Colmar
Remiremont
1150
715
2
7
4
7
30 km
CHILDREN
"La Maison des Petits" nursery: 3mths-6yrs. ESF ski school: from 4yrs (Tel.0033.329.60.96.06)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Skiing in Xonrupt: 40km of ski runs with 20 lifts starting from Gerardmer.
6-day lift pass (08/09 prices):
Adult: 87 euros
Junior (5-14s): 69 euros
Children under 5: free
Cross country skiing : length of cross country track 30 Km
Cross-country skiing: 30km of trails from Xonrupt-Longemer and another 30km from Gerardmer.
Weekly pass (08/09 prices): Adult (from 16s): 26 euros; Child under 16: 12.40 euros.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The resort has all the required facilities for you to spend a great winter holiday:
> Bakery
> Greengrocer
> Doctor and pharmacy
and in Gerardmer:
> Physiotherapists
> Banks
> Service station
> Launderette
> Bars/restaurants
This information is intended for guidance only and holds no contractual value. For further information, please contact the Tourist Office on 0033.329.27.27.27 or log on to www.gerardmer.net
The Vosges region of France is an area of great natural beauty, with two large natural parks within the region itself, the Parc des Vosges in the north of the region and the Parc des Ballons des Vosges. The region is also home to dense forest, which makes up around 60% of its countryside.
The Vosges also offers a taste of germanic culture to visitors, as its position on the French side of the Rhineland Plain means many buildings are built in the traditional Germanic architectural style and many locals speak in Germanic or Alsatian dialect. For those visitors who may wish to spend time off the slopes and sampling regional culture, the region has a rich cultural heritge of arts and crafts-related production.
Train stations: Saint-Diè, Remiremont.
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A word of advice from Lagrange: French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep some euros handy.
The Vosges region is a place with many open spaces and a rich cultural heritage. It is also known for its lakes with Gerardmer as the widest (115ha).
La Bresse is the main resort there, where downhill and cross-country skiing can be pratised at an altitude of 1365m.
On a traditional point of view, you will be delighted to find out about pottery, granite carving (stone clocks), wood carving (clog making) and weaving...
the Vosges region is also known for its gastronomy : trouts, cheeses, honey, blueberries and smoked meats. But the main specialities come from the production of 'mirabelles' (40.000 tons of plums every year) from which jam, syrup, compote (stewed fruits), ice cream and tarts are made as well as schnappand spirits...
