Vallorcine: Hotels and accommodations
Accommodation in Vallorcine
The Balme area is accessible from Vallorcine; it is suitable for mountain biking, hiking, and skiing. Since 2004, Vallorcine has been connected to the Balme ski area by a gondola lift.
Anyone wishing to find and book a hotel in Vallorcine should focus their accommodation search on this location.
Winter and landscape
Vallorcine’s connection to winter is reflected in its link to the Balme ski area. The gondola lift has provided this connection since 2004, while the Balme area is accessible from Vallorcine and offers mountain biking and hiking in addition to skiing.
Nature
The Vallon de Bérard nature reserve in Vallorcine consists predominantly of alpine and nival elevations and features small remnant glaciers. It is a former glacial cirque with four hanging glaciers; diverse flora grows on crystalline blocks and scree slopes.
At the Cascade de Bérard, a new footbridge built on the right bank of the torrent welcomes visitors. The Via Ferrata de la cascade de Bérard includes Tibetan bridges, a wooden footbridge, a beam, monkey bridges, climbs on rungs, as well as traverses using handrails and footholds.
Culture and history
The bell tower of the parish church of Notre-Dame contains three bells that are protected as historic monuments. The church is located in an avalanche corridor and is protected on its eastern side by the two arms of an imposing stone “Turne” or “Tourne.” In the Vallorcine dialect, this term refers to a prow-shaped protective wall above a building.
The Musée la Maison de Barberine, musée vallorcin, is located in a restored traditional Vallorcine house dating from the early 18th century in the hamlet of Barberine near the Swiss border. The museum preserves memories of the former lives of Vallorcine’s residents, as well as traditional objects.
The Chemin des Diligences makes it possible to travel through the hamlets of Vallorcine, which have preserved their authenticity and traditions. Historically, from 1792 onward, this route connected Martigny and Chamonix via the Col des Montets.
Local life
The Petit marché de Vallorcine takes place every Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the car park of the Bar-Tabac-Presse.
Other destinations: Sévrier, Bonnevaux, Cluses, Armoy, Montagny-Les-Lanches, Neydens, Scionzier, Bellevaux
For the broader travel overview: Haute-Savoie.
