Luxury Chalet - Sunny, spacious country house ideal for a fun family holiday with friends — Property 26043

Sunny, spacious country house ideal for a fun family holiday with friends

Halfway between two lakes, surrounded by woods and fields, with panoramic views of Jura mountains, this fabulous chalet is well equipped with everything you need for a relaxing family holiday including bikes, full-sized pool table, jacuzzi, table-tennis table, model railway, video projector and DVD player. The house is perfect for cycling holidays since it is relatively flat around the lakes and there are numerous cycle paths which allow traffic-free access to beaches and historic places.

Location Gals, Bernese Lake District Gals < Lake Biel - Seeland < Mid Switzerland < Switzerland

Gals, Bernese Lake District Gals < Lake Biel - Seeland < Mid Switzerland < Switzerland

 marks the location of this property in Gals

Availability for the Luxury Chalet in Switzerland

Last updated on:

Monday, 21 July 2008

Changeover day:

flexible

Rental rates for the Luxury Chalet in Switzerland

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Notes to the rental rates

• Reduced prices for smaller groups outside high season
  
• Reductions for stays of at least 2 weeks.
  

Accommodation and Facilities for the Luxury Chalet in Switzerland

Local Facilities

Beaches and children's playgrounds at lake Biel and lake Neuchatel 5 minutes by car or 15 minutes by bike. Lakeside open-air swimming pool with waterslide at Le Landeron, 5 minutes by car or 15 minutes by bike. Swimming pool complex with waterslides and many open-air and indoor pools at Neuchatel, 10 minutes by car or 40 minutes by bike. Sports centre at La Tene 5 minutes by car or 15 minutes by bike. Hiking and mountain biking in Jura mountains. Numerous small wineries with wine-tasting. Excellent restaurants in Gals and in nearby villages and towns, gourmet restaurant 5 minutes walk from house. McDonalds 5 minutes by car. Large shopping mall at Marin, 5 minutes by car.

Nearby Places of Interest

Historic town of Erlach on lake Biel with medieval castle and beautiful views of the surrounding countryside. Famous St. Peters Island can be accessed from Erlach either by boat or via a natural causeway by bike or on foot. Beautiful old towns of Le Landeron and La Neuveville on lake Biel with quaint narrow passages, lakefront promenades and pavement cafés. Wine-growing village of Twann with spectacular hillside gorge. Beautiful lakeside town of Murten with historic buildings, romantic views and delightful shopping arcades. Fascinating medieval town of Avenches built on old Roman city of Aventicum, once the capital of Switzerland, with Roman remains including amphitheatre. Elegant university city of Neuchatel with picturesque harbour, medieval buildings, shopping centre, lakefront promenade and beautiful views of the alps. Boat trips on lakes, including '3 lake daytrip' on lakes Biel, Neuchatel and Murten.

Day Trips

The Bernese Oberland with Grindelwald (Eiger northwall), Wengen and Meiringen (of Sherlock Holmes fame) are easily reachable by car or train. Lakes Thun and Brienz are surrounded by Alps and between them is the famous resort of Interlaken (60 minutes from Gals). On a clear day you can take the moutain railway up the Jungfraujoch where the views across the glaciers are stunning. Lucerne (90 minutes from Gals) is a jewel at the heart of Switzerland, a beautiful city of spires, popular for its covered wooden bridge with historic gable paintings and surrounded by the magnificent Rigi and Pilatus mountains. Lake Geneva (60 minutes from Gals) is bordered to the south by the French Alps and to the north by vineyards and the Jura mountains. From the north shore you can catch a boat to the medieval village of Yvoire (in France), situated on a peninsula in the lake and famous for its beautiful flowers. Other well-known cities on the lake include Geneva, Lausanne, Montreux and Evian-Les-Bains.