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Chalet Lac de Vonnes

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Alpine Angels clients, Tracy and Darren, bought their chalet in Chatel in 2004 which they have since run as a base for their successful catered chalet business. They are now ready to move on and so their chalet is on the market:

“7 years ago we came to the Portes du Soliel with Alpine Angels who had organised for us viewings of 12 chalets.  Our search finally took us to Chatel, which we instantly fell in love with.  As soon as we viewed Chalet Lac de Vonnes, which was the last property on the list, we knew it was the one for us.  We were definitely all about Location Location Location and this chalet definitely delivered being only a 7 minute walk from the village centre and opposite the pretty Vonnes Lake enjoying magnificent & uninterrupted mountain views.  We were then delighted for a second time when we entered the chalet and saw all the character with vaulted ceiling, beams, stone built log fire and spacious rooms.

To add to this beautiful chalet we had a spacious (87m2) 2 bedroom apartment created – carefully thought out with quality finishings such as solid oak flooring, top of the range kitchen and wall to wall windows to take in the stunning views.

Chalet Lac de Vonnes has successfully run as a ski and mountain bike catered holiday chalet for the past 7 years, constant refurbishing and decorating has kept the chalet in beautiful condition.  Our family has grown and it is now time for us to move onto pastures new and are therefore looking for new owners to enjoy this beautiful chalet as much as we have.  Chalet Lac de Vonnes would make a beautiful holiday home with great rental potential or for a Business as successfully tired and tested!”

Click here to see further details of Chalet Lac de Vonnes.

Tracy & Darren

October 2011

Châtel – 14 May – Vide Grenier

Monday, April 25th, 2011


Missing out on a good old fashion car boot sale?

A Sunday morning car boot sale is one of Britain’s great traditions and something that, when we initially moved to France, we hugely missed. Rummaging through trestle tables of old tea pots, china cups, and dog-eared books; clambering over chairs, around tea chests, under bookshelves; tripping on skateboards, or baskets of pine cones! If you are looking for your own car boot fix then Châtel is holding the French equivalent, a Vide Grenier, on Saturday 14 May 2011. It is running from 08:00 to 18:00. On my last visit to a vide grenier, held on the banks of Lac Montriond in the heart of the Portes du Soleil ski region, I came home with a car full of traditional Haute Savoie furnishings for a fraction of the normal price. You have been warned!

For more information on Châtel’s vide grenier click here

For more information on vide greniers in general click here

For more information on buying a French alpine property in order to house all your wonderful vide grenier purchases go to www.alpineangels.net

Châtel – Ski Memory – 24 February

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Many of the ski resorts offer weekly ski events detailing the history of skiing, the various clothing worn through the ages, the different styles and shapes of skis. But Châtel does it on a whole different level. On 24th February the Linga stadium will be lit-up and becomes an outdoor theatre. Described as a ‘ballet on snow’ a magical tale is then told involving 50 skiing actors (all of them ski instructors) working through a 4000 year history of ski starting at the steps of Central Asia, moving to Scandinavia, on to the 11th century in Norway before ending up in the 19th Century Alps. Ski Memory is THE complete history of skiing. And don’t worry if you miss it. They recreate the entire event on 10th March and 4th April. There are no flies on these history buffs!

http://events.chatel.com/file-introduction_evenement_bandeau-2279-UK-Y-YCHATEVENE-YSKIMEMORY-EVENEMENTS.html

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