About Saint Jean d'Arves

The first ski area in the Maurienne Valley in the Rhone Alps is the small French village of Saint Jean D'Arves. The village is small with only two hundred twenty inhabitants but they will make sure that this holiday is memorable. There are over three hundred kilometers of ski slopes. The highest one called Cat's Head is three thousand, five hundred fourteen meters high. Take time to walk the banks of the Arvan River that flows through the village. Rent a pair of nordic walking sticks at the Saint Jean D'Arves ski hire shop to help you through the snow.

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There is a donkey farm, cheese dairy and a honey factory to visit in Saint Jean D'Arves. Learn about the history of the village in the local museum or read a book at the library. Discover the virtues of the medicinal plants that grow on the mountainside. Join the fun hunting for chocolate easter eggs in the spring.
There are six ski hire shops located in Saint Jean D'Arves. Book all your equipment online before leaving home and it will be ready to be picked up upon your arrival. This will make packing and traveling less stressful.

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There is fun to be found everywhere in Saint Jean D'Arves. Skiing, snowshoeing, paragliding and hiking are all popular winter sports available there. Stop at the ski hire in Saint Jean D'Arves to rent any equipment you might need. All of the equipment found at the ski hire shops are up to date and in wonderful condition. The instructors do a torchlight descent down the slopes that will amaze you. There is a snow front feast once a week. Enjoy the sled racing or play in a game of snow soccer. Spend an afternoon at the market located in the parking lot of the cinema. Learn to snowboard. Snow boards are rented at the Saint Jean D'Arves ski hire shops.
The summers are magical in Saint Jean D'Arves. Come the first Sunday in August and help bake bread in one of the old ovens. Party with others at a pasture party or try tree walking from one tree to another. There are markets with food, drinks and crafts. Rent a mountain bike or hiking equipment and enjoy some time in the mountains. There are thousands of flowers and in the quiet of the mountains one can hear the cow bells ringing. Spend the days playing and then spend the nights gazing at the stars.