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Natural swimming with a view… on Mont-Blanc !
Opposite the Mont Blanc range, the village resort of Combloux in Haute Savoie was the first in Europe to have a 100% natural, ecological swimming lake. The principle is [...]
Tags : Haute-savoie, Lakes and Mountains, Nature and Sports, Swimming and water sports
Waves on the lake
Waves on the lake
One has been able to practise water-skiing on Lake Annecy for a long time and even before! It is there, in fact, that it was invented by the Mountain infantrymen. Since then [...]
Tags : Haute-savoie, Lakes and Mountains, Nature and Sports, Sports, Swimming and water sports
Lake Annecy surfs the wave
Lake Annecy surfs the wave
From water-skiing to wakeboard, wakesurf and wakeskate, new water sports involving gliding on the water are all the rage, including on lakes such as Lake Annecy. To catch the [...]
Tags : Haute-savoie, Lakes and Mountains, Nature and Sports, Sports, Swimming and water sports
Legendary gorges in Ardèche
Legendary gorges in Ardèche
Ardèche gorges are the reference place for canoeing. During the season, from the end of spring to the end of summer, Olympic champions, world champions and high-level [...]
Tags : Ardèche, Nature and Sports, Sports, Swimming and water sports
Take to the waves on the Alps lakes
Take to the waves on the Alps lakes
Rivers and lakes replace the slopes when winter sports give up their place to water sports in Rhône-Alpes. Gliding pleasures exist in all seasons!
Tags : Haute-savoie, Lakes and Mountains, Nature and Sports, Sports, Swimming and water sports
Return in force to swimming in nature
Return in force to swimming in nature
The most beautiful swimming pool will never be worth, for nature lovers, the cool waters of lakes such as the one of Issarlès, in Ardèche, or of Champos, in the Drôme. Nor [...]
Tags : Ardèche, Drôme, Nature and Sports, Sports, Swimming and water sports
Diving pleasures in Lake Geneva
Diving pleasures in Lake Geneva
The bottoms of Mountain lakes conceal at least as many marvels as the sea bed. So, lovers of diving will enjoy going from hikes, to quiet lakes' waters and from climbing to [...]
Tags : Haute-savoie, Nature and Sports, Sports, Swimming and water sports
Bathing in pure waters
Bathing in pure waters
Taking advantage of bathing in cool water, in the middle of nature and in the mountains, is a thousand times more pleasant than diving into the most spectacular of swimming [...]
Tags : Haute-savoie, Nature and Sports, Sports, Swimming and water sports
Sea breezes in the mountains!!
Sea breezes in the mountains!!
Lake Monteynard, near Grenoble, is Sailing kingdom. One can practise kitesurf and even catamaran, meet authentic champions, but also beginners.
Tags : Isère, Lakes and Mountains, Nature and Sports, Sports, Swimming and water sports
«Rider» on rivers
«Rider» on rivers
Everyone knows water skiing, but for a few years now, it is the wakeboard which runs before the wind. So much so that in the Water skiing Club of Collonges, very close to [...]
Tags : Nature and Sports, Rhône, Sports, Swimming and water sports
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