THE PERFECT LOCATION

JUST SOME OF THE THINGS TO VISIT, SEE AND DO

LA ROSIÈRE (you are here)

La Rosière is a ski resort in southeastern France, located in the commune of Montvalezan, in the Savoie department, at 1,850 m (6,070 ft) above sea level. It faces south with fine views across the valley to nearby Les Arcs. It was developed in the early 1960s on the site of an old hamlet, and was linked with the nearby Italian resort of La Thuile in 1984 via two fairly long drag lifts through the Little St Bernard Pass.

BOURG ST MAURICE

Bourg St Maurice is a town at the bottom of the valley (about 16km away). In the summer, hiking and white water sports are available. It has several supermarkets, many shops, bars, restaurants and all the facilities you’d expect to find in a town of its size. Most are open all year round.

LA THUILE

La Thuile is a ski resort as well as a working town – again with shops, supermarkets, bars, restaurants etc, many open all year round. Courmayeur, another ski resort is close by, by car.

PRÉ-ST-DIDIER

Well-known for its thermal baths, Pré-Saint-Didier is a town and commune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Icy and turbulent waters, steamy hot springs, deep ravines and cliffs, thick woods on steep slopes, unexpected but stunning views over the glaciers of Mont Blanc: Pré-Saint-Didier is all this and much more.

LA ROSIÈRE TOURIST OFFICE

The team at La Rosière Tourisme is there to give you all the information and help you need for a holiday tailored to your wishes. In high season, 2 reception points are open to make your stay easier: La Rosière Centre and Les Eucherts.

The Tourist Office offers the following services:

– free wifi access
– left luggage office,
– registration point for activities,
– children’s corner,
– maps of hiking trails are on sale,
– posters for sale
– prints and photocopies
– bus ticket purchasing terminal for Bourg St-Maurice

The Tourist Office also houses a Post Office.

COMMERCE AT LA THUILE

La Thuile, which was formerly a mining town, is now a purpose built ski-resort, with a mix of old and new. It has a historic centre with old traditional buildings and which offers a good variety of sports and leisure facilities (swimming pool, ice skating rink, sauna, climbing wall, etc). In the Planibel centre you can find great food and beverage shops: a good supermarket, butchers, a bakery and several grocery stores plus some charming craft shops, a cigar store, a pharmacy and sport shops with ski and mountaineering equipment. Saturday is market day!

COMMERCE AT BOURG ST MAURICE

Being the biggest town in the area, Bourg St Maurice provides services, goods and entertainment to the people of Les Arcs and many other popular resorts. The train station includes a coach terminal, from which you can board buses to La Rosière, Sainte Foy, La Plagne, Tignes, Val d’Isère and, in the summer, Italy. There is no shortage of retail options with everything on offer from commercial hypermarkets to tiny high street boutiques. Bourg is essentially big enough to have a cinema, a campsite and weekly markets but small enough to remain friendly and manageable, all surrounded by the spectacular mountainous landscape.

THERMAL BATHS AT PRE ST DIDIER

Unwind under Mont Blanc in the thermal baths of the famous thermal springs of Pre-Saint-Didier. The natural hot springs flow from the mountain at a temperature of around 37 degrees C. The thermals were used for many years to treat rheumatic and muscular disorders as well as skin ailments and blood circulation problems. Due to the presence of iron, the waters possess a tonic and fortifying properties which relax and soothe the body and mind. The centre offers massages, turkish bath/ hammam, outdoor pools with hydromassage and waterfalls, saunas in wooden cabins, relaxation areas with loungers where you can enjoy the sun while taking in the magnificient views of the Mont Blanc massif.

GREAT ST BERNARD PASS

Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.469m (8,100ft) above sea level, located in Switzerland. The pass, called Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard in French, and Colle del Gran San Bernardo in Italian is 74.6 km (46.35mi) long running from Martigny, in the canton of Valais in Switzerland, towards Aosta, the capital of the Valle d’Aosta region, in northwestern Italy. The road is closed from November to June.

The road’s winding design, providing stunning panoramic views, is very curvy and fun for a leisurely ride, so it pays to take it slow.

OUR POSITION

By Car…

Take the motorway to Albertville. Follow the dual carriageway to Moûtiers. Continue along the A-road (RN 90) to Bourg Saint Maurice. Then drive up to La Rosière by the B-road (RD 1090) towards the Little St Bernard pass (Col du Petit St Bernard) and Italy.

Please note: If travelling by car, satnavs may direct you through the Mont Blanc tunnel and then over the Little St Bernard pass. Whilst this route is fine when the pass is open (typically June – November), please check that the pass is open. The pass is not open in winter, so please do not travel through the Mont Blanc tunnel in winter to reach La Rosière unless you are travelling from northern Italy into France. If the pass is open, from the Mont Blanc Tunnel travel on the road 5526 through Pré St Didier to La Thuile and then over the Little St Bernard pass to La Rosière.

By Train…

Anxious to preserve its environment and aware that most of the greenhouse gas emissions of a ski resort (57%) come from transporting holidaymakers to their vacation location, we encourage you, as much as possible, to use trains, the only mode of transportation that really decarbonises.

Once you’ve arrived at the Bourg Saint Maurice train station, you can get to La Rosière by taking a shuttle bus or get a coach should you prefer.