Verbier
Outdoor Activities Resort,
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Verbier is situated at 1500m in the heart of the
Swiss Alps on a sun-soaked plateau. It is a beautiful resort developed
in harmony with it's natural surroundings. Located only one hour
20 minutes drive from Geneva airport which is served by regular
flights from Easyjet, Verbier is one of the most accessible alpine
resorts. More famous for its winter seasons Verbier has kept its
summer potential hidden under a bushel. The opportunities to enjoy
the outdoors in the summer are great and the atmosphere in the resort
is fun and relaxed.
Verbier is very biker friendly, especially as
this is the venue for the start of the Grand Raid Cristalp and stages
of the Tour de Swiss and the Swiss downhill championships. There
are four bike shops and a multitude of other shops catering to all
your needs.
If you dont want to spend all week biking,
or if you have non-bikers among your group there are a wide range
of activities to undertake in Verbier including rock climbing, hiking,
paragliding, horse riding, fishing, river rafting, hydro speed,
rap jumping, and bungee jumping.
For more conventional activities there is an eighteen
hole golf course and a pitch and putt, or the local sports centre
has excellent facilities including indoor and outdoor pools, squash
courts, tennis courts, an ice skating rink, a half pipe and beach
volley ball courts.
If this all sounds too energetic you can lay back,
relax on the balcony and enjoy the scenery or visit one of the mountain
restaurants or just spend a day shopping.
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