Savoie - Savoie



Savoie department
Capital	Chambery
Residents	433.724 (2018)
surface	6,028 km²
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Savoie (German Savoy) is a department in the Alps in the south East Of France with the ordinal number 73. It belongs to the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The main Alpine ridge limits the department to the east, behind it closes Italy (Provinces Aosta Valley and Piedmont) at. The département follows in a clockwise direction Hautes-Alpes to the south, to the west Isère and Ain and Haute-Savoie in the North.

Regions

Map of Savoie

places

45.5663888888895.92083333333331 Chambery is the prefecture (administrative seat) of the department.

45.6758333333336.39252 Albertville was the venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics

45.6886111111115.9153 Aix-les-Bains at the Lac du Bourget
45.4427777777786.64888888888894 Bozel

Chambery
Saint-Martin-d'Albertville
Aix-les-Bains
Bozel

45.5716666666676.80777777777785 Les Arcs
45.401111116.565555566 Meribel with ski station
45.4497222222226.97722222222227 Val d'Isere
45.4697222222226.90944444444448 Tignes

Les Arcs
Meribel
Val d'Isere
Tignes

45.4856.53388888888899 Moûtiers, ancient bishopric in the Tarentaise
45.2766666666676.34510 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
45.2980555555566.5811 Val Thorens - a well-known retort ski resort in the Trois Vallées at an altitude of 2300 m and thus one of the highest ski resorts in Europe

Moûtiers
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Val Thorens

Other goals

45.43472222226.6377777777812 Courchevel is one of the chicest alpine resorts in France. It offers 11 luxurious five-star hotels, 6 Michelin-starred restaurants, jet sets and royal customers, luxury boutiques, extraordinary SPAs in the heart of the 3 valleys, the largest ski area in the world with 599 km of slopes and 198 lifts.

45.356.61 Les Trois ValléesType obtained from Wikidata is one of the large contiguous alpine ski areas in the French Alps. It claims to be the largest ski area in the world, with 600km of interconnected slopes and 180 ski lifts that offer unparalleled skiing for all levels of skiers and snowboarders.

45.6193866.7708922 Espace KillyType obtained from Wikidata is a ski area in the Tarentaise Valley, named after the skier Jean-Claude Killy. It includes the ski areas of Val d'Isère and Tignes. There are 300 km of slopes: 22 green, 61 blue, 46 red and 25 black slopes, plus 44 km of cross-country trails, 2 terrain parks and 2 glaciers. The STGM company operates 90 ski lifts in the area.

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getting there

By plane

45.645.8811111111111Chambéry-Savoie Airport(IATA: CMF) .

45.3630555.332778Grenoble-Isere Airport(IATA: GNB)

From 45.7255555555565.0811111111111Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport(IATA: LYS) there are direct TGVs that reach Chambéry in just over an hour.

By train

From Paris (Gare de Lyon, or Gare d'Austerlitz for night trains) and the province:

Direct TGV trains to Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains, Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Modane. For the same destinations there are many additional connections with changes: TGV with connections to Bourg-Saint-Maurice (change in Chambéry or Aix-les-Bains) Direct night trains, in season, to Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains and Bourg -Saint-Maurice.Lille-Chambéry with the TGV with a change in Lyon or Paris (with a change of station) .Marseille-Chambéry with the TGV to Lyon, then TER. From Nantes, TGV to Lyon, then other connections.

In the street

The A43 runs from Lyon via Chambéry to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Modane.
The A43, then the A430 and the N90 connect Chambéry to Moûtiers via Albertville.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

activities

Skiing in Les Arcs

Savoy is known as one of the best areas in France for alpine skiing in winter. There are numerous ski areas a short distance from Chambery Airport.

Espace Killy is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoy in the French Alps, named after the skier Jean-Claude Killy. It includes the ski areas of Val d'Isère and Tignes. There are 300 km of slopes: 22 green, 61 blue, 46 red and 25 black slopes, plus 44 km of cross-country trails, 2 terrain parks and 2 glaciers. The STGM company operates 90 ski lifts in the area.

kitchen

Tartiflette is a potato casserole with Reblochon cheese. It is a typical Savoyard dish, but not a traditional one. The recipe was launched around 1980 by the makers of Reblochon cheese. In the meantime, however, the dish has become established, there are many variants and each valley has its own recipe.

Tartiflette

Wine

The main wine appellations in this area are Vin de Savoie, Vin de Savoie Mousseux, Crépy Roussette de Savoie and Seyssel. Vin de Savoie, the main appellation in the area, is for dry white, red and rosé wines. The grapes for red wines are Gamay, Mondeuse and Pinot Noir. Many wine lovers prefer the wines Mondeuse-Base. White wines make up 75 percent of production. They are mainly made up Jacquère manufactured, but also Aligoté, Altesse, Chardonnay and Chasselas are used. The Vin de Savoie Mousseux AC is made for sparkling wines Altesse, Molette and Chardonnay used.

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literature

Web links

http://www.savoie.pref.gouv.fr/ - Savoie official website

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