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There are actually 13 villages in total forming Serre
Chevalier.
Chantemerle (Saint Chaffrey or Serre Che 1350
as the locals call it) is a mixture of modern and
traditional and offers a good selection of mini
supermarkets, restaurants, bars, nightlife and a
fitness centre. Chantemerle village centre is at the
foot of the slopes.
The other villages
close by are Villeneuve, Briancon & Montier les
Bains. Villeneuve
is a purpose built ski
village at 1400m offering great central access to the
ski area of Serre Chevalier. It also has the
traditional cobbled streets giving it a real French
resort feel. Well catered for with shops, bars and
restaurants. Briancon is a town rather than a village
and Montier les bains is home to the Serre Chevalier
Spa.
Driving on ice at the Circuit de glace and skating
on ice are just two well-loved winter pursuits! You
can also go horse riding, swimming at Piscine
couverte des Iscles, use the fitness suite and
thalasso-therapy at Espace Thalasse Forme, snow
scooting and parapenting. You can even learn to drive
a piste groomer!
For those after the night-life during their Serre
Chevalier holiday, try the Baita disco open till
5am.
Serre Che Resort
Opening Dates
Serre Che opens on
11/12/10 and closes on 25/04/11
Follow
the links below
Why Serre-Chevalier?
·
Large ski area with mixture of wooded/open runs
·
Good snow record & excellent sunshine conditions
·
A friendly resort ambience
Serre Chevalier has acquired the Famille Plus &
Top of the French Alps label for its childcare
facilities. Please view here to
view more information on the Famille Plus & Top
of the French Alps label.
Les Poussins
Tel: 0033 492 24 03 43. Chantemerle
Open from 15th December 2009 – 23th April 2010.
Booking required.
At Serre Chevalier 1350 (Chantemerle) - children from
8 months which is conveniently located at the foot of
the main slope, right in the centre of the resort and
on the ESF Kindergarten.
From 9am-5pm.
Rates 09/10:
- 1 day (meal + afternoon snack) : 49 euro
- 1 morning 9am - 12am : 23 euro
- 1 morning + meal (9am - 2pm) : 36 euro
- 1 afternoon with afternoon snack 1.30 - 5 pm : 27
euro
Snowmobile – snow bike circuit for
children aged 5-10 years during French school
holidays.
Tel +33 492 24 82 80
Night
Skiing
in Serre
Chevalier
Villeneuve village
For children, a beginner’s run is open from
5pm to 9pm.
Sledge runs in Chantemerle & Villeneuve
Sledge areas specially equipped for children; at the
bottom of the runs in our resort:
Chantemerle
- At the bottom of Luc Alphand slope, a sledge
run especially for the youngest.
Villeneuve
- A sledge run next to the ski-lift of
l’Aiche.
- A Sensations + slope at the Micky half pipe.
Childrens Ski Lessons in Serre Chevalier
Children can ski from 3 years old in Serre Chevalier
with ESF.
Peak Retreats can pre-book this. See here for
details.
Paragliding, hot water baths (in Montiers les Bains),
sauna, snowshoeing, horse riding, horse drawn
carriages, sleigh rides, skating (2 natural rinks and
1 artificial) swimming, snow scooter, ice driving
school, ice cave, bowling, fitness studio.
Thermal baths
In Montier les Bains hot springs run through this
authentic village (42c). There are shuttles running
every 20 mins from Chantemerle (where Eterlou,
Best
Western & Le Hameau du
Rocher Blanc are located) to Montier les Bains at
the moment until around 7.30pm although plans are
place to extend this to around 10.30pm for Winter
09/10 as the Montier les Bains Spa closes at 10pm.
It’s about a 20 min bus ride from Chantemerle.
GRANDS BAINS DU MONETIER – at foot of the
slopes.
Over 4500m2 dedicated to rest and relaxation!
‘Grands
Bains’ zone
The outside pool covers over 300m2 and is
equipped with a wide variety of water features and
effects: fountain jets, river chute, relaxation zones
and outside Jacuzzi. It’s regulated at 36c.
The indoor pool is over 300m2 and is fed by
naturally heated hot water with a Jacuzzi,
water-massage course, bubble beds, underwater shower
columns, micro-bubble zones and
spouts…It’s regulated at 36c.
Around the indoor pool: three traditional Roman bath
features (frigidarium, tepidarium, caldarium), steam
room, salt-water pool, mineral grotto, musical
grotto, steam/fog makers… and children’s
area.
Indoor relaxation rooms as well as terrace-solariums
upstairs.
Adult (2hrs): 17€
Child (2hrs): 7€
Family ‘2 adults + 2 children’ (2hrs):
43€
‘Romano-Irlandais
(Romano-Irish)’ zone
Exclusive zone reserved for those over 18, with
saunas, steam rooms, outside pool, range of private
shower facilities, terrace-solarium with Jacuzzi and
waterfall,
Adult (3hrs): 23€
This ticket gives access to the ‘Grands
Bains’ zone and the ’Romano-Irlandais
(Romano-Irish)’ zone
‘Health
& Beauty
Institute’
The ‘Health & Beauty Institute’
offers you a range of made-to-measure and 1 to 6-day
treatment programmes: hydrotherapy care using natural
mineral water (water-massage baths, jet
showers…), face and body treatments, luxurious
scrubs, wraps and toning treatments.
Walks
There are roughly 25km of snowy paths that run the
entire length of the Serre Chevalier valley. You
might like to take a day off and explore the local
natural environment by taking a walk along the river
Guisane from Briancon to Le Lauzet. See Tourist
Office for details.
Ice Rink (Chantemerle)
10h - 12h and from 15h30 - 19h30
Snowmobile
Motoneige Sun Scoot
Chantemerle
0033 492 24 21 70
10h-12.30h and 15h-18h
-Excursions on snow mobiles (about 1h), book in
advance
-Rider + passenger : 80 euros
-Passenger behind the guide : 20
euros/pers
-Sledge drawn by the guide's snow mobiles : 2
children from 5 to 12 yrs/sledge : 20 euros
- Snowbike circuit for children from 5 to 10
years old at the car park Le Pontillas (during the
french school holidays). From 2 pm to 6 pm.
- 1 ticket : 3 euros
- 4 ticket : 10 euros
Swimming Pool
Villeneuve
0033 492 24 74 04
From 2pm-8pm. 25m x 7m + paddling pool.
c€3/adult
c€2/child
Many restaurants and bars, cabaret, cinemas,
nightclubs, theatre, cinema.
Other amenities in Serre Che
Supermarkets etc. banks, post offices, dry cleaners,
garage, doctors, dentists, cash points, bureau de
change. Market days Serre Chevalier 1200 Wednesday
mornings, Serre Chevalier 1350 Thursdays, Serre
Chevalier 1400 Tuesdays, Serre Chevalier 1500 Fridays
(to be confirmed).
All the above information is for information only.
For the most up-to-date information please visit the
resort tourist office website
Serre Chevalier
Tourist Office
Office de Tourism de Serre-Chevalier
Tel: +33 492 24 98 98
www.serre-chevalier.com
By Road: Driving distance from Calais 613
miles (9hrs 50)
Take A36 through Reims, Dijon A6 Maçon, Lyon
then A432/A48 to Grenoble. Take N91 then follow signs
for Serre Chevalier.
By Rail: Briancon is nearest station (4km) and
served by a direct night train. TGV from Paris to
Grenoble.
Briancon
railway <=> Serre Chevalier
villages, shuttles every
20 mins between railway station and all the villages
of Serre Chevalier between 7.30am and 6.15pm. Prices
according to the distance.
Autocars Rignon : +33 (0)4 92 21 00 56
Airports:
Turin Airport (Italy) is
125km from Serre Che (1 ½ hours)
www.aeroportoditorino.it
Grenoble Airport is 154km from Serre Che (2 ¼
hours)
www.grenoble-airport.com
Chambery is 174km from
Serre Chevalier (2 ¼ hours)
www.chambery-airport.com
Lyon-St Exupéry is 251km from Serre Chevalier
(2 ¾ hours)
Connection by bus from
Saint Exupéry airport or Grenoble railway
station –
www.vfd.fr
www.lyonairport.com
Geneva Airport to Serre
Chevalier is 295km (3 ¼ hours)
www.gva.ch/en
Marseille is 300km from
Serre Chevalier.
Bus service (www.navettesblanches.com)
- €90 per family, €35 per adult and
€17 per child return. Meets one BA flight and
one easyJet flights from London Gatwick until
28/03.
Getting around
Serre-Chevalier
Ski Bus Express – Grand Serre Chevalier
There is a shuttle service to take you around the
valley that runs approximately every 30 minutes
during the day. Tickets prices vary depending on the
trip.
From December 19th 2009 to April 10th 2010 (subject
to modifications)
Serre Chevalier > Briancon / Chantemerle / La
Salle les Alpes / le Monetier les Bains. The usually
run until 7pm.
Village Shuttle
Make the most of the shuttle buses that operate in
all the Serre Chevalier villages and take you from
where you are staying to the foot of the pistes from
8.30am to 5.30pm.
Airport transfers
Please enquire for Serre Chevalier transfers (private
taxi).
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