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Resort Summary
Resort recommended for: all skiing standards: beginners, intermediates, advanced;
cross-country; ski touring; snowboarding; snow-showing; airport access; child friendly;
eating out; families; long weekends; mont blanc views; mountain restaurants
Resort altitude: 860m
On the snow: top 2350m - bottom 860m
Lifts in area: 110 (13 cableways, 38 chairs, 59 drags)
Pistes/ trails: 445km
Nearest airports: Geneva - 1 hour
Resort website:
Amenities
Saint Gervais has a lovely renovated town centre with a good selection of
restaurants, bars and shops. Just above Saint Gervais, at the first stop of the
cable car is the small hamlet of Le Bettex, the birthplace of skiing in the
region. Here you will find a charming restaurant, a ski school and several
shops. Facing Mont Blanc, St. Nicolas de Véroce is a typical mountain village.
Make sure you visit its’ greatest treasure, a beautiful baroque church. Free
resort shuttle buses operate throughout the area. It is a traditional spa town
with modestly-priced accommodation, linked by gondola and piste into the giant
Megève ski area, 4km from a TGV train station and autoroute exit. After an invigorating day on the slopes, the best way to relax is with a
visit to the hot springs at Le Fayet.
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situated in a magnificent park setting. It has been open for over 200 years and
is prepared to treat you to the most advanced techniques in spa treatments. You
are sure to be rejuvenated.
Background
This attractive small spa town has been a resort ever since the first
tourists arrived here to take the waters in 1806. It lies at the head of a
dramatic river gorge midway between Chamonix and Megève and serves as the
gateway to two important ski areas encompassing the villlages of Le Fayet, Le
Bettex and Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce. Saint Gervais is the only resort in the Mont Blanc region of France that
combines the pleasures of skiing and other snow activities with spa treatments
at the local hot springs. The massive ski area, Evasion Mont Blanc, includes
five resorts, 121 ski lifts, 280 miles of downhill slopes and 5,400 feet of
vertical drop. From perfectly groomed runs to challenging off-piste terrain,
you’ll find the snow you are seeking, whatever your ability level.
Cross-country skiers have free access to all 17 miles of the Saint Gervais
nordic ski circuit. Pedestrian lift passes are available for non-skiers,
allowing access to several miles of high mountain footpaths, spectacular views
of Mont Blanc, and many on-slope restaurants.
Megève, France’s most elegant and upscale resort, is just a cable car ride
away from Le Bettex. Everyone will want to take a ride on the Tramway du Mont Blanc, one of only
three remaining rack and pinion railways in France. A scenic ride takes
pedestrians and skiers through forests and snow-covered pastures to the
Bellevue/ Les Houches plateau (5,905 ft.) at the foot of Mont Blanc.
The Four Villages
Le Fayet - 580m
Le Fayet, entrance to the resort, benefits from a privileged geographical
situation at the crossroads to other resorts in the Mont-Blanc area. In Le Fayet
discover the Spa, that benefits from Mont-Blanc waters since 1806. Saint Gervais
has recently imposed itself as the only resort in the French Alps to offer a
successful combination of winter, summer and spa activities.
Saint-Gervais - 850m
Saint-Gervais offers all the beauty of a small Savoyard market town, its
traditional buildings, its rich heritage, its baroque church and pedestrian
areas.
Saint-Nicolas de Véroce - 1150m
St Nicolas de Véroce, a village that locals have built around their church, a
jewel of baroque art. Here a fantastic decor: the Mont Blanc mountain range. In
winter, regain the Evasion ski area by chair lift from the heart of the village.
Saint Nicolas is also snow shoe excursions and cross country skiing. Liaison by
ski bus from Le Fayet via Saint Gervais. Access to the slopes by chair lift from
the village centre.
Le Bettex - 1400m
Opposite the exceptional panorama of the Mont Blanc range, Le Bettex welcomes
you to its charming alpine hotels or chalet-residences.
Tourist Office
Located in the centre of the town. Click on this thumbnail map to view tourist map of Saint Gervais (location E19).
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