Val Thorens tourism and travel guide

Visit Val Thorens: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: The high altitude skiing at Val Thorens mean it has a longer season than many ski resorts in the Alps
Val Thorens is situated in the Savoie department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Val Thorens. For detailed visitor information see the Val Thorens travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Val Thorens in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Meribel at 15 km and Vanoise National Park at 20 km.
Val Thorens, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Courchevel
Ski resort at 14 km (direction north-north-east)Courchevel, ski resort in the 'Three Valleys region', is also popular with...
See Courchevel guide

Meribel
Ski resort at 15 km (direction north-north-east)Part of the extensive 'Trois Vallées' ski region, Meribel is extremely popular...
See Meribel guide

Vanoise National Park
National Parc at 20 km (direction east)The stunning mountain scenery in the Vanoise National Park ensure its year...
See Vanoise National Park guide

Valmorel
Ski resort at 22 km (direction north-north-west)The low-rise buildings and traditional materials help preseve the charm of the...
See Valmorel guide

Nevache
at 31 km (direction south), in the Hautes-Alpes departmentThe picturesque mountain village of Nevache is well placed to explore the...
See Nevache guide

Tignes
Ski resort at 33 km (direction east-north-east)The ski resort of Tignes is made up of several smaller, interconnected...
See Tignes guide

Les Arcs
Ski resort at 35 km (direction north-east)Centred around Bourg-Saint-Maurice and within the Paradiski ski region, the Les Arcs...
See Les Arcs guide

Val d'Isere
Ski resort at 35 km (direction east-north-east)Home to the Alpine Ski World Cup and part of the Espace...
See Val d'Isere guide

La Grave
Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction south-west), in the Hautes-Alpes departmentAlthough better known as a ski resort, the village of La Grave...
See La Grave guide

Serre Chevalier
Ski resort at 36 km (direction south), in the Hautes-Alpes departmentSerre-Chevalier is an extensive alpine ski region, based around Briancon and incorporating...
See Serre Chevalier guide

Bonneval-sur-Arc
Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction east)At Bonneval, listed among the 'most beautiful villages of France', you can...
See Bonneval-sur-Arc guide

Albertville
at 44 km (direction north-north-west)Albertville is a large active town, with Conflans, a pretty village on...
See Albertville guide

Briancon
Ski resort at 45 km (direction south), in the Hautes-Alpes departmentThe town of Briancon is best known for its extensive Vauban fortifications,...
See Briancon guide

Ecrins National Park
National Parc at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Isere departmentEcrins National Park is a very popular and very scenic National Park...
See Ecrins National Park guide
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Markets in and near Val Thorens
- Brides-les-Bains: market Wednesday (17km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: market Saturday (18km)
- Aiguebelle: market Tuesday (34km)
- Tignes: market Thursday all day & Sunday - seasonal market only (35km)
- Tignes: market Sunday - seasonal market only (35km)
- La Grave: market Thursday (35km)
- Val d'Isere: market Monday all day (36km)
- Le Monetier-les-Bains: market Friday - seasonal market only (36km)
- Bourg-Saint-Maurice: market Saturday (38km)
- La Rochette: market Wednesday (41km)
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Tourist attractions near Val Thorens, France
What to do at Val Thorens? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Val Thorens.
Grand sites of France
- Vallee de la Claree (37km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (18km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Massif des Bauges (55km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin alpin du Lautaret (34km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Briancon (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Aiguilles d'Arves (27km)
- Col de la Croix-de-Fer (30km)
- Col de l'Iseran (38km)
- La Meije (39km)
Towns of Art and history
- Albertville (44km)
Geography and distances
Val Thorens is in the east of France at 60 kilometres from Chambery, the department capital (general information: Val Thorens is 509 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Val Thorens
Canton: Moûtiers
Arrondissement: Albertville
Department: Savoie
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: na
Distance to Val Thorens
from Chambery (prefecture): 60 km
from Paris: 509 km
from Calais: 719 km
from Nice: 186 km
from Bordeaux: 564 km
from Strasbourg: 376 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Val Thorens from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
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