Luxury holidays in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville

When to go

Shops, restaurants and hotels tend to open seasonally. Go for the snow between December and April – or return in July or August when the valley opens up to fair-weather alpinists.

Getting there

• Planes

  Chambéry airport is the closest to Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, an hour and a quarter’s drive away; Geneva and Lyon St Exupéry are each just over two hours away by road.

• Trains

  Moutiers is just a 30-minute drive from Saint-Martin-de-Belleville.

• Automobiles

  Roads are well signposted and maintained, although inevitably winding through mountain terrain. A winter tyre regulation, effective in the Alps, means you’re obliged to have the correct tread on your car tyres between November and March.