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Disconnect from your daily life, relax and get back to nature during your summer holiday in Savoie Mont Blanc and discover the diversity of the landscapes within Savoie and Haute Savoie.
XPEO is a method from Tai Chi Chuan, based on stretching and breathing exercises. XPEO can be adapted to many sports and is a way to use one’s potential energy without exerting too much effort.
In Sainte Foy Tarentaise, you can learn to walk in the mountains using the XPEO method.
Art classes in the mountains
Drawing workshops in nature are organised in Val d’Isère. In the Grand Bornand, fill your travel journal with sketches during an ‘Arty stage’. In Les Saisies, make your own postcard with natural materials and plants.
In Peisey Vallandry, try a Taiji Quan and Qi Gong lesson, which covers a mix of traditional Chinese gymnastic and breathing exercises. The lesson takes place at the edge of the Vanoise National Park, in front of the glaciers.
The beautiful refuge of Montenvers in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc offers a three-night digital detox at 1,913 metres. Unplug all your devices and enjoy the views of the majestic Dru Peaks and the Mer de Glace. The programme includes yoga lessons, meditation and hikes.
https://montenvers.terminal-neige.com
Many resorts organise outdoor yoga classes in beautiful and peaceful surroundings: Massif des Bauges, Avoriaz, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, La Chapelle d’Abondance, La Clusaz, La Rosière, Le Corbier, Les Gets, Les Saisies, Méribel, Prez de Lys-Sommand, Orelle, Samoëns, Thonon-les-Bains, Val Thorens, Valmorel and more.
Come and breathe in Haute Maurienne Vanoise’s mountains with the NordicZen – a mix of Nordic walking, yoga and Pilates.
www.haute-maurienne-vanoise.com
The world’s largest open-air gondola opened in Tignes last September. It will be open all summer and take visitors to 3,653 metres. During the five-minute journey, enjoy views of Mont Blanc, Vanoise National Park and the Grande Motte glacier. At the top, there is a discovery trail and two footbridges.
In Valmorel, the guide Jean-Pascal Simond organises a two-day hike with a night under the stars. It costs €45 per person and includes a mattress, a sleeping bag, a meal around a fire and, the following day, a 440-metre vertical ascent to Crève-Tête.
Spend the day with alpine shepherds in Arêches-Beaufort and help to milk the cows. In the evening, share a dinner with the shepherds under the stars before spending the night in a four-poster bed at 1,700 metres!
Hero Game is a new activity in Les Arcs. Based on ‘Mud Day’, Hero Game is an outdoor challenge to be experienced as a group. It is a family-friendly challenge where each member helps the others to overcome different challenges: obstacle courses with things to climb over, nets to climb under, a mud bat… and more!
Hero Game will take place on 12 July, 26 July, 9 August and 23 August.
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