Location: Les Houches in France
Nearest Airport:
Geneva at 90
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Nearest Train:
Les Houches at 1
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Nearest Motorway:
Les Houches at 1
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 50
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Car: recommended
Les Houches is a pretty Alpine village in the Chamonix valley. It has a wide variety of restaurants, bars, supermarkets, shops, post office, bank, a very helpful tourist office - & its own new fast ski lifts. Chamonix, with its many night clubs is only 5 km away. Les Houches' tree-lined ski areas cater for every type of skier, with many green, blue & red runs - but also the black runs of the World Cup Downhill race, held every year. The Mont Blanc ski-pass provides access to 700 km of varied runs including Les Grand Montets & plenty of off-piste skiing including La Vallee Blanche, as well as snowboarding. Spring & summer bring wild flowers & wonderful walks along both the valley & the high balconies - all with spectacular views of Mont Blanc. Other activities include biking, paragliding, rafting, tennis & golf. Young children are also well-catered for with adventure & animal parks. The pleasures of Italy are only 20 minutes away, through the Tunnel to Courmayeur & Aosta.