Les Avanchers Valmorel: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Les Avanchers Valmorel
The Grand Domaine de Valmorel stretches across 3,600 hectares at an altitude of between 1,250 and 2,550 metres and offers 165 kilometres of ski slopes. The Valmorel ski area has five designated access points.
If you would like to book a hotel in Les Avanchers-Valmorel, you can find an overview of the area here.
Geographical location
Les Avanchers-Valmorel consists of 13 villages separated by the Torrent du Morel, including the Valmorel resort. Moûtiers-Salins railway station is the nearest station for travelling to Valmorel.
Nature
The Plan d’eau de Malatrait was created in 2010 as a hiking destination approximately one hour from the resort and can be reached via a path intended for alpine farmers. It lies along two circular hiking trails and offers views of the Col de la Madeleine, Mont Blanc and the Lauzière Massif.
The Valmo'bourricot farm offers visits to a small animal farm featuring animals from the mountain region, donkey rides and soap made from the milk of a jenny; it is open in summer. The “En route to the hamlets around Le Morel” route starts and ends in Valmorel and passes through Les Avanchers-Valmorel.
Culture
The Église Saint-André was built in 1676 in the Baroque style and preserves a Romanesque bell tower with a bell dating from 1613. It can be visited freely and free of charge every day throughout the year; visitors are asked to remain quiet.
The Musée du patrimoine avancherain is a free museum in the former town hall of Les Avanchers-Valmorel.
The Oratoire Saint Roch is freely accessible and free of charge every day throughout the year; the chapel can only be viewed from the outside. It was rebuilt next to the ski run of the same name after the former oratory building was destroyed in 1978/80 during the construction of Valmorel’s ski slopes. The tradition of blessing the herds and alpine pastures was revived in the process; a blessing was held outdoors on 25 August 2012.
The Espace patrimonial et ancien presbytère documents the beginnings of skiing in the valley, including the tradition known as “La bénédiction des skis”.
Cuisine
The Four de Lancheverne is still occasionally used for baking bread at village festivals, particularly in early August during the Avanchers festival.
For the overarching travel overview: Savoie.
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