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Trip Planner :  Europe  /  France  /  Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes  /  Savoie  /  Tignes

Tignes

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Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located in the Savoie region with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva and Chambery.It is best known as a ski resort. Together with nearby Val d'Isère, it forms the "Espace Killy" ski area. Tignes was the freestyle skiing venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics and co-host city for the 1992 Winter Paralympics.VillagesTignes comprises 5 Villages; Val Claret, Tignes le Lac, Le Lavachet, Tignes Les Boisses and Tignes-les-Brévières. The first three are close together at 2100 m and Les Boisses and Les Brevieres are further down the valley, above and below the dam respectively. Les Brévières is an old village whereas all the others were created as part of the Dam construction or development of the ski resort. All the villages are part of the ski resort known as Tignes.Dam (barrage de Tignes)The original village of Tignes was in the Isère valley below Val d'Isère. After the second world war, France needed electricity and it was decided to build the hydro-electric Tignes Dam in the Isère valley. Whilst this was a great achievement for French engineering and was for the greater good of France, it meant that the old village of Tignes was drowned. The dam was completed and the village was submerged in 1952. A replica of the original church was created in Tignes les Boisses. Once every 10 years the lake behind the dam (Lac du Chevril) is drained for maintenance work and the remains of the old village becomes visible.
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    • Lac de Tignes
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    • Lake Annecy, Annecy
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    • Tignes Ski Resort
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    • Lac du Chevril
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    • Snodroppe Shop
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    • Glacier des Bossons, Chamonix
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    • Step Into the Void, Chamonix
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    • BlackCats Tignes
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    • Eglise Saint Jacques de Tarentaise
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    • Mont Saleve, Haute-Savoie
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    • Ice Diving School in Tignes
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    • Semnoz, Annecy
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    • Aiguille des Grands Montets, Chamonix
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    • Snowtubing Tignes
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    • La Tournette, Annecy
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    • Fromagerie du Lac
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    • Le Col de la Forclaz, Talloires
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    • Col des Aravis, La Clusaz
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    • Chateau de Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Menthon-Saint-Bernard
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    Hidden gems in Tignes

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    Lac du Chevril ©
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    4.3
    Duration: 2 hours
    Spa
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    Duration: 2 hours
    BlackCats Tignes ©
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    BlackCats Tignes
    4.9
    Duration: 2 hours

    Winter Sports in Tignes

    Snowtubing Tignes ©
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    5.0
    Duration: 2 hours
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    Pala'Fou ©
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    Shopping in Tignes

    Snodroppe Shop ©
    Gift & Specialty Shop
    Snodroppe Shop
    5.0
    Duration: 2 hours
    Fromagerie du Lac ©
    Gift & Specialty Shop
    Fromagerie du Lac
    4.8
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Cooperative laitiere de haute tarantaise ©
    Gift & Specialty Shop
    Cooperative laitiere de haute tarantaise
    2.0
    Duration: 2 hours

    Outdoors in Tignes

    The Development Centre - Tignes
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    The Development Centre - Tignes
    5.0
    Duration: 2 hours

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