Alpine Chalet with Panoramic Lake Leman - Geneva Views
Property Description
In the Alpine Village of Thollon-les-Memises with Superb Views
Just reduced - early viewing recommended!
The location of this chalet could not be better, the view over the lake are quite outstanding and behind the Memises mountains, one of the best in the village.
Four Bedrooms - Lounge - Dining room - Two bathrooms
Large Terrace - Balconies - Fully fitted Kitchen
Living area 100.62sqm - Large basement
that can be converted
Total area of 172sqm - approx 1200sqm land
Two Garages - Two separate Toilets
Annual Taxes:
Habitation 1431 Euros
Foncier 982 Euros
Annual Syndic costs:
Grass cutting, snow clearing,
road maintenance etc.
527.81 Euros
Other Annual Expenses:
EDF Electricity 973 Euros
France Telecom 114 Euros
Insurance 404 Euros
Four Bedrooms - Lounge - Dining room - Two bathrooms
Large Terrace - Balconies - Fully fitted Kitchen
Living area 100.62sqm - Large basement
that can be converted
Total area of 172sqm - approx 1200sqm land
Two Garages - Two separate Toilets
More Information
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Property Reference No: 2009055
Out-building(s): No
No. of Bedrooms: 4
Situation: Alpine
Category: Chalet
Condition: Excellent Condition
Thollon les Memises
The village of Thollon-les-Mmises lies in the French Alps near to the swiss border overlooking Lake Geneva. Views are stunning whether it is winter or summer. The village is known as the Balcony of the Lman, due to its location overlooking the beautiful Lake Geneva.
The views from Thollon-les-Mmises are so glorious that they are actually mentioned in the Michelin Guide, which is quite an accolade for such a small village! Thollon-Les-Mmises is a village-resort with a family atmosphere which enjoys privileged panoramic views over Lake Leman (Geneva), where your future holiday destination is described as "The most beautiful observatory of Leman".
Cradled on the plateau, the village is a veritable "Balcony over Leman" at an altitude of 1000m. Quoted from and highly praised in the Michelin Guide
Warm, friendly easy living!
The village is noted for its warm and friendly approach to life, and it extends a warm welcome to visitors and new inhabitants too. Thollon-les-Mmises is a tranquil place, far removed from the stresses and strains of everyday life.However it is not the land that time forgot either, as it offers a range of shops for your daily needs, and better still, a variety of family friendly bars and excellent restaurants. The Haute-Savoie has a gastronomy of which it is very proud, and you will have no problems finding delicious traditional dishes on any menu.
Winter sports
The first sport which comes to mind when you picture an Alpine Village is, of course, that of skiing, the long established Alpine favourite. Thollon-les-Mmises is a great ski resort for beginners and intermediate skiers and has 50 kilometres of runs served by lifts as well as six kilometres of cross country trails. The young and trendy members of the party will be delighted to find a good snow park too, so they can try snowboarding, or develop existing skills in the sport!
The winter offers good family ski facilities and ski schools, all runs have panoramic views of the lake. The runs are constantly being improved upon with extra snow cannons and other additions.
For winter skiing enthusiasts wishing to sample the numerous resorts in easy reach of Thollon, it takes just 45 minutes to reach begining of the huge ski area of Porte du Soleil, linking to Morzine, Avoriaz, Chatel, les Gets and numerous other resorts, Even some famous Swiss and Italian resorts are only between 80 120 minutes drive away, for instance Villars, Verbier, Crans-Montana, Gstaad and Courmayeur.
Summer sports
Summer too, brings many sporting opportunities in the mountains. Here the sport of parapenting, which is akin to paragliding and hang gliding, was invented, and if soaring through the clear mountain air dangling from a parachute doesnt grab you then there is always walking, climbing, swimming, fishing, sailing, horse-riding, golf, tennis or white water rafting to occupy your time!
How to get there
Getting to Thollon-les-Mmises is simple, as there are several airlines operating services from the UK to nearby airports Lyon, Geneva and Chambry.You can choose from flights with flagship airlines British Airways or Air France, or you can take the cut price options and go with easyJet, flybe, Jet2, bmibaby, Aer Lingus or bmi, so there is plenty of choice available! Those who like to travel by train can catch the Eurostar service to Paris from St Pancras, and then change to a TGV fast train to Grenoble, Lyon or Annecy.
Genve Airport- 40km
Evian Train Station- 12km
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