local transport service.
Gourmet e-toursLa Maison du Vélo in The Albanais organises e-bike tours called Chambott’élec. Head to the Chambotte panoramic point to enjoy beautiful views of Lake Bourget and stop to sample some local produce.It costs €55 per person, for a minimum group size of four people.www.lamaisonduvelo.com
In La Clusaz, Evolution 2 organises café/croissant tours with electric bikes from 8am to 10am. It costs €35 per person.www.laclusaz.com
Virée Découverte takes place once a week in Le Grand-Bornand. For €40, participants can hire an electric bike for the day and get a map with a detailed itinerary. The tour includes a visit to a Reblochon farm and lunch in a mountain hut.www.legrandbornand.com
Every Thursday evening, e-mountain bike tours are organised in the Val d’Arly. Bikers start from the village of La Giettaz, and, accompanied by a guide, head to a mountain restaurant. An apéritif is served facing Mont-Blanc, followed by dinner. Participants cycle down at night wearing head torches. It costs €79 per person and includes the bike, helmet, guide and meal.
E-bike racesIncreasingly, road cycling and mountain biking events are welcoming electric bikes, including events such as E-Roc during the Roc des Alpes, the Pass’Portes du Soleil, the Diamant VTT in Les Saisies, and the 3 Vallées Addict Tour.