Chalet apartment to rent in Praz-sur-Arly, Megève, France
So you think the French Alps is all about winter-sports? Think again! If anything, the resorts of Praz-sur-Arly, Megève and the rest of the Val d’Arly and Haute Savoie are busier in the Summer. There’s all manner of sports and relaxation activities, including many lakes and beaches and great day trips all within easy reach. Make our apartment your base for an active Summer break
For those with great courage, Paragliding (or Parapente in French) is an activity that has been growing in popularity in the French Alps, in both the Summer and Winter season. In the Summer especially, when there is less risk of landing on someone, the skies in the area are dotted with colourful canopies drifting and spinning on the updrafts.
You can learn to paraglide in both Megève and Praz-sur-Arly, taking off from the Rochbrune and Ban Rouge peaks respectively.
There are dozens of mountain biking tracks in the picturesque hills near the apartmen and the surrounding Val d’Arly, and many more at the top of lifts which are open in Summer in the surrounding resorts.
The French Alps is the natural home of Mountain biking – or VTT as they say in France (for vélo tout terrain). In Summer there are almost as many people of saddles in the area as there are on skis in the Winter.
Bikes can be hired in many places locally but our friend Stuart has always hired from Derby Sports, which just 5 mins from the apartment. His preference is now for e-bikes, which can give an extra boost when the going gets tough.
Check out the official VTT routes:
A long weekend trip to the mountains at the end of May 2011.