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Tignes Resort Description
Snow Range:
1550-3550m
Village Heights
2,100m (6,889ft)
Highest Lift
3,550m (11,715ft)
Set high in the magnificent Savoie Alps, Tignes offers some
of the best skiing in Europe with guaranteed snow all year.
We have accommodation in the 3 best villages: Val Claret,
the highest, offers the best access to the skiing, being
very close to the foot of the glacier. It has a number of
shops, supermarkets and many restaurants and bistros; Le
Lavachet with chairlift links to Tovière and connections
onto Val d'Isère, offers a variety of cafés/restaurants and
a free bus service to Lac de Tignes (operating day and
night); lastly, bustling, lively Lac de Tignes, with runs
leading directly back into the resort. There is a twice
weekly market here, shops, bars and restaurants and an
ultra-modern sports centre..
Apres Ski:
More than 20 restaurants with menus to suit every palate and
budget, 3-course set menu at around €20, local fondues for
€24 including wine and dessert, pizzas from €8 at:
Pizzeria 2000
Daffy's Tex Mex
Le Côte de Boeuf (for affordable French cuisine)
Le Caveau
Saint Jacques
Harris Hot Rocks
Harris Bar for a good atmosphere
Cafe de la Poste and the Terrachu
Crowded House for a British atmosphere
Activities:
Ice-skating
Sports centre with squash court, tennis courts, aerobics,
weight training, Jacuzzi, sauna (Lac de Tignes)
10 pin bowling alley
Cross country skiing around the lake
Heli-skiing
Parapenting
Husky drawn sleigh rides
Market in Le Lac twice a week
Ice climbing
Ice diving
Skibiking
Weekly street market selling local produce, ski wear and
gifts
Range of boutiques
Cinema (Lac de Tignes and Val Claret)
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