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Les Menuires

Affordable, family-friendly skiing in the heart of the Three Valleys

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Les Menuires is a practical, good-value base with ski-in ski-out access to the vast Three Valleys. Most accommodation is in La Croisette near the shops, bars and restaurants, while Reberty and Les Bruyeres offer a more traditional feel with their own lifts and facilities. Quieter hamlets like Le Bettaix give you easy piste access in a peaceful setting.

Les Menuires sits at 1,850m in the heart of the Three Valleys, offering excellent value for money and ski-in ski-out convenience. Built largely in the 1970s, it may not win prizes for looks, but its location and extensive facilities make it a firm favourite with families and those seeking budget-friendly access to the worldโ€™s largest ski area. Most of the action centres on La Croisette with its shops, hotels and restaurants, while Reberty and Les Bruyeres offer a quainter feel with chalets, four-star hotels and their own lifts up the mountain. You can also stay in quieter spots like Le Bettaix at 1,400m, where youโ€™ll find easy ski access and a peaceful atmosphere. From lively aprรจs to family-friendly fun, Les Menuires offers a practical and affordable base for exploring the Three Valleys.

LocationKm from Val ThorensBest for
Val Thorens0Being in the heart of the largest ski area
St. Martin de Belleville12Charming alpine village with quaint hotels and luxury chalets
Les Menuires5affordable ski-in, ski-out accommodation
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History & Culture in Les Menuires

Les Menuires was the first resort in the Belleville Valley to open in 1964. The architecture in Les Menuires is varied with the large hotels on the mountainside of Les Menuires now looking considerably dated. Further up the resort into Reberty there are more recently renovated wood/stone chalets.

Sights & Attractions in Les Menuires

Les Menuires has two fantastic lakes with walks at Plan d'Eau and Lac de Lou which are accessed largely in the summer with fishing in the lake and fantastic farm restaurants such as Chez Pepe Nicholas with goats, pigs and rabbits roaming freely. Lac de Lou can also be accessed in the winter as an off-piste area that towards the end of the season presents a water skiing challenge as one attempts to get over the melted sections of the lake.

Dining in Les Menuires

Les Menuires has everything from typical French cuisine, Savoyard specialities with lots of melted cheese to international cuisine and even eating in a yurt located at La Masse 1.

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Nightlife in Les Menuires

Les Menuires has many bars at the base of the resort for aprรจs with happy hour at La Mousse and often live music at Le Skilt. Later on in the evening, there is a variety of live music most days at Le Challenge.  There is also a varied entertainment programme each week offering activities for adults and children, from football on snow to music festivals.

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Things to do in Les Menuires

Les Menuires is located at an altitude of 1,850m in the Belleville valley of the Three Valleys ski area. Along with being able to access the largest ski area in the world you can enjoy sledging, big airbag, ski cross tracks and snow parks. You can also have a go at a slightly different concept - mountain biking on snow. There is a fantastic ice castle in the base of the resort for sledging and fun for children. In the Reberty area of Les Menuires there is a toboggan on rails for both adults and children. After a short inter-season break to recover from the winter, Les Menuires comes to life again in the summer with a huge list of activities. Along with the vast range of walking and mountain bike routes in the Three Valleys, there is also a children's zip wire over Plan d'Eau, weekly markets, fishing, paintball, donkey rides, mini-golf, outdoor trampolines, quad biking, skateboarding, beach volleyball (yes a beach in the mountains!), a bungee swing, canyoning and rafting.

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Cycling in Les Menuires

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Watersports in Les Menuires

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Chalets in Les Menuires

You'll find more choice of catered and self-catered chalets here than at the top of the resort. Some of the larger chalets sleep over 20 people and have spa facilities, and most of them are so close to the slopes they're actually ski in/ski out.

Chalets in Les Menuires

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Villas in Les Menuires

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Holidays Rentals in Les Menuires

There is less choice of apartments in Les Menuires than in the centre of Val Thorens, but there are still a lot to choose from. They tend to all be self-catering with easy access to the village centre, the pistes and lifts.

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Hotels in Les Menuires

There is a small selection of hotels in Les Menuires from the very large to the more cosy.

How to get to Les Menuires

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Upcoming Events

A number of events take place over the winter and summer months in Val Thorens and the Belleville valley in which it sits. From ski cross championships and music festivals to a mountain bike race that takes place across the whole of the Three Valleys, the Trois Vallées Addict Tour, and the occasional Tour de France stage, you'll find something to keep you entertained during your stay. 

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