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Village information Saint Sorlin d'Arves, France

About Saint Sorlin d'Arves

Saint Sorlin d'Arves The famous skiing area Saint Sorlin d'Arves lies about 80 km east from Grenoble in the French Alps. It is a relatively small town with only about 300 inhabitants. It belongs to the department Savoie and it's level lasts from 1427 to 3464 meters. For skiers it is very comfortable because it is small but offers a lot for example 21 skilifts, 14 skilifts and 7 chairlifts, and several shops for Saint Sorlin d'Arves ski hire. There are lots of hotels, guest rooms and chalets so that everyone finds his or her place. Saint Sorlin d'Arves combines the tradition of a small town in the mountains with the comfort of a highly modern skiing area offering everything a sophisticated skier needs: new snow, ski hire Saint in Sorlin d'Arves, shops and restaurants. There also is a kindergarten where the little skiers are supervised and instructed so that the parents can have a little recreation and the kids learn how to sky by experienced teachers.

Show sights

In Saint Sorlin d'Arves is a small museum which was founded in 1977 by the inhabitants. Visitors can also join the Saint Saturnin church built in 1603 by an unknown architect. The outside is quiet bare but in the inside a set of frescos can be gazed at. From December to April everybody can build his or her own snow sculpture. But of course the most people come to wedel down the ski runs. So they just visit one of the several ski hire Saint Sorlin d'Arves shops and real soon they can start using one of the 21 skilifts. Skiers can use 120 km of marked trails to enjoy the skiing area in a safe way.

From 9 to 11.30 am except on sundays and holidays people can visit Beaufort Cheese Diary for free. For people who like being extravagant there are paragliding flights which can be booked. Other interesting events happen in Saint Sorlin d'Arves so that the tourist are always busy and no boredom can arise.

Show destinations

In the vicinity there are lots of events during the winter. Just 3 km away in St Jean d'Arves is the cinema "Les Aiguilles" which shows original version movies. A visit to Grenoble is also very advisably. The museum of Grenoble offers the third largest art collection of France. In spring there is a great Jazz festival with up to 18.000 visitors.
Lots of other small towns form the environment. Here skiers are welcome to and of course there are also shops of ski hire and lifts and nice courses to explore. The panorama views are impressing and so every visitor will take his or her own special memories of this wonderful environment.