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Apartment |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 6

Val Claret in Tignes

£unknown / week

1 night minimum stay

Changeover flexible

5 out of 5

4 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Balcony/terrace, car advised, no pets allowed

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About the home

Beautifully presented apartment with all mod cons. 1 Double room and 1 Twin plus a double sofa bed in the lounge.
All prices now include linen and towels.

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The Rhone / French Alps / Savoie region

Tignes is made up of five villages: Brevieres, Boisses, Lavachet, Le Lac and Val Claret. Val Claret is the highest of all the villages.

Tignes was a farming communities that also profited through smuggling from nearby Italy.

In 1952 a dam was built in Tignes and this meant that the village would be completely buried beneath the newly created Lac Du Chevril.

It has been rumoured that locals tried for years to disrupt building works using resistance-style tactics.

The dam was supposed to provide 10% of France's electricity. Ironically however, France soon joined the nuclear age and the power was never used.

Interestingly, the lake is drained every 10 years, and you can walk among the remains of the drowned village. The lake was last drained in the spring of 2000.

The lake is now used to charge up a storage battery as a backup if ever the ski resort should suffer a power cut.

The dam has become a landmark for Tignes and now has a huge figure of Hercules painted on its walls, known as the Giant of Tignes.

Government contributions meant that Tignes could re-invent itself as a ski resort. In April 1967, the developer Pierre Schnebelen and the Savoie Department were able to use funds originally intended for a 55,000 m2 development at Lavachet, to develop fully the resort at Tignes.

The building of Residence Bollin was actually home to Pierre Schnebelen, he occupied the top floor penthouse. Obviously taking the best view for himself!!

The close proximity with Val d'Isere, has enabled these two snow sure world-renowned resorts to team together creating the Espace-Killy skiing range named after Jean-Claude Killy, the famous French skier, who won three gold medals in the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble.

You can ski over 300km of terrain, serviced by 96 lifts with a carrying capacity of 149,425 persons an hour, from the villages of Le Fornet and Val d'Isere to Le Daille and Tignes.

The Espace-Killy has a history of hosting the most prestigious events. The 1992 Albertville Olympics saw a number of events being held in the Espace-Killy range.

Tignes hosted the freestyle skiing with Val d'Isere hosting the prestigious Giant Slalom, Super G and downhill events.

Tignes continually strives to improve itself. In 2006, the new leisure center Le Lagon in Tignes Le Lac opened. It's a short walk or free bus ride from Val Claret.

The Tignes / Val Claret area

Tignes hosted the freestyle skiing with Val d'Isere hosting the prestigious Giant Slalom, Super G and downhill events.

Tignes continually strives to improve itself. In 2006, the new leisure center Le Lagon in Tignes Le Lac opened. It's a short walk or free bus ride from Val Claret.
Skiing, Lake

How to get there

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By Car:

The quickest ferry channel crossing is by the Folkestone-Calais route. The crossing takes approximately 35 minutes and is very quick and efficient.
For more information, operators, timetables and prices see:
www.ferries.com

Please bear in mind that during the winter months services can be affected by the weather and a lengthy delay before you even get on the ferry is not the best start to your holiday.

Eurotunnel is my preferred method if going by car, it is much more reliable and flexible, however during school holidays can be quite chaotic especially on the French side coming home. For more information and fares go to:

www.eurotunnel.com

Most of the motorways in France are toll roads and the return journey between Calais and the apartment costs approximately 87.00 Euros.

From Calais take the A26 towards Arras, St Quentin & Reims. At Chalons sur Mame, head towards Troyes and Langres then Dijon. From Dijon head towards Macon and just before Lyon take the A46 towards Chambery. This takes you round the East side of Lyon and on to the motorway into the Alps. From Chambery head to Albertville, then Moutiers, Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Tignes.

From Calais, the journey is approximately 600 miles and takes roughly 9 - 10 hours. Watch out for the radar speed traps - you have to pay cash for any on the spot fines and the French Police do not take credit cards!! Remember the upper speed limit is 130 kmh / 80mph on French Motorways.

A European route planning service for your journey to Tignes is available from the following sites:

www.theaa.com

www.multimap.com

By Air:

There are regular flights from all over the UK to Geneva, Chambery or Lyon where you can either get ATS (Airport Transport Service – see links) or hire a car. Alternatively there are some public transport coaches available.

Geneva 2 hours 45 mins 105 miles

Chambery 2 hours 15 mins 88 miles

Lyon 2 hours 50 mins 136 miles

www.alpski-bus.com

www.a-t-s.net

www.geneva-taxi.ch

Activities near Tignes

Reviews

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12 Mar 2013

“Fantastic Appartment” Excellent appartment, was exactly as described, clean, bright, recently decorated, modern and fresh. Loved the large entrance hall with heated boot racks. Ski in and ski out was great to... more

14 Feb 2013

“Great location.” Had a week in Residence Bollin 21 and it's location is second to none - ski in, ski out, no stairs or lift to negotiate, ski locker in entrance and a secure apartment. The apartment itself could be improved with the addition of a few items, namely, better bedside lighting in both rooms & some means of sweeping up the numerous crumbs from the french bread. The addition of the boot heaters in the hallway was much appreciated. We too had no satellite TV during the week we were there, so I would strongly suggest taking along a few DVD's to watch if you just want to chill out in the evening.

04 Feb 2013

“Great place to stay, excellent value and brilliantly located” Having just returned from a weeks stay at Residence Bollin 21 we couldnt have wished for a better apartment. Brilliantly located where we can ski straight to the ski lift from our front door in a... more

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04 Jan 2012

“Great value and excellent location” We decided to book this apartment following a search on the internet and the details were well suited to our needs. It is in an excellent location with direct access to the main lift via a short ski of 100 meters or you could walk which takes no more than 5 minutes on level ground. The furnishings were as described and there was more than enough storage space. It is one of the few places we have stayed in where you do not constantly fall over your cases!! The kitchen is compact [only one person can be in it at a time] but has every thing you need. Unfortunately the sky tv was not working while we were there but the free wireless internet kept our teenagers happy in the evening.

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 6
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	22 Dec 12	29 Dec 12	1000£ 1000	-	-	1 Night
	29 Dec 12	4 Jan 13	1650£ 1650	-	-	1 Week
	12 Jan 13	18 Jan 13	800£ 800	-	-	1 Night
	2 Feb 13	9 Feb 13	1100£ 1100	-	-	1 Week
	9 Feb 13	15 Feb 13	1600£ 1600	-	-	1 Week
	16 Mar 13	22 Mar 13	1300£ 1300	-	-	1 Week
	6 Apr 13	13 Apr 13	1350£ 1350	-	-	1 Week
	13 Apr 13	20 Apr 13	800£ 800	-	-	1 Week

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

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

Payment in Euros available, Cheque preffered but Paypal an option.

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