Make a holiday rental, home, or cottage in Combloux, France your home away from home

Holidaymakers looking for a fun filled vacation with plenty of scenic views may like to try Combloux in France. It is a beautiful village with lots to do and see within the Rhone-Alps region of Eastern France and is close to the border with Switzerland. Here visitors will find numerous different places to stay including self catering accommodation, B&Bs, cottages, chalets and campsites.

Things to do on holiday to Combloux, France

Combloux is a lovely resort for skiing holidays in the winter with easy access to the ski lifts, hire shops and slopes. The resort offers wonderful downhill and cross country skiing as well as ski schools for people of all ages. The mountains and lakes provide great settings for walking, cycling and horse riding in the warmer months. Tourists can try many other activities here too such as tennis, mountain biking, climbing, summer sledging, canyoning and hot-air ballooning. Golf enthusiasts will find a few courses within close proximity to Combloux including one at Megeve, which is just four kilometres away. The lakes and other waterways in the region are suitable for swimming, fishing, swimming, canoeing and white-water rafting. Visitors will find a number of bars, cafes and restaurants offering traditional French fare as well as fast food. Self catering holidaymakers can purchase food and drink from a couple of stores selling regional produce. There are also souvenir and craft shops always within 10 minutes of Combloux.

Places to visit on holiday to Combloux, France

There are a number of interesting places to visit in Combloux including ornate buildings such as the Ormaret Chapel and St Nicholas Church. There are several other wonderful religious buildings nearby including the Church of Notre Dame de la Gorge about 15 kilometres away. Chamonix is just 20 minutes away and has some interesting museums to visit as well as being home to Europe’s largest mountain, Mont Blanc. The Mont Blanc tunnel to Italy is also located in Chamonix. Geneva in Switzerland is an hour away by car and has many interesting museums, parks and historic buildings and Lake Geneva is a very popular tourist destination.

Weather in Combloux, France

The warmest time of the year to visit this part of France is generally July and August when the average daily maximum temperature is approximately 22.5 degrees centigrade. January is the coldest month with average highs of 3 degrees centigrade, although the temperature can fall below zero with plenty of snowfall on higher ground during winter. The wettest month tends to be September with an average rainfall of 400mm.

Travel to Combloux, France

Across the border in Switzerland, Geneva International Airport (GVA) is just over an hour’s drive from Combloux. A large number of airlines have flights to Geneva International Airport from various destinations across the world. easyJet covers the most cities including Amsterdam (AMS), Brussels (BRU), London-Gatwick (LGW), Madrid (MAD), Paris-Orly (ORY), Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) and Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN) as well as many others. Car hire firms such as Alamo, Avis, Budget Europcar, Hertz, National and Sixt are all represented at the airport, with desks in the Arrivals level.