Summer
Flumet is the heart of the Valley of Arly and located on the Route of the Grand Alpes, the surroundings are stunning.
It is the centre for hiking with 100 km of marked trails and panoramic views of the Mont Blanc. Guides are always available.
You can swim in the small lake near the chalet, in the summer bath superintendent.
Mountainbiking/VTT: the Arly Valley is centre 10 of the French Cycling Federation: Fédération Française de Cyclisme.
Flumet is the starting point of many routes: 300 km marked roads and trails.
In the summer you can take the bicycle free on the chair lift les Evettes and on many other lifts of the 8 villages, together the “Circuit de Diamant Vert”, which are open some days and hours.
You can go climbing on the wall of the castle and at several other locations.
Several golf courses nearby.
Tennis, football and volleyball facilities, as well as children’s games.
Fishing.
Montgolfières in Praz sur Arly.
“Summer sledging” in Megève.
Swimming pool, fitness, bowling, casino, cinemas in Megève.
Botanic garden.
Museums.
Every village has his "Fête d'Alpage".
The area is interesting for nature and culture. Day trips to:
- Saint Gervais with the tram to the Mont Blanc glacier
- Albertville, medieval city
- Annecy old city, cleanest lake of Europe; all water sports. Bicycle rental for a trip on the bicycle path.
- Genève (old city!), Lausanne with the Olympic museum
- Courmayeur and Aosta with the Roman theatre in Italy
- Cheese farms: Beaufort, Reblochon.
Some trips by car
- Megève: the mountains and the 12 villages.
- Saint Gervais and the tram of the Mont-Blanc to the glacier of Bionnassay (via the Col de Voza).
- Les Contamines to the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Gorge.
- The Plateau d’Assy and the the church of Notre-Dame-de-Toute-Grâce, modern art of Rouault, Matisse, Léger, Lurçat, Braque, Chagall, Ronnar, Lipchitz, le Lac Vert, mirror of the Mont-Blanc.
- Albertville, Conflans: historic medieval city (museum). Return via the Col and the Abbey of Tamié.
- Le Beaufortain Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe, Col des Aravis, Hauteluce, Beaufort, visit the factory of Beaufort cheese (the prince of the Gruyères), Roselend, Col du Pré, Boudin (village classé), Arèches.
- The tour of the lake of Annecy via Giettaz, Col des Aravis (1498 m), la Clusaz, Thônes, back to the lake via Veyrier, Chavoire.
- Annecy: the old city, park, palace, castle, basilica of the Visitation, the old episcopal palace. Back via the lake, Saint-Jorioz and the Gorges of the Arly.
- Glacier des bossons.
- Téléphérique of the Massif of the Mont-Blanc: Chamonix, Aiguille du Midi (3850 m0, Pointe Helbronner (3559 m), circuit above the Vallée Blanche and the Glacier du Géant.
- La Mer de Glace via the train of Montenvers.
- Circuit Tarantaise - Maurienne: via de Col de l'Iseran (2770m).
- The tour around the Mont Blanc via Switserland and Italy: Chamonix, de Col des Montets, Vallorcine, le Châtelard, Col de la Forclaz, Martigny, Orsières, Liddes and the Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard (2743 m), Saint Rhémy, Etroubles, and down to Aosta with interesting Roman monuments, Courmayeur and back via the Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard.
- Genève and the lake.
- Le Fer à Cheval.
- Yvoire.
- The lake of Bourget.
- The Aosta Valley in Italy: via the Col du Petit-saint-Bernard, Courmayeur, Pré Saint-Didier, Aoste valley, valley of Dora Baltea, Aosta.
