About The TignesVisitor Site
The website will give the Tignes visitor an insight into the location and layout of the resort. If you go to Tignes skiing It will offer you information of its activities, attractions, facilities and nightlife including restaurants [more...] and most importantly its skiing [more....]. If you go to Tignes skiing It will offer description of the ski runs, tips on travel [more...], suggested routes all of which have been tried and tested, comments on restaurants [more...] , a guide to all the attractions [more...]that make this probably one of the best balanced ski resorts in Europe.
By spending a little time researching the various component parts of your holiday before you go to Tignes skiing you can make a significant saving over the cost of a package holiday.
Stop a while and have a good look round before you go to Tignes skiing. If you are armed with as much knowledge about the resort you are visiting you will undoubtedly have a far better chance of getting the most from your holiday and want to go to Tignes skiing year after year.
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Tignes
Tignes is situated high in the French Alps and at a height of 2100 metres has as
superb snow record and being a glacier resort Tignes can offer virtually all
round skiing courtesy of the Grande Motte Glacier. It is a modern resort with
varied and plentiful nightlife for young and old alike. There is a good
selection of shops, mostly resort influenced. See the specific section on Tignes
for details
Travelling to Tignes
Layout of Tignes
Location of Tignes
History of Tignes
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Activities
Obviously the prime activity is Skiing. Tignes skiing is a combination of the pistes of Super Tignes and Val D'Isere which combine to make up the Espace Killy. It offers the largest area of on piste skiing in Europe as well as some of the best off piste skiing. The majority of runs are wide and therefore suitable for all levels of skiers or boarder. There are plenty of snowsports schools and equipment hire shops for tuition or hire. Boarders are very well catered for as there are several very well constructed snow parks. Lifts are relatively modern with an ongoing programme of replacement.
If you are not fully taken up with the pistes and require other activities to fulfil you then you can try ice diving, heli-skiing, Nordic Skiing, para-gliding, dog sledding, ice driving, snow scooting, ice climbing, ice skating or activities with in the Aquacentre such as swimming, saunas, steam baths etc
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Restaurants
There is plenty of choice for restaurants in Tignes. They range is from fast
food to indo-chinese from mexican all the way through to Pizzas with some very
gastronomic restaurants offering Savoie speciallities such as Raclette or
Tartiflette. We have broken the restaurants section into:
Fast Food
Local Savoie
Hotel Restaurants
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Attractions
The Dam
Tignes was constructed as a result of the construction of the Dam and the
subsequently formed Lake Chevril. It is a significant man made achievement
affecting the whole of France! Click on dam to find out more...
The Funicular
The Grande Motte Funicular transporting up to 2500 skiers and walkers
hourly to the Grande Motte glacier every day.
The Grotte de Glace (Ice Grotto)
Ice grotto at the foot of the Grande Motte Glacier iwith ice carvings depicting
the progress of man
Mountain Restaurants.
Enjoy the Panoramic Restaurants and its fantastic views of the Grande
Motte and the Espace Killy as well as other
Accommodation
There are 20 hotels to choose from in the Tignes resort. There are details under the Hotel section and range from 4 to 2 star and a re priced accordingly.
If you fancy a catered chalet then there is a fantastic selection of owner run chalets ranging from 4 to 20 guests or you can look after yourself entirely in the vast array of self catered studios for the individual or apartments for group or family. Many of theses are operated by the large tour operators and can only be booked as part of a package. It is worth having a good search.