L'Oxalys

Savoie


A tasteful, wood-beamed lounge, heated pool, and spa zone set the tone for L'Oxalys's upmarket chalet apartments, sleeping between two and eight people and equipped with trim kitchens, sizeable lounge rooms and views of ski lifts trundling past. One-week minimum stay.


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1. Parc National de la Vanoise

13.52 MILES

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2. Forte di Exilles

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Worth a brief stop is the forbidding Forte di Exilles, overlooking the quiet village of Exilles, 15km west of Susa. Its military role only ended in 1943…

3. La Ferme de l'Adroit

22.57 MILES

Watch morning cheese-making at this working dairy farm – exceptional Tomme, Vacherin and l'Avalin (a strong-tasting, hard cheese made nowhere else) – or…

4. Roman Ruins

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5. Arco d'Augusto

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6. Grotte de Glace

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7. Vauban Fortifications

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8. Maison des Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver

27.64 MILES

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