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HELEN BEAUMONT...
I am a wife, mother of 2 and a pharmacist by profession.
I enjoy my work, but work to live, or rather work for my ski trips
and holidays in France!
We first visited Serre Chevalier in 2001 on an Easter ski trip.
We’d only skied a few times, and mainly in the more well known resorts of La Plagne
and Flaine, so it was a gamble trying somewhere new. But we’d managed to rent a
reasonably priced apartment, and had heard the snow was deep, so we headed off
via London Gatwick to Turin airport.
We arrived mid afternoon and, with two hungry boys in tow, headed to
a local creperie. We were immediately struck by how approachable and friendly
everyone was, even if we had to use our French more than usual! This, combined
with the very reasonable prices on our bill, meant we were already starting to warm
to the place!
As this was an extra trip we decided against ski lessons, opting instead to
ski as a family for the whole week. We had a great time by day, skiing some of the
250 km of pistes. And by evening we soaked up the atmosphere in the old village of
Villeneuve, enjoying the local trout caught fresh from the river behind the restaurant.
On some nights we chilled out in the apartment with a home cooked dinner using
fresh ingredients from the local shops. By the end of the week, we had really fallen
in love with the place, and I couldn’t wait to go and book up for the next ski season.
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“Once we had seen the views and the location,
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We returned the following winter and again for a short break in January
2003. However, it was really a summer holiday to a different part of France that
made us consider owning our own property. After some searching in the Loire valley
for a small house, my husband Julian mentioned he would prefer a home in Serre
Chevalier to anything else. I agreed, it felt much more familiar to us, and so our
search began!
We viewed many apartments over a couple of different trips and found
nothing that suited us. It wasn’t until our final trip that we were introduced to
the new Chalets de la Chamoissiere development. We’d seen the details, but had
decided the only affordable option was a studio apartment, which was too small
for us. The agent explained that the studios we’d discounted as being too small had
now been made larger and changed to a one bedroom apartment. Once we had
seen the views and the location, we were certain this was the right place for us!
What really sold it was seeing the area through the different seasons during
our search. During the summer we realised that there was just as much to do there
as there was in the ski season. The place was buzzing, there were white-water sports,
mountain biking, climbing and hiking too. The mountains were green, and the views
amazing. We had definitely found home.
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