Self-catering holiday homes: St Gervais les Bains

Make a holiday rental chalet or apartment in St Gervais, France your home away from home

St Gervais, France lies in the shadow of Europe’s largest mountain, Mont Blanc. It is a stunning resort which never fails to enchant first time visitors staying in a St Gervais apartment or rental chalet. St Gervais is one of the few resorts which manages to combine excellent skiing facilities, a huge variety of sporting options and the relaxing luxury of thermal spas with a range of excellent restaurants, bars and clubs.

Things to do on holiday in St Gervais, France

Whatever time of year you wish to take a St Gervais apartment there will be a huge amount of entertainment to fill your holiday. Although it is most famous for skiing, St Gervais has a huge amount to offer all year round. Paragliding (tandem available for first timers), indoor ice skating, hiking (snow shoe trails in winter) and horse riding excursions are available at any time of year.

During the winter, chalets in St Gervais are in huge demand as the skiing is excellent. With 420km of marked pistes and 68km of cross country skiing trails, there are pistes to suit all levels of skier, with 27 pistes for beginners and 29 testing black runs. Snowboarders will not be disappointed when staying in a St Gervais chalet either. The Mont Joux snow park is one of the best in the region.

During the summer, St Gervais welcomes a different set of adventure sport enthusiasts. Mountain biking and white water rafting taking advantage of the melting snow means that the town never has a quiet season, with walkers also flocking to St Gervais properties to tackle some of the 180km of marked trails. The melt water filled rivers are also filled with trout, which attract many fishermen during the spring.

What makes St Gervais really stand out from the Mont Blanc skiing resorts it is health and beauty centres. The town has been attracting visitors to rent self catering St Gervais property since the 1800’s, due the soothing, healing and anti-inflammatory thermal waters, which rise at over 30˚C. If you would like a day off from the hard work of skiing, hiking or biking, or would simply like to pamper yourself for a few days surround by stunning mountain scenery, a St Gervais chalet is ideally suited.

Places to holiday in St Gervais, France

St Gervais neighbour, Megeve, can lay claim to being the first purpose built ski resort in France. Megeve is a slightly larger resort than St Gervais, offering more facilities and nightlife, also offering rock climbing and golf during the summer and snowmobiles and heli-skiing during the winter.

Weather in St Gervais, France

Winter temperatures are obviously quite cold, averaging around 0˚C, from November until April, which is the length of the ski season. Summers however are very warm, averaging 23˚C in July and August, making it perfect for walking and riding.

Flights to St Gervais

Geneva Airport (GVA) is just an hour from holiday rental properties in St Gervais. EasyJet provide regular flights, and the SNCF provides daily services from Chamonix direct to the town.

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