Property Details of Alps House

Les Trois Balcons, Doucy-en-Bauges

www.doucy.co.uk

Les Trois Balcons is a lovely modernised family house with magnificent views. The house can accomodate up to 14 adults in 6 bedrooms and also has a small child's (Ikea) bed and 2 travel cots for children. There is a large family kitchen and a spacious dining/living room with a wood burning stove and under-floor heating. Three of the bedrooms have balconies. Two of the bedrooms are on the top floor as part of a flat with separate bathroom and kitchenette. The sixth bedroom is a large family room.

Doucy-en-Bauges is one ot the highest villages in the region and is situated 38km from Annecy and 84km fro Geneva, in the heart fo the Massif des Bauges. This undiscovered area lies within the Haute-Savoie. It is surrounded by fantastic alpine walking country. There is skiing within 12km at Les Aillons/Margeriaz in the winter. There is a great range of activites and sites of interest to visit and explore in the summer.

This is a wonderful and relaxing region of France to discover with family and friends.

Our house is situated in the village of Doucy-en-Bauges, 38 km from Annecy, 50km fromChambéry and about 83.5km from Geneva, in the heart of the Massif des Bauges. The region of the Bauges, near the Alps, is not nearly as crowded with tourists, lies within the regions of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, and our house is perched up in one of the highest villages in the range.

Local Area Details

Winter Season There are some good local ski stations within easy reach of Doucy Le Margeriaz provides a magnificent snow park with Nordic skiing a good choice of ski runs and children are well provided for with play parks and tot ski schools Also within AillonMargeriaz there is a snowboard park and dog sleighing Other ski resorts include AillonleVieux 125km 26mins drive AillonlesJeunes 168km 35mins drive Semnoz 315ms 1hr 6mins drive Revard 34km 1hr 11mins drive and La Feclaz 28km 58 mins driveThere is a choice of black blue green red runs crosscountry skiing and slope The Semnoz mountain has a complete Nordic range of sports with spectacular views across the mountain peaks Snow is generally good from midlate December to earlymid April Summer Season A completely different landscape awaits you in the summer with long mostly sunny days to choose what activity or lack of it that suits you best Great mountain walks hiking with donkeysAsinerie du Cul du BoisJaques Isawhere you can also buy locally made essential oils herbal teas herbs and spices swimming or cheese tasting are available within the locale of the village of Doucy Horse riding mountain biking paragliding canyoning fishing climbing hiking and caving can all be found within the region Further down the valley at the bottom end of the village is a local shop which will provide you with breadpastriesa selection of cold meats pates and which also sells essential provisions from the small shop attached Within the Massif des Bauges national park you will find many small family run restaurants ALL worth trying out It is worth noting however that a fair number of places close during the winter months At Le Chatelard 72km 15 minute drive from Doucy there is a Supermarket Bank Post Office a small selection of bars and restaurants and a local market chiefly food products that runs every Friday morning At Lescheraines there is a large man made lake with giant slides toddlers pool pedalos boules and a handy barresturantAt the village of Jarsy 49km10 minute drive you will find a very good hotelrestaurant and a mouth watering chocolatier and a good ecobakery At Lecole 611km 12 minute drive there is another very good bakery offering an excellent selection of wholemeal bread In Chambry 50km 50 minute drivelife centres around the shops on the Rue de Boigne Chambry also has a wide selection of restaurants ranging from simple bistros to luxury establishments AixlesBains 19km approx 1 hours drive a popular place with weekend visitors is a spa town with modern thermal treatment centres and very good swimming facilities Annecy 38km 1 hour 10 minute drive has a spectacular lakeside location with pedalos pretty promenades and a great shops markets and of course more great restaurants For more information from local tourist office try wwwlesbaugescom wwwparcsdesbaugescom or wwwlesaillonscom

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* Children are allowed

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