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Simply enjoy the beautiful scenery with the majestic
Ecrins peaks or try out
one of the many activities available. The
‘Altiforme’
is the perfect well being centre: sauna, Turkish and
Californian baths, beauty treatments, massage, and
gym. Other leisure activities in Serre Chevalier include outdoor
pool complex, white water rafting, air boat and
Canyoning courses, tennis club … with many
more activities such as an adventure parc are in the neighbouring
villages.
The village of Chantemerle at Serre Chevalier has all the
shops and restaurants you will need during your
holiday but in any case the larger fortified town of
Briançon is only a
few miles away.
Serre Chevalier opens its
altitude area this summer from:
20th June – 30th August 2009.
The cable car of Serre
Chevalier will be the first lift to open on 20th June
then the Prorel gondola
and the Bachas &
Casse
du
Bœuf quads from 4th July.
The area is opened to walkers, MTB, paragliders and to anyone who
enjoys a picnic or a meal in one of the numerous
mountain restaurants...
Enjoy white water sports, rock climbing, MTB, thermal
baths, swimming pools and many other things...
Places of interest in Serre Chevalier
·
Canal
and Mill museum
·
Notre Dame des
Neiges: a gorgeous place at
2200m where a pilgrimage takes place every summer.
·
The mining heritage of the region of Briançon is exceptional.
The working techniques have remained traditional
until the closing of the installations in the 1960.
Here, you can find several objects that have
disappeared from the other mining areas since the
19th century.
Childcare in Serre
Chevalier
COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU COLOMBIER
GARCIN Patrice
Téléski
du
Colombier
05330 CHANTEMERLE
0033 492 24 16 91
Archery
An hour:
- Adult 6 euro
- Child 5.40 euro
Trampoline
1/4h: 1.9 euro per person
The session 20 mn
Water attraction - Toboggan for
children
1.7 euro /child
Pedalkart
2 euro adult and child
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JUNGLE PARC
JEZEQUEL Sylvaine
Parc des Colombiers
05330 SAINT CHAFFREY
0033 687 89 95 19
The adventure parc for children from 4 years
old - 26 games in the trees.
Minimum height 1.05m
€10 for one hour.
LA BULLE D'AIR
Parc des Colombiers
05330 CHANTEMERLE
0033 687 89 95 19
Inflatable castles. Terrace, drinks and ices.
From 2 years old.
4 euros one hour until 3 years old.
5 euros 3yrs+
Garderie
‘Les Poussins’
From 8 months - special times and babysitting
available - From 9am to 5pm. Booking required. The
kindergarten sets in the Serre
d'Aigle shopping center, next to the main shops
and services.
- 9am to 12am : 22 euros
- 1 morning + meal 9am to 1pm : 29 euros
- 1 morning + meal 9am to 2pm : 34 euros
- Full day (lunch & afternoon snack included) :
43 euros
- 1 afternoon with snack 1.30pm to 5 pm : 25
euros
Chantermerle - 0033 4 92
24 03 43
Garderie
’ Les Schtroumpfs’
This is located in nearby village of Villeneuve.
0033 492 24 70 95
Children from 6 months, everyday from 8am-5pm.
Activities depend on age. 1hr - €8, 1 day -
€39. Possibility to arrive before 8am and stay
after 5pm - €10/hour.
Club des Chevaliers: for children from 7 to 14
- Monday to Friday: sportive and cultural activities
between 9am and 5pm. Situated in the Fantaski chalet at the bottom
of the Serre
d'Aigle shopping center.
+33 (0)4 92 24 15 70.
mairie-st-chaffrey@wanadoo.fr
Les Petits
Aigles: Children from 3 to
6. Without lodge. Limited to 8 children. Open 6th
July 2009 – 28th August 2009, everyday from
Mon-Fri from 07.45am – 6pm. ½ day -
€13, day - €18. Week or 5 non-consective days - €81.
Meal - €6. Sports activities etc.
+ 33 (0)4 92 24 29 31
mairie-st-chaffrey@wanadoo.fr
Climbing
Bureau des Guides et Accompagnatuers de Serre Chevalier
0033 492 24 75 90
13yrs + - 3 half days courses.
Amenities in Serre
Chevalier
Bakery,
cash point, supermarket, tobacconist, chemist,
laundrette
Eating Out and Entertainment in Serre Chevalier
Bars, restaurants,
cinema, 2 night clubs, shops
Serre Chevalier
activities highlights and contacts
Paragliding
- Come and discover the valley of Serre Chevalier with a
duo-paraglide together with a professionnal.
Junior duo-flight: c 60€ - Discovery: c85
€
Action duo-flight: c130 €
Exclusive: Individual training: learn to fly alone
with your instructor during private lessons.
Information and booking:
Tel: 33 (0)4 92 24 17 41
parapente@axesse.com
Water activities:
Parcours
de
rafting
19 € to 32 € - Contact family : 25
€
All Serre Chevalier tour
with grill party : 62 €
Child (under 12) : 19 €
Hydrospeed
30 € to 34 €
Canyoning
1/2 day : 45 € / 48 € - Day : 80
€
1/2 day child : 35 €
Air boat
30 € to 34 €
Chantemerle
Chanteguisane
swimming pool
Waterslide
Tél. 33 (0)4 92
24 08 54
10am - 7pm.
Swimming pool and waterslide
10.30 am - 06.30 pm
Adult entry: 3.50 euro
Child entry: 2.50 euro
Free for children under
4.
Mountain bike
route:
several signed
tracks
Descent from the Prorel
14km
Connection between Briançon - Chantemerle 10km
Descent from Serre
Chevalier to Saint Chaffrey or Chantemerle
Descent from l'Aravet
12km
Descent from Fréjus 12km
Connection Villeneuve -
Le Monêtier 18km
Serre Chevalier cycling
club organizes with its members weekly tours : join them.
Serre Chevalier sets in
the heart of the French Alps, a famous place for
cycling. Tour de France, Giro, Dauphiné
libéré, Serre-Che
Luc Alphand. What can be
more normal when you see everyday places as Izoard, Galibier, Granon, Montgenèvre, Lautaret.
Mountain bikes can be hired from many sports shops in
Serre Chevalier. E.g Sport 2000 in Chantemerle. Cross country
adult bike from €16 for half day. Day -
€23. Children from €8 for half day. Day -
€11.
Riding club:
Tel. 33 (0)4 92 24 78 61 - 33 (0)6 84 14 39 76
Training and
rides :
One hour : 18 €, 2 hours : 34 €
10 hours : 145 €
Multiactivitiessession :
145 €
Training course of horse-ball : 18 €
Private
lesson :
Adults : 33 € / hour
Children from 3 to 5 : 12 € / 1/2h - 5 lessons
: 53 €
ch.serreche@wanadoo.fr
Rambling: You will find within all the area of
Serre Chevalier, several
picnic tables.
Descent from Notre Dame des neiges 2h30
La Croix de la Nore loop
25mn
Connection Prorel -
Serre Chevalier cableway
upper section 2h
Descent Prorel - Serre
Ratier 2h
Descent Serre
Ratier - Chantemerle 1h30
Descent Serre Chevalier
- Ratier 1h30
Connection Briançon - Chantemerle - Villeneuve
Descent from l'Aravet
2h
Descent from Fréjus - 2h
Connection Villeneuve -
Le Monêtier
3h30
Crête des Lauzières 1h
Descent towards le Monêtier 1h30
Via Ferrata -
Free use - little
difficult and difficule -
access : 20mn from the top
section of the Chantemerle cableway - Via
ferrata : 105m of
vertical drop - Total 2 hours. Two lines of 2
different difficulties. The highlights : A cliff
which overlooks Serre
Chevalier at 8120'
Go-karting:
Go-kart ring for adults and juniors. Formula one ring
from 3 yo. 10-12am and
2.30-7.30pm
Tel. 33 (0)4 92 24 78 44
contact@circuitserrechevalier.com
Other
activities:
Basketball, archery, trampolining, paintball,
volleyball, skateboard park, tennis,
rollerblading
BUREAU DES GUIDES & ACCOMPAGNATEURS DE SERRE
CHEVALIER
05240 LA SALLE LES ALPES
0033 492 24 75 90
Climbing school:
From 9 am or 1.30 pm: 42 euro for 3 hours
From 4 pm: children: 32.50 euro / adults: 36.50 euro
(2 hours)
Private lessons from 4 pm only:
- 40 euro per hour for 1 to 2 people
- 60 euro per hour for 3 to 4 people
High climbing School
1 day session from 140 euros
Canyon
From 50 euro, equipment supplied
Via Ferrata
Children : from 28 euro
Adults from 35.50 euro
Hiking
1 day: 30 euro
1/2 day: 16.50 euro
"Destination 4000" mountaineering 3 days
course: 325 euro per person
- Discovery of the glaciers: 50
euro
VTT
1/2 day course
- child : 27 euro
- adult : 40 euro
GRANDS BAINS DU MONETIER
Over 4500m2 dedicated to rest and relaxation!
The outside pool, open in winter and summer, covers
over 300m2 and is equipped with a wide variety of
water features and effects: fountain jets, river
chute, relaxation zones and outside Jacuzzi.
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…
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.
Rock climbing areas
La
Salle les Alpes
Le
Bez
Grades: from 3 to 6b - Access: above Pontillas lake. – 80m
height gain. – Nice well equipped crag on
granite.
Outdoo
wall
in Villeneuve
Le
Monêtier les Bains
Pantalon Grades: from 3
to 5+ - Access: 10mins, opposite service station.
Bolted. Extra info: overhanging 20m rappel into
space.
Le
Casset
Grades: from 3 to 6b bouldering - Access: On right
after village of Le Casset on way to Le Lautaret. Numerous granite
blocks for bouldering.
La
Petite Casse
Grades: from 3 to 6b bouldering - Access: Les Guibertes road towards Briançon. On right, walk
up through field at foot of pine forest.
La
Grande Casse
Grades: from 3 to 5 - Access: Chemin des Espagnols, piste side. –
15m height gain. Limestone boulders roughly 150m from
Charvet. 15mins.
Puy
Maubert
Grades: from 3 to 6c - Access: 3km from Le Monêtier on way to Le
Lautaret, 300m after Le
Casset road on right.
Several 15-25m limestone crags. Excellent equipment.
Around 30 routes
Falaises
de
l’Eperon
Grades: from 3 to 6b – Access: 1km after Le
Pont de l’Alpe on
right – Path to cliff, 25mins. Very interesting
climbing.
Les
Lauzières
Grades: from 6 to 7b. – Access: 1km after Le
Pont de l’Alpe on
right of Eperon. –
Several equipped routes, between TD and ED;
right-hand routes are shorter but harder.
White water activities
With its source at the Col du
Lautaret, the Guisane follows the Serre Chevalier valley. The
Guisane hasn’t got
any steep-sided gorges or raging torrents, so makes
it the ideal place for an introduction to mountain
water sports. However it can get fast and strong as
it reaches Briançon.
Time – 2hrs and 8km long. Gradient of 1.7%.
Grading of Cl II/III (4)
- E1/2.
Route is Le Monêtier les Bains – Chantemerle.
No particular difficulties, apart from the Guibertes rapids (4) that have
a 300m steep section.
All the above information is for information only.
For the most up-to-date information please visit the
resort tourist office website
SerreChevalier Tourist
Office
Tél. + (33)
(0)4 92 24 98 98
contact@ot-serrechevalier.fr
BP 20 - 05240 Serre Chevalier –
France
Access to Serre
Chevalier
By Road: Driving distance from Calais to Serre Chevalier 613 miles
(9hrs50)
Take A36 through Reims,
Dijon A6 Maçon
, Lyon then A432?A48 to Grenoble. Take N91 then follow
signs for Serre-Chevalier.
By
Rail:
Briancon
railway station is
6 km from the resort.
From
Paris:
Direct night train to Briançon, Daytime : via
Valence or Grenoble
Oulx Direct TGV (high
speed train) - 4.30 hours (35km from Briançon)
From
Lyon or Grenoble:
Direct trains to Briançon from Grenoble or Lyon
Direct trains to Oulx
from Lyon and Chambery
Bus connections
with TGV Paris-Grenoble
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
Chamberyis
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 is 295km
from Serre Chevalier (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.
SHUTTLES:
Briançon
railway
<=> Serre Chevalier
villages
Prices according to the distance.
Autocars
Rignon : +33 (0)4 92 21 00
56
Oulx
railway
station <=> Briançon railway
station
16,80 € return
+33 (0)4 92 20 47 50
Grenoble
railway<=>
Serre
Chevalier
Compagnie VFD - +33 (0)4
76 60 47 08 - Daily service
Turin
Bus station <=> Briancon-Serre
Chevalier
On Saturdays and Sundays.
Everyday from and to Claviere on the Italian border
(20km from the resort)
Need an Airport Transfer? Prices from
£111 per person based on
4 sharing a private return taxi from Grenoble Airport to Serre-Che. Call our
reservations team for details on 0844 576 0170 or
email reservations@peakretreats.co.uk
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