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Y
OU PROBABLY
know that French ski
resorts are streets
ahead of any others
in the world but
you may not be so
aware that each has a unique
personality.
At the time of writing we
have 37 agents in our Alps
team, with a portfolio of well
over 1,000 properties. This figure
may well have risen by now
as we are recruiting new agents
to cope with the demand from
our international buyers.
Each of these agents live
and work in France and know
their local property market intimately.
They also know the best
restaurants, off-piste runs and
hiking trails too. Another common denominator is that they
all swear blind that their resort
has a feeling like no other.
Take the Three Valleys for
instance, this is actually eight
different resorts; Courcheval is
surrounded by forests, with the
surrounding stone and wooden
chalets lit up in the evening
by the towns twinkling lights.
It also has some excellent
nursery slopes making it ideal
The greatest ski resorts, most dramatic mountain passes
and the clearest blue lakes - it can only be the French Alps
for families and beginners.
Meribel has a reputation for
offering championship skiing
and recently hosted the World
Cup. Of course when you attract
the superstars of the ski world
you have to be able to accommodate them when they
want
to party and Meribel won't
let you down. It couldn't be a
bigger contrast to the charming,
cosy and romantic St Martin-de-
Belleville which is an authentic
Savoyard village with narrow
streets and even a traditional
clock tower.
The French Alps are more
French Alps
Heather
Byrne
is our area
coordinator
for the
Rhône-Alpes
CLOCKWISE
Courcheval; Meribel;
local speciality 'tartiflette';
Chamonix: Massif-des-
Bauges.
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