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Place details
- Locality
- Les Gets
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,331
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Travel guide
Get around
The town is quite compact so walking is the easiest way to get around. In the peak summer season, bicycles become the preferred form of transport, as the town becomes a haven for mountain bikers.
See
Mountain Scenery. The scenery around Les Gets is quite spectacular in both winter and summer. Take a trip up the Mont Chery gondola and the next chairlift to the very top for the best view. Mont Blanc can be seen from here. Les Gets Church. Small church located at the north end of town. Cows (summer only). Not a typical tourist attraction, but look and listen out for the many cows with bells around their neck. They make a good alpine photo!
Do
Skiing, see separate section Mountain Biking, see separate section Tennis (summer only), there are a number of hard tennis courts in Les Gets. The best place to play is on one of the 4 public courts at the north end of town off the D902. Buy a 'multipass' from the tourist office for per day and you can use the courts at will. However, it is advisable to reserve a court by marking your name, and the time you want to play, on the sheet on the small clubhouse at the courts. Swimming (summer only), there is an artificial lake located just up the hillside on the Chavanne side of the town. Ideal spot for families wanting a relaxing day. Mechanical Music Museum, located at the north end of town. Les Gets has a history of producing mechanical music. The museum is fairly small, but interesting to visit.
Buy
There are a few shops in the town centre, mainly aimed at the skiing market in winter and the mountain biking market in summer. Prices are typically high, as with most ski resorts. There are also a few grocery stores and places to pick up souvenirs.
Connect
Most hotels have wi-fi internet access for a small fee. The mobile phone signal is generally strong in the village, but can be sporadic in the surrounding mountains.
Go next
Portes du Soleil, lifts link Les Gets to the Portes du Soleil area in winter and summer. Well worth skiing or mountain biking to some of the other resorts. It is possible to cross over into Switzerland on the lift network. Look out for the interesting customs building in the mountains! (it is rarely, if ever used) Geneva, only around an hour away by bus or car. Worth a visit if you have a spare day. Samoens, small town nestled in some spectacular scenery, with good restaurants, bars and shops. About an hours drive away from Les Gets. In winter the roads may be extremely icy, or even closed for a time, so be wary.
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Article
Les Gets ( French pronunciation: [le ʒɛ], [le ʒe]; Savoyard: Lou Zhé) is a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France.
The village's first single-person chair lift was opened in 1938 with the first chair lift on Mont Chéry in 1954.