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Val d'Isere, France
Val d'Isère is set deep in the valley at 1850m beneath an imposing mountain range. It is one of the most famous French resorts, reknowned for its Après Ski as much as for it's skiing. The first ski lift was built in 1934. The village is now overgrown with purpose built developments around the centre. The centre itself has managed to hold on to some of its natural charm but the backdrop of traditional Savoyard style buildings is largely over shadowed by the liveliness of the visitors (predominantly English) and the inhabitants who ski hard and drink hard.
The resort offers everything you could want by way of après ski and some of the best nightlife around. There are many restaurants and bars, including the original Dick's Tea Bar, Le Petit Danois, G-Jays and Bananas. The resort also has Internet cafés and cinemas. You will not be short of things to do! Going out in Val d'Isere is not cheap but visitors who return year after year are satisfied that the choice and quality of the activities on offer is worth the extra. The layout of the town is linear and the separate areas are all linked by a free bus service, which runs through until the early hours of the morning.
The Skiing: Along with the skier's paradise of Tignes, Val d'Isère forms part of the "Espace Killy" - a network of over 300km of pistes and over 100 lifts. The season starts early (late November) and finishes late (early May) Val d'Isère comprises of different ski areas. The Fornet is the quietest with the simplest runs, but which holds the snow, especially up on its glacier. La Daille, has wide and long ski runs suitable for warming up. Then there is Solaise and Bellevarde which offer intermediate/advanced runs, including the World Cup, downhill run of the "Face". As with Tignes, the area, although busy, is served by some of the most modern and fastest lifts, which serves to keep lift queues to a minimum.
