{"id":650,"date":"2015-03-30T14:44:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T14:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/?p=650"},"modified":"2015-03-30T14:44:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T14:44:11","slug":"is-summer-in-the-alps-better-than-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/03\/is-summer-in-the-alps-better-than-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Summer in the Alps better than winter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a Chaletline regular, then you&#8217;ll know we specialists in Catered Ski Chalets, but believe it or not, there&#8217;s many people who think <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/summer\">summer in the Alps<\/a> is even better than winter&#8230;!<\/p>\n<p><strong>There&#8217;s so much to do&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In most cases, you can&#8217;t go skiing, but there&#8217;s so much more you can do &#8211; and the views are stunning in summer.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this video from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/summer\/resort.php?resorts_id=21\">Chamonix<\/a>, at the foot of Mont Blanc, Europe&#8217;s highest mountain:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ib92v3Hjh8c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The lifts run in summer too!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to be a hard-core mountaineer or climber to appreciate the Alps. \u00a0The lifts run through the summer, and can whisk you up to high altitudes in minutes.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s swimming, mountain biking, swimming and golf in Chamonix. \u00a0Plus the superb toboggan run &#8211; this is brilliant fun for kids of all ages!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/summer_chamonix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-636\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/summer_chamonix.jpg\" alt=\"summer_chamonix\" width=\"484\" height=\"362\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tignes offers free activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a resort like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/summer\/resort.php?resorts_id=86\">Tignes<\/a>, there&#8217;s all that and more &#8211; with masses going on for families with energetic kids (aren&#8217;t they all?!).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8xIswJ22ZE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s all free in Tignes&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not only can you take part in so many activities, but anyone staying in resort receives a special card entitling them to enjoy them for free.<\/p>\n<p>The lifts (excluding to the glacier) are free, plus there&#8217;s archery, air bags, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, pedalos, tennis, trampolining, mini-golf, catamarans, slacklining, swimming pools, a fitness centre and&#8230;phew, if you&#8217;ve any energy left, much, much more&#8230;!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/summer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-651\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/summer.png\" alt=\"summer in tignes\" width=\"555\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Austria in summer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Austria is also a beautiful place to head for the summer. \u00a0We find many of our guests like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/summer\/resort.php?resorts_id=54\">Kitzbuhel<\/a> &#8211; a decent sized town with plenty on offer for holidaymakers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s in the mountains that you find peace and quiet, can get close to nature with perfect clean air in your lungs!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s5u_csmdE3o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer in the Alps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more details on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/summer\">summer holidays in the Alps<\/a>, please contact the Chaletline team on 01822 617761.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/summer-lake.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/summer-lake.png\" alt=\"summer lake\" width=\"536\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Article by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/107961348339974741522\/about?rel=author\">Iain Martin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/03\/is-summer-in-the-alps-better-than-winter\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/summer-190x106.png);\" class=\"thumb_crop\">https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/summer-190x106.png<\/a><p>If you&#8217;re a Chaletline regular, then you&#8217;ll know we specialists in Catered Ski Chalets, but believe it or not, there&#8217;s many people who think summer in the Alps is even better than winter&#8230;! 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