Featured Holiday Rentals in Chambery
Featured Holiday Rentals in Chambery
Holiday Rentals in Chambery - A Guide to Chambery
Chambery holiday rentals are located in eastern France, about an hour and a half’s drive east from Lyon and also around an hour’s drive south of Genève.
Chambery itself is just of the E70/E712 main motorway route. The city is also a major railway hub at the midpoint of the Franco-Italian rail link “Lyon-Turin Ferroviarre”.
Chambery has its own small but modern airport with regular flights down from Paris and the UK.
The airport is actually located in the town of Le Viviers du Lac just next to the Bourget Lake and within easy driving distance of your Chambery holiday rentals.
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Types of Holiday Rentals in Chambery
There is quite a large choice of holiday rentals in Chambery, mainly apartments and chalets to rent in Chambery being so close to the French Alps.
You can also find a few house and villa style rentals and even the odd chateau and castle to rent in Chambery.
If we take a look at a typical apartment to rent in Chambery, like the Trevignin Holiday apartment, it has 1 bedroom but can actually sleep up to 4 people as it has 1 double bed and 2 single beds.
The building is a typically low pitched roof single storey timber style property, with absolutely fantastic views from its gardens and patio. Internal accommodation is more than adequate to use as a base to visit the local ski slopes or exploring the beautiful French countryside.
Chambery Useful Information
Chambery holiday rentals are located in the department of Savoie, which is part of the larger region of Rhone-Alpes. Land area covers 20.99 square kilometres and holds a local population of around 59,000 people.
Historically the area was an important strategic position, being at the entrance to the large alpine valleys which lead to the passes in Italy.
The town grew up around Count Thomas of Savoie’s Chateau around 1232 and enjoyed a golden age in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
Not only will your Chambery holiday rentals be in a great position for the French Alps but also the area has a huge amount of history to discover. Larger towns such as Lyon and Genève over the Swiss border make Chambery a great little town to spend your next summer or winter break.
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