Tignes Hotels Reservation

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AnaM — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:40:17 +0000

About the city

AnaM — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:37:57 +0000

Tignes is a commune of the Savoie département, in France. It is also a ski resort near Val d’Isère in the "Espace Killy" region. It comprises 5 villages: Val Claret, Tignes le Lac, Le Lavachet, Tignes Les Boisses and Tignes-les-Brévières. The first three are close together at 2100m and Les Boisses and Les Brevieres are further down the valley, above and below the dam respectively.

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City areas

AnaM — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:36:43 +0000

Tignes resort consists of five villages: Tignes Le Lac, Val Claret, Tignes les Boisses, Le Lavachet, and Tignes-les-Brévières, but other names in the area include La Reculaz, Le Franchet and Le Villaret du Nial.

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Transportation

AnaM — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:31:06 +0000

The village itself is fairly compact, and the use of cars is now being discouraged, but there are plenty of alternatives of getting to Tignes and around the city, so the resort is overall very accessible.

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Attractions

AnaM — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:29:21 +0000

The views of the Alps from the resort are spectacular. It is partly for this reason that Tignes is not only a winter resort for skiing, but also a summer one for hiking and golfing.

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Events

AnaM — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:28:06 +0000

Apart from the many small events scattered all throughout the year, particularly summer concerts and winter competitions and special offers, Tignes has a few major events that stand out.

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History and civilization

AnaM — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:26:57 +0000

The original village of Tignes was in the Isère valley below Val d’Isère. After the loss of the old village it was decided to develop a ski resort at the higher lake (Le Lac).

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Restaurants and nightlife

AnaM — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:25:58 +0000

Tignes is not renowned for its après, but the situation is improving and there are more and more bars and restaurants in all its regions, open both in summer and winter.

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What is Tignes minus ski?

AnaM — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:25:02 +0000

Tignes is not all about ski, that’s for sure. There are also bowling, golf, swimming and many indoor sports you can practice at the sports hall. Still, what most catches the eye at this resort is the large snowpark on Signal piste in the Palet sector. There are two halfpipes in Tignes snowpark, one for beginners and an expert one at the bottom of Grand Motte, between Carline and the Double M.

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