View over the gardens and mountains of Savoie

In the heart of the Alps · Albertville area · Savoie Mont-Blanc

Between lake and mountain,
hiking, cycling, skiing, gastronomy, sightseeing… the richness of the region.

Everything within reach

Distances from Les Jardins du Mont Blanc

Lake Annecy

30 min by car

Lakes & swimming spots

Under 15 min

10 ski resorts

Under 1 hour

Snowshoeing

Under 15 min

Col de Tamié

The road right outside the house

Frontenex station

5 min

Albertville station

15 min

A430 · Ste-Hélène exit

10 min from the motorway

Shopping area

10 min

Hiking

Straight from the house

Things to do nearby

Four ways to explore

Chamois in the Bauges Massif
Summer · spring · autumn

Hiking & nature

Several hiking trails start right from the house. The Bauges Massif Regional Nature Park, a designated UNESCO Global Geopark, offers dozens of routes for all levels.

  • Bauges Massif Park – UNESCO Geopark,
    a few trailheads from the house.
  • Fort and Tamié Abbey — 6 km
  • Lake Annecy — 25 km
  • Beaufortain Massif — 1 h
  • Chamonix Mont-Blanc — 1 h 20
  • And many more...
Skier in the Alps, less than an hour from the lodges
Winter

Skiing & winter sports

10 resorts within an hour of the lodges, including the Trois Vallées, the largest ski area in the world. For those who prefer a gentler pace: snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, dog sledding at Tamié.

  • La Sambuy resort (ski touring, summer tobogganing, cross-country skiing…) — 20 min
  • Les 3 Vallées (Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens) — 45 min
  • Espace Diamant (Crest-Voland, Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe…) — 40 min
Col de Tamié marker, starting right outside the lodge
Year-round

Cycling & motorbiking, legendary passes

The Col de Tamié runs right past the house. A few minutes in the saddle and you're on some of the most beautiful roads in the Alps — the ones used by the Tour de France.

  • Col de Tamié — 907 m, starts at the lodge's front door
  • Col de la Madeleine — 2,000 m, 50 min
  • Col du Galibier — a Tour de France icon
  • Roselend, Cormet de Roselend, Iseran
Château de Miolans, a medieval fortress in Savoie
Heritage & flavours

Culture & gastronomy

Albertville and its medieval town of Conflans, Tamié Abbey and its cheese, the farmers' markets, the mountain farms… Savoie is also a land of flavour.

  • Medieval town of Conflans, Albertville
  • Tamié Abbey (visit + cheese dairy)
  • Farmers' markets: Albertville, Annecy
  • Fine-dining restaurants and local bistros
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A night, a weekend, a week. Our lodges are waiting for you all year round, with their views and their sense of wellbeing.