CHALET SOCHI
MEGÈVE, FRANCE
Built over four levels using traditional architecture and authentic materials, this beautiful property at 1,300m of altitude offers fabulous views over the Mont Blanc. It has five bedrooms all with en suite bathrooms and comes totally equipped and with contemporary furniture. The basement level has a multi-vehicle garage, ski room with heated wardrobe, laundry room and wine cellar. A spa at ground level includes a jacuzzi, sauna, hammam, massage room and gym. There is also a games room and home cinema room. The garden access level has a spacious living room, kitchen, dining section and a lounge area with fireplace. This, and the office space are open to the eaves providing a spacious, airy feel. The exterior parking and stairs to the chalet are equipped with an automatic snow clearing system via underground electric cables. £6.5m / €8.3m / $10.3m Winkworth International: +44 (0)207 870 7181 Megève is where the French jet set and aristocracy go in winter - in summer it’s St Tropez and Ramatuelle. The resort is favoured because of its setting with fabulous views of the domaine du Mont Blanc. The skiing is easy to intermediate level but, for those wanting something a bit more challenging, a drive up to Chamonix valley, the birth place of off-piste skiing, takes you to the Vallée Blanche - the most famous off-piste descent in the world. For those needing an even deeper adrenaline buzz, heliskiiing is available just over the border in Italy at Courmayeur. In summer, a morning of canyoning (abseiling down waterfalls) can be combined with an afternoon soaring above the peaks of Megève in a tandem paraglide. Alternatively, there are many spas in the village in which to relax while soaking in the fresh, mountain air.
CHESA GHEOLA
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ST MORITZ, SWITZERLAND Classic chalet in the heart of St. Moritz, just five minutres’ walk from town. Chesa Gheola is a Mongiardino interior designed chalet and offers superb Swiss style accommodation with views over St Moritz town and the lake. It includes five bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, utility room, double car garage and ski room. The 300m2 main chalet also comes complete with a fully self-contained 200m2, three-bedroom apartment within the house. If combined, this would make a spacious 500m2 chalet. £18m / €22.9m / $28.3m Aylesford International: +44 (0)20 7349 9772 Chesa Gheola is located within five munutes’ walk of the Corviglia mountain and 10 minutes’ drive from both the famous Suvretta and Corvatsch mountains. Regarded as one of the world’s best skiing destinations these three mountains offer 88 trials ranging from blue red and black levels of difficulty. Through the summer months in St. Moritz the breathtaking Engadin Valley offers a large range of activities including mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking and sailing on the lakes.
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