Aime Travel Guide

 
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  • On the way to Roche de Mio (2700 m)
      On the way to Roche de Mio (2700 m)
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  • On top of Roche de Mio
      On top of Roche de Mio
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  •   Things to Do
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  • Just before leaving La Plagne
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Things to Do  

La Plagne Map

La Plagne Map, Aime

 Maggies Says:  La Plagne North 

Taking the sun

Taking the sun, Aime

 Maggies Says:  If you've just had a few months long winter you desperatelly look for the sun and use every minute you have to take more from it. 

Champagne drinking

Champagne drinking, Aime

 Maggies Says:  You always need to take a break while skiing the whole day. Why not finding some good reason for celebrating and having a champage on the slope. And if you don't feel like having champagne you can always have a beer.It's essencial to have a friend who will be very glad to... 

Views

Views, Aime

 Maggies Says:  There are beautiful views of the Alps all around. And you can see majestic Mont Blanc above the other ranges (weather permitting). 

Hotel on the slope

Hotel on the slope, Aime

 Maggies Says:  Having your hotel on the slope is a really great thing. You don't need to take any buses to go to the lifts, you don't waste time for getting to some station and you can go back to your room whenever you want, in case you get cold, too hot, hungry, tired... and so on. And... 

Sun

Sun, Aime

 Maggies Says:  It's great to sit in one of many bars on the slope, have a coke or a beer and take some sun. Just be careful and put high factor sun block (even if it's cloudy)... otherwise you'll be red like a lobster. 

Bellecote

Bellecote, Aime

 Maggies Says:  Bellecote glacier is the highest place for skiing in La Plagne. The lifts go up to 3250 meters and there are some great slopes going from the top... plus, there are the views to die for. 

Weather

Weather, Aime

 Maggies Says:  It's unbelievable how the weather changes in the mountains. Being up on 3000 meters you never know what to expect. In one moment it's warm and sunny and in few minutes it starts snowing... So you better be ready for anything. I was here at the end of March being sure it will... 

Slopes

Slopes, Aime

 Maggies Says:  There are 225 km of slopes in La Plagne:132 pisted runs: - 9 blacks - 37 reds- 75 blues- 11 greensThe colors don't really mean the same as in Austria or Italy. I don't know exactly how it works but a blue piste doesn't necesarily need to be flat but it's usually well... 

Off piste

Off piste, Aime

 Maggies Says:  La Plagne is an absolute paradise for off piste lovers. You can go down almost in any place you want. It's a great fun. 

Hotel Terra Nova

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Restaurants  

Any local restaurant: Cheesy business

Any local restaurant: Cheesy business, Aime

 bzh Says:  Noone should leave Savoie without having tried a "fondue savoyarde" at least once, unless you are allergic to cheese.The fondue is melted cheese cooked with white wine in a big pan type thing. You deep pieces of bread in the pan and eat them. Note that this not a dish... 

Nightlife  

Aime 2000: On the corridor

Aime 2000: On the corridor, Aime

 Maggies Says:  As Aime 2000 is a huge hotel with many corridors, you can actually use them as a partying spot. The party usually starts when somebody sits in front of the room and smokes (not to smoke in the room). More people come and join and the party begins. 

A slope: Apres Ski

A slope: Apres Ski, Aime

 Maggies Says:  You can start partying just after finishing skiing. Just sit on the bank in front of your hotel room (just in case you get tired), bring some beer and the party goes on. Skiing clothes and ski/snowboard boots. 

Hotel Room: Hotel Room

Hotel Room: Hotel Room, Aime

 Maggies Says:  Hotel room is a good place for preparty. The rooms in French Alps are usually very small but this time it was even 30 people partying in one room. You need to organize it somehow if you go for a trip with 40 friends. 

Transportation  

Telemetro

Telemetro, Aime

 Maggies Says:  To get to Aime 2000 from Plagne Centre you can take a cable car Telemetro. It works till 1 am so you can stay in Plagne Centre for the Apres Ski party and I bet you will find Telemetro very helpful then.It also comes in handy when you go down from your hotel on the sleigh at... 

Direct flights from the UK and Sweden

Direct flights from the UK and Sweden, Aime

 bzh Says:  The closest airport is Chambery-Aix. In the winter, quite a few cheap airlines, including Buzz and Excel, fly direct to Chambery.Direct flights from the UK include London Stansted, Newcastle, East Midland, Leeds Bradford.Direct flights from Sweden include Malmo and... 

Shopping  

Any good butcher: Dry sausage and cured ham

Any good butcher: Dry sausage and cured ham, Aime

 bzh Says:  Any good butcher in Savoie will have a selection of local dry sausage and cured ham. Everything. My personal favourite are the "grelots aux noix", small ball like dry sausages with walnuts inside. It varies widely depending on where you go and what type of sausage you buy... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Winter sports for all levels and tastes

Winter sports for all levels and tastes, Aime

 bzh Says:  La Plagne offers facilities for all types of winter sports, including snow blades, bobsleigh, telemark, etc. If you have skiing equipment, bring it. Otherwise, you can rent everything there at places like Sport 2000. 

Favorites  

History at the airport

History at the airport, Aime

 bzh Says:  If you fly into Chambery airport to go to Aime, have a look at the strange airplane hanging from the ceiling. This aircraft is the Blériot XI. It is the plane that Louis Blériot flew accross the English Channel in 1909 thus demonstrating to the world that transport by air... 

Snowy tracks

Snowy tracks, Aime

 bzh Says:   I quite like Aime's train station. It is one of those typical small stations you find all over the place in France. But the one unusual thing it's got is its setting in the middle of the mountains. 

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  Mountain landscapes at the end of the day, when the sun starts disappearing behind the peaks, are absolutely fantastic. La Plagne on a good day will not... 

 

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Mountains and cold white stuff

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 Aime is a small village in the Savoie region of France. It is the closest town to the La Plagne ski resort, which is the reason why I went there in the first place so this page is mainly about La... 

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White and blue,as far as you can see and beyond

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 The best thing about Aime La Plagne and French Alps in general is living just on the slope. The mountains are majestic and it's great to be right there in the middle. Jumping down from your balcony in... 

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