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Savoie · Maurienne valley

Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves

A real mountain village at the foot of the Col de la Croix de Fer

Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves is not a resort built from scratch in the seventies. It is a village — with its church, its working farms and its year-round residents — set at the foot of the Col de la Croix de Fer and the Étendard glacier.

In winter it opens onto Les Sybelles, one of the largest ski areas in the Alps, linking five resorts without ever going back to the car. In summer it is a base camp for hiking, for the legendary cycling passes, and for the high pastures where Beaufort cheese is made.

The area's altitude and aspect give it long hours of sun and snow that lasts — and, outside the school holidays, slopes you actually get to ski.

Les Sybelles ski area
≈ 310 km of pistes
Linked resorts
5 resorts
Village altitude
1,600 m
Highest point
2,620 m

Getting there

  • Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne station≈ 40 min
  • Chambéry≈ 1 hr 30
  • Grenoble≈ 2 hrs
  • Lyon≈ 2 hrs 30

Figures given as a guide.

Our properties in Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves

Bright living room with reclaimed-wood walls, opening onto the terrace
Mountains

Ref. Chamois 001

Le Chamois — 4-room apartment

65 m² facing east, a 34 m² terrace looking onto the mountains, 40 m from the shops.

6 guests
3 bedrooms
65 m²

Free shuttle · 40 m

from €1,160 / week

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Sunlit living room with corner sofa and glass doors onto the balcony
Mountains

Ref. GEN-GAN-48

Les Gentianes

50 m² on the 4th floor, overlooking the slopes and the village, 150 m from the slopes.

6 guests
2 bedrooms
50 m²

Shops · 50 m

On request

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On site

Things to do nearby

What there actually is to do once the bags are down, depending on the season you come.

  • Skiing Les Sybelles

    Five resorts linked ski-in ski-out, from gentle greens to a full day's traverse. Enough terrain never to ski the same run twice in a week.

  • Ski touring

    The routes around the Col de la Croix de Fer and the Étendard glacier are among the great classics of the Maurienne.

  • Snowshoeing

    Waymarked trails leaving from the village, through forest or across the plateaux — silence, ten minutes from the lifts.

  • Sledging and dog sledding

    The family-holiday staples, for the half-day when everyone's legs need a break from skis.

Location

Where our properties are

Both apartments are in the village of Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves, just over a kilometre apart.

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