St Martin de Belleville

Shhh don’t tell anybody

St-Martin-de-Belleville is a quiet, unspoiled village, complete with old church, small square and traditional buildings. Linked to the whole of the Three Valleys network, the resort is an ideal base for those seeking a quieter and relatively inexpensive option to the usual ski destination resorts with the added benefit of access to the whole of the Three Valleys. A modern eight-seater gondola and express chairlift takes you from St Martin to the top of Tougnette where you can gain access to the vast Three Valley ski domain.

The town itself has a few shops, cafés and a fair choice of dining options and although the nightlife is somewhat subdued there are a couple of après ski bars worth visiting. There are also few good restaurants to be found on the mountainside close to the home run.

The Three Valley ski area is suitable for all grades of skier and snowboarder. For the expert there are some good off-piste routes available and terrain parks above Les Menuires and Méribel. The nursery at the Croisette Piou Piou club takes infants from three months and the Ski School Les Menuires takes children from 3 years.

For the non-skier there is dog sledding, snowshoe and winter walking trails and it is possible to take the ski lift to the resort of Méribel and back.