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Places to see in ( Megeve - France )

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Places to see in ( Megeve - France ) Megève is a ski resort village in the Alps of southeastern France, in the Mont Blanc massif. It offers downhill runs, snow parks and cross-country trails. The area features rustic-chic chalets, upmarket hotels and designer boutiques. Its pedestrian center has cobbled medieval streets. In summer, trails lead through green forests and meadows, and up to Mont d’Arbois for panoramic views over the surrounding mountains. Megeve is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France with a population of over 4,000 residents. The town is well-known due its popularity as a ski resort near the Mont-Blanc in the French Alps. Conceived in the 1920s as a French alternative to Saint-Moritz by the Rothschilds, it was the first purpose-built resort in the Alps. Originally it was a prime destination for the French aristocracy. It remains one of the most famous and fanciest ski resorts in the world. Megeve started its development as a ski resort in the 1910s when the Rothschild family started to spend their winter vacations there after becoming disenchanted with the Swiss resort, St. Moritz. In 1921, Baroness Noémie de Rothschild (1888–1968) opened the Domaine du Mont d'Arbois, a luxury hotel which boosted the resort's development. By the 1950s Megève was one of the most popular ski resorts in Europe and attracted many wealthy individuals and celebrities. Nowadays it is still visited largely by affluent people as is evidenced by the real estate prices. Megève's Alpine skiing area, known as the "Domaine Évasion Montblanc", comprises Megève itself (Mont d'Arbois, L'Alpette, Rochebrune and Côte 2000); Saint-Gervais-les-Bains; Combloux; La Giettaz; Les Contamines-Montjoie and Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce. The "Evasion Mont-blanc" range covers approx 445 km of the ski slopes. On an area of 8 km² there are 116 lifts providing access to 217 slopes totalling 445 km. The slopes are thus divided: (from hardest to easiest) 33 blacks, 84 reds, 63 blues and 378 greens. The lifts: 67 platter lifts, 35 chairlifts and 13 gondola lifts and 1 cable car. The first three World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Megève in 1976, 1977, & 1978. The "Megève Polo Masters" is an international polo tournament played on snow. The "Snow Golf Cup" is a unique golf tournament, held on snow on Megève's Mont d'Arbois plateau. Megève is also a popular summer holiday destination especially renowned for its golfing opportunities. ( Megeve - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Megeve . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Megeve - France Join us for more : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLP2J3yzHO9rZDyzie5Y5Og http://placestoseein87.blogspot.com.eg/ https://plus.google.com/108460845579164318812 https://www.facebook.com/placestoseein87/ https://twitter.com/Placestoseein1 https://www.tumblr.com/blog/placestoseein https://www.pinterest.com/placestoseein87/places-to-see-in/