Resort Description
A charming and flourishing village set around a medieval-style Grand-place, overlooked by its green bronze onion-dome church tower (a listed monument in the Haut-Faucigny) and town hall façade, with old quarters full of narrow streets, small squares, fountains and washing places.
The Megève Museum retraces the country and pastoral life of the region. Le Haut de Val d'Arly Museum: discover the Savoyard heritage in an old farm. The Hamlet chapels and Way of the Cross: a former place of pilgrimage made up of 14 chapels. It is also a lively resort with everything you need to make your holiday a total success.
Whether you're looking for invigorating sporting activities or just want to relax, whether you're with friends or family, Megève is a resort that offers something for everyone.
The surrounding area
Numerous excursions are laid on: Chamonix, Courmayeur, Aoste, Turin, Annecy, the Mont-Blanc Tramway, etc.
Sports and leisure
Mountain activities : rambles, hiking, climbing, mountaineering, canyoning and mountain biking.
Whitewater sports : rafting, hydrospeed, canoraft, miniraft, catamaran on the Arve, Giffre and Durance rivers.
Mont-d'Arbois Golf Course.
Palais des Sports : Olympic skating rink, swimming pools (heated outdoor Olympic swimming pool, a 70-m water slide, an indoor heated swimming pool, a heated indoor pool for children, saunas, hammam and trampoline), 17 tennis courts, climbing wall, body building facilities, gymnasium, dance studio, table tennis, crazy golf and water fairground.
Horse-riding : at the Les Coudrettes riding centre and the Ranch de la Daylle.
- Grass tobogganing: 2 X 550 m long courses on the Jaillet slopes.
Relaxation, beauty and health cure.
Paragliding, clay-pigeon shooting, fishing, bowling and bridge.
Resort Fêtes and events
- July/August : "Nuits d’été" Music Festival (all musical styles)
- July : 12th Megève Jazz Contest..
- July : 19th Rochebrune Mountain Bike Cross-Country Race
- July : 25th "Cross des Crêtes" (Mountain crest race)
- August : 18th International Clay Pigeon Shooting Week.
Shops and Services
The resort is full of life throughout the summer with shops, restaurants, cinemas, casino, discotheques, shows, exhibitions, and all sorts of events: sports competitions, classical and jazz concerts, folk shows, fairs, etc.
Plan of the pistes
To see a plan of the Porte du Soleil pistes Click HERE
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