La Foux D'Allos holiday ski apartment rental, Haute Verdon with walking, beach/lake nearby, balcony/terrace, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Val D'Allos Apartment-Cheap! (apartment)

Home description

The apartment has a cabin style bedroom (1 double bed) with a concertina door across from the living area, separate toilet and bathroom (with bath and shower). Bunk beds in the hallway with a pull-out bed underneath to be used in the living area if required.

The living area itself has a table to seat 6 people a fully equipped kitchenette, including a rotisserie and a slow cooker (perfect to cook a casserole whilst skiing), plenty of storage space and a large (double) sofa bed. The apartment has a balcony with a mountain view and a lift to rest those weary skiing legs.

There is a parking space with the property and a ski locker in the basement. The area has fantastic skiing for novices and intermediates (41 runs in La Foux alone and another 24 in Le Segnius). For the expert skier there is plenty of off-piste skiing. There is a brand new 6 man chair lift in the village that whizzes you up the mountain.

The people are friendly and there are not the huge crowded runs like you get in the Northern Alps. The resort is predominantly a weekend resort so you can have the pistes to yourselves Mon-Friday (except French School holidays). There are other activities including ice skating, ice-driving, cross-country skiing and walking. The mountain restaurants and the whole resort is a lot cheaper than the Northern Alps as is the rest of the resort.

Apartment lies in the centre of La Foux	View from Balcony to inside
Foux D'Allos Village

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The Rhone / French Alps / Haute-Savoie region

Highest Ski Resort in the Southern Alps and an unrivalled snow and sunshine record - gives a perfect combination. A Large ski Area - 6th Largest in France - 260 Km of slopes. Alpine runs, snow parks and unlimited powder. There are traditional villages in the surrounding area and 1000 km of way marked trails through mountains and forest.

La Foux D'Allos / Haute Verdon area

Winter entertainment includes: downhill skiing, Ski school, cross-country skiing, kindergarten with children's activities, child-minding, toboggan area, ski excursion itinerary, snow shoeing treks, paragliding, driving on ice, ice rink, winter festivals and several discos.

Foux d'Allos is situated at an altitude of 1800 m and is a typical Southern Alps high mountain resort. Founded in 1937 it is entirely timber-built, creating a warm friendly atmosphere. The ESPACE LUMIERE linking the Foux d'Allos and Pra-Loup skiing areas has created one of the largest skiing areas in the Southern Alps, providing 235 km of pistes for the enjoyment of experienced and athletic skiers.

In summer you have a fabulous choice of activities to plan your holiday. "Paradis des Enfants" is a leisure park installed in a beautiful environment of greenery and proposes a multitude of activities and facilities: games, pedal-boats, canoes, archery, climbing, trampoline, mini-golf, electric 4x4s, quads circuit, golf driving range, giant chess board, tennis, basketball, downhill mountain biking with chair lifts, water sports on the River Verdon and in addition to a 15,000 m2 man-made lake with water slide for bathing and fun, for young and old!

You will be able to take advantage of more than 1,000 km of trails in the Val d'Allos that have been waymarked. Both experienced and less experienced walkers will find an outing to suit them, and it will enable you to discover the magnificent landscapes and natural setting that surround Allos. In certain places there are viewpoints of the Pelat massif and the Mercantour National Park that are unique.

The hike to Allos lake is a beautiful excursion: follow the D226 from Allos for 13 km, use the car park located at the terminus. Allow for approximately 1 hour for a leisurely walk to the lake, along a trail of discovery of landscapes and plant life. At the lake, you will not be disappointed by the grandiose sight of this mass of azure blue water nestling in the shade of a cirque whose naked peaks tower over a green carpet of flowers, larches and firs.

Experienced walkers (with the right footwear) will be able to go on to Mont Pelat (3,050 m) to enjoy the breathtaking panorama from this height and loop round from there to the Petite Cayolle pass and to the Pas du Lausson (allow for approximately 6 hours of walking with an altitude difference of 620m).

How to get there

Foux D’Allos is a village located at 1.800m of altitude in the East of the department in the valley of the high Verdon and the Valley of Allos in edge of the park of Mercantour. Dominated by the Pelat Mount, Large Seolane and the solid mass of the Three Eveches.

It is appropriately a 2- 2 1/2 hour drive in the Winter from Nice airport. In the summer this can be less.

FLIGHTS
Fly to Nice (from Manchester, Liverpool,Gatwick, Luton, Stanstead, Bristol, Newcastle, Belfast various airlines inc Easyjet,Jet2.com and British Airways) - distance to La Foux D'Allos - 137Km
Fly to Marseille( from Stanstead with Ryan Air, Gatwick with Easy jet) - distance to La Foux D'Allos - 187Km
Fly to Toulon( from Stanstead with Ryan Air) - distance to La Foux D'Allos - 199Km
Fly to Nimes (from Luton, Liverpool, East Midlands-all Ryan Air) - distance to La Foux D'Allos - 305 Km
Fly to Grenoble (from Luton Gatwick and Bristol with Easyjet) - distance to La Foux D'Allos - 189Km

Car hire from Airport - Nice, Avis, Budget, Eurocar - various others available - see airlines websites

www.trainprovence.com
Train -from Nice changing to a bus at Thorame Train station - journey time including changes approx 3 hours
Train from Digne Train Station changing to a bus at Thorame Train Station - journey time including changes approx 3 hours

www.SNCF.com
Overnight Fast train (SNCF) from Paris available to Digne. Transfer to a private coach from Digne to Allos Arrives in La Foux D'Allos 1800 at 11h15 (subject to timetable changes) (coach Haut Verdon Voyages : Tel France: 04 92 83 95 81)

Every Saturday Ski Bus from Marseille TGV - cost approx Adult: 46 Euros Return & Child 37 Euros Return

Dep - Marseille - 15H arrives in La Foux D'Allos - 19H
Dep - La Foux D'Allos - 10H arrives in Marseille - 14H

Activities near La Foux D'Allos

Facilities

Further details indoors:
There are cupboards in both the living and bedroom as well as an open wardrobe in the bedroom. There is also a wardrobe by the bunk beds. The bunk beds are situated by the front door opposite the bathroom and toilet. There is a door that separates this area from the lounge/kitchen. Blankets and pillows are available but sheets and pillow cases will need to be brought. These can be hired in the resort-check on booking.

There is a TV/DVD player, CD player as well as various board games. The kitchenette has been newly equipped: it has a mini-oven/grill/rotisserie, a Slow Cooker (perfect for cooking hot stews, chillies etc whilst out on the slopes), fondue set and all cutlery and utensils.

The sink is a full sized sink making it easier to wash up than the average studio flat. The toilet and bathroom are separate. The bathroom has a bath with an overhead shower with a large hot water tank.

Further details outdoors:
The balcony is large enough to seat 2-3 people with a table. There are lifts to the 2nd floor and the ski locker is based in the basement. The nearest bars, restaurant and supermarket are approx 50m.

The village itself is man made but it is in keeping with the alpine surroundings, all clad in wood - no large concrete buildings or tower blocks. There is a charming square just below the lifts, where locals congregate and watch the world go by.

La Foux 1800 is connected by the Ski lift system to Pra-Loup and it is also connected by regular ski bus to Val D'Allos 1500 (le Seignus) and 1400(Allos). It is a 10 min drive to these resorts. Allos is a traditional village and is where a lot of the locals live.

There is plenty to do in both the summer and winter in the surrounding area including hiking, mountain biking, skiing, horse-riding, leisure park including outside pool, adventure parks, quad-biking, Para-gliding, archery, white water rafting, fishing (no permit needed), tennis courts, ice-skating and discos. The famous gorge du Verdon is nearby as is Lac D’Allos.

Further details

The flat is available to rent mainly from Saturday to Saturday during the ski season but arrangements could possibly be made for any differing requests outside of school holidays. Weekend rentals are also available.

The keys will be picked up locally at an agency and they are on hand every day if any problems arise. Please note prices quoted are per week per rental of the whole flat. Arrival Saturday afternoon after lunch - please check for times. Departs Saturday morning -please check for times
Smoking is allowed on the balcony only.

Conditions

There will be a refundable breakages and cleaning deposit that is required. This is 300Euros paid locally to the agents when you arrive. There are blankets available but sheets, pillowcases and towels will need to be brought or hired.

Should you arrive late then arrangements can be made to pick up the keys at a bar and then the paperwork can be sorted the next day.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Speing Ski Season	21 Feb 09	12 Apr 09	397£ 339	10590	210179	Flexible
Spring to Summer	12 Apr 09	12 Jul 09	300£ 256	0-	170145	Flexible
Summer - Peak	12 Jul 09	16 Aug 09	400£ 342	0-	170145	Flexible
Summer to Winter	16 Aug 09	6 Dec 09	300£ 256	0-	170145	Flexible

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

20% Discount for a fortnightly booking

Preferred Currency Euros paid directly to agent in France.

Tax payable locally - 0.35Euros per day per person over 13 years (A French law).

Caution Deposit- paid locally 300Euros.

25% to secure booking payable up to 6 weeks before you go.

Weekends outside school holiday - 2 nights=210Euros and 3 nights=240 Euros.

Other dates avail not SAT to SAT outside school holidays - please ask.

Availability

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Advertiser joined: Dec 2005 This Property added: Dec 2005