About Meribel les Allues

Meribel 1100, the famous skiing resort in the French Alps, is located in the Savoie Department's Les Allues commune. Meribel, founded in 1938 by British Colonel Peter Linsday, is made up of three small villages, Meribel-Mottaret, Meribel Center and Meribel Village and these all lies within the Vanoise National Park. Moutiers is the nearest town of any substance and, once there, visitors can take the train to Lyons, Paris or other centers. The Meribel 1100 ski hire facilities and skiing area are part of the Trois Vallees Ski Resort, which has over 600km of ski runs and is simply the biggest ski resort in the world. Instead of three valleys, however, the resort actually covers four valleys: Saint-Bon, Allues, Belleville and Maurienne which, between them, host eight resorts of which Meribel in the Allues Valley is one.

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If you are looking for historical or cultural attractions you won't find them at Meribel with its old-fashioned, but fully equipped, chalets. But what you will find is simply the largest selection of winter outdoor activities on offer on the planet. The closest you will get to an historic attraction is the Meribel Ice Palace or "Patinoire Olympique", which was the venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics' ice hockey games. But winter sports, skiing and ski hire is what Meribel 1100 is all about and, with the linked resorts offering more than 70 ski runs ranging from beginners to expert, 16 gondola lifts, 14 draglifts and 18 chairlifts, visitors will get more than they ever wanted by simply exploring the Meribel 1100 Les Allues ski hire amenities and resort. And if you ever need a break from skiing, why not go on one of the beautiful walks around the resort?

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Attractions close to Meribel 1100 are mainly of the sporting type, but, if you are able to tear yourself away from your Meribel ski hire and skiing fun, take a moment to visit Brides-les-Baines, the 1992 Olympic village. While you are there, treat yourself to a tour of the Brides-les-Baines medieval church and thermal springs and see the quaint statue "La Manche de Chapeau", made solely of piping. But the unique sporting opportunities at Meribel are too good to ignore so do experience the ice diving, paragliding, snow-mobiling, sky diving and Husky sledding while you are still young enough to enjoy them. And after that? Back to the basics: ski hire and skiing in magnificent Meribel 1100.