Summer holiday in Praz-sur-Arly, 26 August to 02 September 2023
Enrico Alberini, Jean Luc Matte, Christophe Badonnel and the IT managers contributed to this page presenting the trip.
The 2023 summer break will take place from 26 August to 02 September 2023 in Haute-Savoie, in the heart of the Mont Blanc region. It has been prepared by a small local team: Sylvie Rémond, Didier Rémond and Sébastien Vadot.
We will be staying in the Belambra holiday village "l'Alisier".
Introduction to the region
Praz-sur-Arly is a commune in the French department of Haute-Savoie, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
The village of Praz-sur-Arly lies at an altitude of 1,035 metres in the Val d'Arly,
between Megève and Flumet. The river Arly flows through it upstream of its gorges, and the Cassioz and Varins streams flow through it.
History
In the 14th century, a few farmers settled and built the first farms at La Thona (now La Tonnaz). These were the first inhabitants of what would much later become Pratz de Megève, then Praz-sur-Arly. Over time, other hamlets sprang up: Réon, then le Pratz (the origin of the present-day centre of the village of Praz-sur-Arly).
The 17th century saw the construction of chapels (Tonnaz in 1600 and Pratz in 1643) and then a church, founded in 1696. This was the church of Sainte Marie-Madeleine, united with the parish of Megève.
Like the rest of the region, Pratz de Megève has been through many upheavals. During the French Revolution, Savoie was annexed by the new republic before returning to the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. A second period of upheaval saw Savoie reunited with France, and on 14 June 1860, Pratz de Megève became French once and for all, but the Pralins remained Megèvants.
The separation from Megève was decreed in 1869, following political differences between Megève and the imperial administration, and became effective in 1870.
In 1907, at the request of the town council and following a government decision, Pratz de Megève became Praz-sur-Arly. This decision made the commune completely independent and cut it off from Megève once and for all.
Tourism
The village left its mark on the history of tourism by hosting France's first snow class. Children from a school in Paris were welcomed to Praz-sur-Arly from 9 to 30 March 1950 at the Les Bambinos chalet (now called the Val Soleil chalet).
The village has its own ski resort. Its ski area is linked to the Espace Diamant ski area, which brings together the resorts and villages of Les Saisies, Crest-Voland, Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe and Flumet.
It is the only village in the French Alps to have a hot-air balloon spot with a specialist airline open almost all year round. This is due to the favourable aerological conditions in this open, wind-protected Alpine valley.
Praz-sur-Arly, destination Mont-Blanc
Gastronomy
Praz-sur-Arly is home to the production of four PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) cheeses and two PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) cheeses.
PDO: Reblochon - Beaufort - Chevrotin - Abondance;
-PGI: Emmental de Savoie - Tomme de Savoie.
As far as Beaufort is concerned, Praz-sur-Arly is the only commune in Haute-Savoie to be awarded the PDO label for its entire territory.
Circuits
Road course
6 road circuits with some forty well-known passes (Aravis (FR-73-1486), Colombière,
Romme, Ramaz, etc ...) or more peaceful Arpettaz (FR-73-1581), Encrenaz, Plan Bois,
etc ...).
Mountain bike trails
Location of mountain bike trails
6 mountain bike circuits to discover the fifty or so passes in the Espace Diamant, the
Glières or around Flaine, with 4 passes above 2000m.
A Gravel option will be available depending on the route.
Numerous walks and other sites to discover for those who don't walk.
4 GMP controls will be more or less close to certain courses.
For participants arriving before or staying after the holiday and staying elsewhere than at the Belambra, optional road or mountain bike routes are available.
The annual international gathering
The traditional annual international meeting will take place on Sunday 27 August 2023 from 11.00 a.m. at the Col de la Lézette FR-73-1786. A buffet aperitif will be served on site and all our members will be able to enjoy it, not just those registered for full board. All you have to do is sign up for this off-site meal (see the section on registrations).
Hosting
Located 5km from Megève, the Belambra "Alisier" club is nestled in the heart of a village resort with traditional, family charm. The Club's stylish, contemporary accommodation has been designed with your comfort in mind, offering uninterrupted views of the mountains and access to a restaurant overlooking the slopes. Accommodation is for two people per room, with the option of a single room. Bed linen and towels are provided.
Club Belambra "L'Alisier
476 route du Val d'Arly
74120 Praz-sur-Arly
+33(0)4 50 21 91 02
Note from the Board of Directors
If you are organising your accommodation elsewhere than at the stay centre, don't forget to register as a "Simple Participant":
- In order to correctly size joint events (information sessions, welcome and closing drinks).
- To provide the holiday booklet.
- To ensure that the costs of preparation and organisation are shared.
Other accommodation
Campsites
Camping Chantalouette 384 Route du Val d'Arly
chantalouette@prazarly.fr
+33 6 70 06 19 71
Camping les prés de l'Arly Route des Touvassières
website
+33 6 10 44 02 33
Service area without parking
On the outskirts of Praz-sur-Arly, in the direction of Flumet, in the garage car park, there is a Euro relais type terminal for emptying waste water and grey water (no parking space).
Praz-sur-Arly, 1418 Route du Val d'Arly,
Registrations
To register, download the PDF registration form from the link below. Please note that the registration form consists of two pages: the registration form itself (make sure you fill in all the sections that apply to you and sign at the bottom of the page), and the special conditions, which you should also sign. If you are planning to be accompanied by your partner, please be sure to register him or her. previously as an associate member with your Territorial or National Delegate and don't forget to put your associate member number in the box provided. The "Organisation Expenses" package must be subscribed to by all members taking part in the trip (whether they choose full board, the 7-dinner package, or whether they choose their own accommodation and meals), with the exception of associate members (decision of the Board of Directors on 26 September 2020). This package is a contribution towards all the benefits and services they receive by taking part in the trip: cost of preparing the trip and tours, publication of the maps displayed and the trombinoscope, welcome drink and end-of-trip drink, trip brochure, organisation of activities for accompanying persons, Club insurance, etc.
For legal reasons, these holidays are only available to Club members, so please make sure you are up to date with contributions before sending your registration form
You can choose from the following packages:
- "Full board" at €390, to which you must add the "organisation costs" package at €16, i.e. a total of €406.
- "7-dinner package" at €129 if you are staying on your own but wish to share the dinners with your friends. You must add the "organisation costs" package at €16 for a total of €145.
- "Organisational costs package" at €16 if you provide your own accommodation and dinners (except for associate members).
- Optional subscription to Gritchen insurance (2.34 % of the amount of benefits with a minimum of €8 per person or €16 for a couple)
- If you are not a member of the FFCT, add compulsory insurance at €7 per person.
- If you are a couple, one of whom is an associate member who does not hold an FFCT licence, and you wish to take out Gritchen insurance, you choose two packages at 390 euros, a package for organisational costs at 16 euros, i.e. a total of 796 euros, you add Gritchen insurance at 2.34 % x 796 euros = 18.63 euros (which is higher than the minimum of 16 euros) and non-FFCT insurance at 7 euros, i.e. a total of 796 + 18.63 + 7 =821.63 euros.
You can pay the registration fee by cheque or bank transfer to the Club's account. In view of the additional fees charged by the organisation that manages it, we do not accept payment by PayPal. Assigning members payments are made in the order in which the cheque is sent or the transfer is made. For the former, the postmark will be taken as proof, for the latter, please send us a copy of the transfer order. If the holiday is full, a waiting list will be set up, which will operate according to the same priority allocation rules as for direct registrations. Trombinoscope : If you have not yet provided your photo for the directory and would like to be included, please tick the appropriate box and send us a photo in JPG format by e-mail. From further information will be posted later on the website, which you can consult regularly. Each time, the person in charge of the trips will send a short e-mail to the mailing list. If you would like to receive these emails, please send them to subscribe to the mailing listif you haven't already done so. If you have any questions don't hesitate to call the person in charge of the holiday: +33 6 78 87 33 67.
Download the newsletter :
- Registration form Praz sur Arly in French
- Booking form Praz sur Arly in English
- Modulo d'iscrizione Praz sur Arly in italiano
The deadline for receipt of entries is 27 May 2023.
You can leaf through here the Booklet which will be distributed during the holiday and which contains, in addition to welcome messages, information about the region and how to get there, safety information and detailed descriptions of the tours.
Other activities or visits
- Walking routes around Praz-sur-Arly, including the smugglers' trail
- Mont Blanc tramwayFrance's highest cog railway, the last of its kind
- Montenvers train from Chamonix
- the historic centre of Megève which has preserved all the charm of a true Savoyard village
- the Diosaz gorges
- the Combloux market, every Wednesday from 08.00 to 12.00
- the Val d'Arly dairy
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