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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-Chevalier was rated by clients amongst Peak
Retreat’s top 5 resorts for good weather
in 10/11. It’s not surprising as the resort is
actually part of the Provence Cote d’Azur
region (ok at a stretch!) but the average number of
days of sunshine is greater than most resort in the
Alps. That said snow conditions have a track record
of being excellent too.
Serre Che Resort
Opening Dates
Serre Che opens on
10/12/11 and closes on 22/04/12
Follow
the links below
Voted one
of the top resorts for
Intermediates
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 10th December 2011 – 27th April 2012.
Booking required.
At Serre Chevalier 1350 (Chantemerle) - children from
8 months – 5 years which is conveniently
located at the foot of the main slope, right in the
centre of the resort and on the ESF Kindergarten.
From 8.45am-5pm.
Rates 2011/2012:
-
1 day (meal + afternoon snack) : 52 euro
- 1 morning 8.45am – 11.30am : 24 euro
- 1 morning + meal (9am - 2pm) : 37 euro
- 1 afternoon with afternoon snack 1.30 - 5 pm : 28
euro
-
Meal 11.30-2pm: 29 euro
Peak Retreats can pre-book
in Sterling
£:
6 x mornings + meals £180 per child,
6 x afternoons + snacks £153 per child or
6 x full days + meals £283 per child.
Please call us on 0844 576 0170 and quote your
booking reference.
List of babysitters available from tourist office.
Snowmobile – snow bike circuit for
children aged 5-10 years during French school
holidays. From 2pm-6pm.
Tel +33 492 24 82 80
Night
Skiing
in Serre Chevalier, ideal
for children
Villeneuve village
For children, a beginner’s run (green slope
Mickey) is open from 5pm to 9pm, Tuesdays and
Thursdays during school holidays.
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, cinema.
Thermal baths
In Montier les Bains hot springs run through this
authentic village (42c). There are shuttles running
every 20 mins from Chantemerle (where Adret
& Le
Hameau du Rocher Blanc are located) to Montier
les Bains. It’s about a 20 min bus ride from
Chantemerle.
GRANDS BAINS DU MONETIER – at foot of the
slopes.
Panoramic bar restaurant facing the glaciers is open
all year from 12h.
Opening times 2011/2012:
02/12-16/12 and 09/01-10/02 and 12/03-08/05
Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun – 10am – 9pm
Tues, Wed, Thurs – 2pm – 9pm
COSTS:
2hr entry - €18 for adults, 3hr entry - €21
2hr entry - €8 for children, 3hr entry - €9
17/12-08/01 and 11/02-11/03
Everyday 10am-10pm
COSTS:
2hr entry - €18 for adults, 3hr entry - €21
2hr entry - €8 for children, 3hr entry - €9
€5 supplement for over 18’s area.
Over 4500m2 dedicated to rest and relaxation! You
have access to face and body treatments (included in
2hr access).
‘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.
‘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. 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)
Open Dec – middle March
Entry:
Adults: 2 euros
Children: 1 euro
Children under 6: free
Skate rental
Price: 3 euro
School holidays 2pm to 8pm. Wednesdays extra opening
from 8pm to 10pm. Out of school holidays 2pm to 8pm.
Karting
Parc des colombiers
Ph.: 33 (0)4 92 52 60 60
E-mail address
Dec-March
Adults: from 14 years old, 10 min 22 euro
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
Paragliding
Experience a flight above the ski area, 1000 meters
of vertical drop: €80
Session mini-flights from €60
Bureau des Guides
Ph.: 33 (0)6 62 76 53 54
Night on the slopes
Compulsory
bookings for the following activities
48h in advance at the Serre Chevalier ski pass sales
points or by telephone:
+33 (0)4 92 25 55 00
Go behind the scenes of the ski area
Visit the artificial snowmaking facilities. Discover
the work of the piste groomers: preparing the
slopes,…
Every
Wednesday – from 5:30pm to
9pm
Meeting
point: Fréjus Gondola in
Villeneuve
Price:
25€/person - 6 days or more ski pass holders:
10€.
Ride under the stars
Visit at nightfall the ski area on a grooming
machine. Enjoy exceptional views from the mountain
tops, beneath the starry skies. Sunset if the
schedules and the time enable.
Every
Thursday – from 5:30pm to
9pm
Price:
25€
Ride on a piste grooming machine + Dinner in a
mountain restaurant
Aboard a piste grooming machine. Enjoy exceptional
views from the mountain tops. Typical alpine dinner
in the midst of the pistes at the high altitude
restaurant Chalet Hôtel of Serre Ratier.
Tuesday
during school holidays only –
from 5:30pm to 11:30pm
Price:
50€/person, all inclusive
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 (3 hours)
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
Serre Chevalier's free ski shuttle buses take you
from one end of the valley to the other, stopping at
many convenient points along the Route
Nationale.
It is free for all those with a valid lift pass or
Carte d'Hote.
The buses run between 07:50 in the morning and 18:20
in the afternoon from Briancon [Serre Chevalier 1200]
up to Le Monetier les Bains [Serre Chevalier 1500].
There are night shuttles between 19.30-23.30
so you can enjoy the thermal baths in Monetier les
Bains. Buses run from Briancon – Monetier les
Bains.
See 2011 Briancon/Monetier
timetable
These buses run from 17/12/11 – 22/04/12
normally.
The local resort bus for Chantemerle village that
takes you from slopes to accommodation and vice versa
runs from 08.30-17.30. See 2011
timetable
Airport transfers
Please enquire for Serre Chevalier transfers (private
taxi).
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