Valmeinier: Hotels and Accommodation
The Galibier Thabor ski area stretches from Valmeinier to the neighboring resort of Valloire and includes 160 km of slopes and 90 runs.
If you choose Valmeinier as your destination, you will want to book a hotel for your stay.
Winter activities
The Galibier Thabor ski area includes a modular snow park, a ski cross course, the VALKID area, and several Easyparks.
Nature
Mont Thabor is a Natura 2000 site with around 30 lakes located at an altitude of over 2,000 m.
The 3,178 m-high Mont Thabor can be reached from Valmeinier on day trips or multi-day hikes with stages. Valmeinier has marked hiking trails that can be explored independently or accompanied by a guide through protected and unspoiled natural landscapes.
Marmots, chamois, and ibex can be found in the protected mountain landscape of Mont Thabor.
Culture and Regional Products
Valmeinier Villages features narrow streets and typical adjoining houses built from stones from the valley, with very thick walls.
The Chapelle du Mont Thabor, also known as the Chapelle Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs, is located at an altitude of 3,164 m, around 100 m from the 3,178 m-high summit of Mont Thabor. It is a place of pilgrimage where several pilgrimages are organized every summer.
In summer, the association for the preservation and promotion of Valmeinier's heritage works with the tourism office on bread-baking workshops and tastings of Côques as part of the “Montagnards” activities.
La Ferme du Mont Thabor offers free tours during which visitors can watch the goats being milked. At La Ferme du Mont Thabor, visitors can also taste goat's cheese and take goat's cheese home with them.
The La Gwape microbrewery operates a bar open to the public in Valmeinier. Its beers are based on spring water from Valmeinier and are available in four recipes: blonde (Mountain Pale Ale), blanche (American wheat beer), ambrée (Amber Atale), and India Pale Ale (bitter beer).
Geographical Setting
The Valmeinier resort extends across two altitudes: Valmeinier Villages lies at an altitude of 1,500 m and has an authentic character; Valmeinier 1800 represents the mountain experience.
Getting There
From the north, Valmeinier can be reached via the A43 motorway to exit 29 at Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, followed by 12 km on a departmental road.
To the overarching travel overview: Savoie.
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