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Méribel, the chalet resort: from Charlotte Perriand to today’s luxury chalets
Timber, stone and pitched slate roofs: since the late 1940s, Méribel has followed a strict building code that makes it one of the few major Alpine resorts to have kept a genuine chalet architecture. Founded in the 1930s through a local project backed by British investors, the resort is also where designer Charlotte Perriand reinvented…
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Alternatives to the fréjus tunnel: free routes to Italy
How can you avoid the Fréjus Tunnel? To reach Italy without paying around €70 for a return ticket, the only free and direct alternative is the Col du Mont-Cenis (2,083 m), above Lanslebourg, open from mid-May to early November. In winter the pass is closed, so you either drive round via Briançon and the Col…
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Top 10 luxury ski resorts in France (ranked)
In France, when it comes to luxury skiing, Courchevel leads the field — it has the highest concentration of 5-star hotels, palaces, luxury ski brand boutiques and Michelin-starred restaurants of any ski resort in the country. It also has a significant number of ulta luxury chalets and private accommodation options which can only be booked…
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