- Tourism in Savoy: the tourist offices with all the local resources.
- Sports and outdoor activities: outdoor entertainment, walks, hiking, climbing, gliding…
- Skiing: nearest resorts
- Adapted activities: Some ideas for activities for people with reduced mobility.
Tourism in Savoy
Chambéry Tourist Office: – tourist information on the Chambéry agglomeration; weather and webcams of the local ski resorts. The Soldanelles cottage is on the Challes les Eaux et les Vignobles territory. Actually only in french; English version under construction.
Tourist Office of les Aillons: Les Aillons: small village in the heart of the Bauges, departure of many hikes. Family winter sports resort
Savoie Mont Blanc: all about tourism in Savoie and Haute-Savoie.
Parc des Bauges: discover the Bauges mountain range: the environment, hiking, outdoor activities, local products, gastronomy and “tutti quanti” !
Sports and outdoor activities
Mountain bike rides: mountain bike hikes; sort by department and refine by choosing your search criteria; plenty of mountain bike routes in the region and beyond, for all levels.
Hikes from the cottage,see our suggestions and topos.
Hook-branch: an activity for all ages and all levels. You will find several nearby sites:
- “D’un arbre à l’autre” in La Féclaz, in the shade of the forest (24 km from the cottage),
- Accro’lac Aiguebelette, 3 places where you can climb trees around Aiguebelette lake (29 km from the cottage),
- and also “acro-aventures” in Talloires (80 km from the cottage) with many other activities, most of them wheelchair accessible: Laserbattle, Forest of the Senses, Treasure Hunt, Orientation Course and Velopark.
The llama educational farm, 13 km from the cottage, welcomes you to share pleasant, fun and educational moments with their llamas (visits, walks, animal mediation, treasure hunts, etc.).
Flying over Savoy site of the CSVVA, one of the largest glider clubs in France, located in Challes les Eaux. Baptisms by appointment
Ski touring: Ski touring site (in french !). The latest releases published on this reference site.
Nearest ski resorts
Les Aillons-Margeriaz: 2 spots, same administration. 1- Aillon le Jeune (downhill and cross-country skiing), 18 km from the cottage, 25 minutes; 2- The Margeriaz (downhill and cross-country skiing), 26 km from the cottage, 35-40 minutes; the best compromise travel time/service for the downhill skiing.
Le Revard: 3 connected resorts form the domain “Savoie Grand Revard” -La Feclaz (downhill and cross-country skiing) 22 km from the cottage, 30 minutes; -Le Revard (downhill and cross-country skiing) 27 km from the cottage, 35 minutes; -St François de Sales (cross-country skiing) 27 km from the cottage, 30 mn.
The 7 laux: 55 minutes from Curienne by the motorway to Grenoble (49 km), the 2nd “large” and close resort for downhill skiing: vast ski area 1400-2300m, about forty slopes oriented West / North-West.
Le collet d’Allevard: located 48 km (1 hour) from Curienne, a large and close alpine ski resort: 1400-2100m, 27 slopes.
St François Longchamp: a little further, but the closest to the major resorts of SAVOIE: 77 km by motorway (1 hour); 1400-2500m; Valmorel related domain.
In one hour by highway, 2 large ski resorts :
- St François Longchamp : 1400-2500m ; linked to Valmorel ;
- Orelle: the quickest access to the 3 valleys: 600 km of slopes over 4 resorts, from 1600m to 3200m; Val Thorens, the highest in Europe – says the ad –, Les Menuires, Miribel and Courchevel.
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Adapted activities
Belvedere du Revard: A breathtaking landscape. View over the cliff on a window! Remarkable, with the equivalent of an orientation table in the form of vertical windows to identify the peaks. 28 km from the cottage.
Mandrin’s lair: Many activities; an original, fun and educational visit: 6 rooms, mysterious and disturbing atmospheres to discover Mandrin. Accessible in a wheelchair. A route to discover the region of the Savoy foreland. (42 km from the cottage).
“Acro-aventures” Near Lake Annecy in Talloires, a magnificent adventure field that has not forgotten the PRM with its forest of the senses very pleasant and playful. To do with your family. (80 km from the cottage).
“Live-loisirs-nature-adaptés”“: This non-profit organization offers in the country of Thônes (82 km from the cottage), all formulas of walks in machines adapted to any kind of disability for PRM. Surprising: anything becomes possible! Go to their website, you’ll be confused.
In winter, come and enjoy the joys of skiing, accompanied by a motivated professional from the French Ski School (ESF). At Aillons-Margériaz, the closest resort to the cottage, you can try the individual handiski course lasting one and a half hours; you will be there in 40 minutes by road, always clear. You could possibly find elsewhere in Savoie, but at the cost of kilometers of road: Les Karellis, Val Thorens, La Plagne, etc… In any case, remember to book in advance.
Handitourism – What you have not yet found, you will find it from this portal. Have a look to the “promenades confort”, 47 walking routes adapted (filter by theme “Walking for all”) for people with reduced mobility.