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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Les Arcs

Les Arcs
Les Arcs has four resorts at different levels: Arc 1600,Arc 1800, the beautiful new Arc 1950 and Arc 2000. Arc 1800 (containing the three hamlets of Charvet, Villards and Charmettoger) isnt beautiful, but its one of our favourite parts of Les Arcs. Charvet and Villards are centred round slightly claustrophobic open-air shopping centres and Charmettoger is prettier in the trees but its a 1015 minute walk to the bars in Villards. The brand new Arc 1950 is stunning. Its still in the final stages of being built (due to be completely finished in 2008) by the Canadian company Intrawest, and it has a certain Canadian feel to it. The apartments are spacious and modern and the buildings are colourful. A few more restaurants and shops popped up last year, and you can expect Arc 1950 to continue to grow over the next year or two.