Where is Courchevel

The elite resort of Courchevel is located in the French Alps, in the Savoie department, in the center of the Tarentaise Valley. It is part of the Three Valleys skiing area, and consists of four stations: 1300, 1550, 1650, 1850. The last one is a vacation spot for glamorous stars and respectable oligarchs.

The national currency of France - euro. And be prepared to pay a considerable amount of euros for a comfortable vacation.

Judging by documentary data, Courchevel was founded in 1946. The peculiarity of this area is the fact that in 1992 here were held XVI Winter Olympic Games. And in general, it is considered one of the oldest resorts in the world, because if you dig deeper into the history of Courchevel you can learn a lot of interesting things. For example, in the early twentieth century there were only pastures for cattle walking.

The first Lac Bleu hotel appeared in 1908, but due to heating problems it received its first tourists only in 1925. The founders of Courchevel - Laurent Chapie and Maurice Michaud - started to realize their project right after the Second World War under the plan to develop the tourism industry in liberated France.

After some friction and disagreements the resort was named Lower Courchevel, but even after that the name was changed, because the locals did not want to live in the shadow of the mountain and the new resort. Therefore, the general meeting decided to give the name 1550 and 1850. The last fact is a marketing move, because in fact the resort is located in the area of 1747 and 1827 meters. But the higher the number, the more respectable the resort - that's what the creators decided.