Resort Description
The mountain environment, nature, relaxation and an exciting change of scenery await visitors spending their family summer holiday in Méribel in the heart of the 3 Vallées area.
Young and old alike are certain to find plenty to interest them among the resort's many sporting and cultural activities. Sports lovers will be literally spoilt for choice while magic shows, concerts, and a chance to discover the local fauna and flora will be sure to delight those who prefer less energetic pastimes.
The surrounding area
An encounter with nature
- The La Vanoise National Park stretches from 1250 to 3855 m in altitude and offers 500 km of trails crisscrossing an outstanding natural environment. The network of trails includes some major routes crossing the area via the passes, with the chance to spend the night in one of the 40 refuges on this mountain range.
- The Tuéda nature reserve covers 1100 hectares, from Lake Tuéda to the Gébroulaz Glacier, taking in the Le Saut refuge on the way. A signposted botanical trail makes it possible to discover more than 80 varieties of alpine flora and one of the finest cembra pine forests in the Alps (pine trees with bluish needles).
Heritage and tradition
- The Allues museum
- Guided tour of the Church of Allues
- Visits along the Baroque Trail : in Saint-Martin de Belleville, the parish church and the Notre-Dame-de-la-Vie Sanctuary, the metal bell-turret of the Church of La Perrière.
- The Saint-Bon Church
Sports and leisure
Hiking and mountaineering
- With the Bureau des Guides (Guides office).
- Various walks or hikes : Tueda nature reserve, the Parc de la Vanoise, hiking by night, discovering mountain pastures and beekeeping, etc.
- Racing : beginners or improvers, individuals or groups, over boulders or glacier trails
- Climbing and canyoning on natural sites or artificial climbing walls.
- Beginners’ and improvers’ sessions in canyoning : abseiling, jumps, slides.
- Via ferrata at the Dent de Burgin and the Rosière Lake
Water sports
- The "Parc olympique" (Olympic Park) : at La Chaudanne (Méribel Centre), a 25-metre indoor pool, a fitness area, sauna and jacuzzi.
- Rafting and white water sports. AN Rafting.
- Lake and river fishing. Tueda Lake.
Aerial activities
- Paragliding. “Aéro Dynamique” .
- Ballooning: “Ski Vol” .
- Flying with the Méribel flying club
Other activities
- Tennis: 19 courts.
- At the Olympic Park: The Olympic ice rink with courses in hockey, figure skating, etc.
- Climbing wall
- Méribel golf course : 9 and 18-hole courses, 5281 m long, at an altitude of 1400/1700 m. One of the finest mountain golf courses in Europe with stunning views over the Dent de Burgin, the Saulire and the Roc de Tougne.
- Horse riding at the “Club Hippique du Bois d’Arbin” riding club.
- Acrobranche.
- Grass skiing, grass scooters, “déval’kart” (go-karting). ACTIV’Eté.
- Archery. EBT Arc
- Mountain biking : a 117-km circuit, with a height difference of 3976 m in the heart of the "3 Vallées" area.
- Spa treatments at the La Chaudanne hotel
Resort Fêtes and events
July :
- the "3 Vallées Tout Terrain” (3 Valleys all-terrain) : this event is organised around 2 rides, the "Free Bike" and the "Rando Tour".
- the 14th "Drive des Gourmets" (gourmet golfing) : 3 days of competition on an 18-hole golf course.
- the hamlet Festival (Méribel-Mottaret)
August: Magic Méribel (Magic Festival)
Resort transport
"Méribus" free shuttle buses provide connections between the resort's various sites from 8.30 a.m. to 8 p.m. (departure point 50 m from the residence).
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