An outstanding all-season holiday destination, Gérardmer the great resort for winter and summer sports.
Winter fun
There are so many reasons to choose Gérardmer, the “Pearl of the Vosges”, for a pleasant family holiday: its beautiful lake, the numerous restaurants and accommodations, and the Mauselaine ski resort. And as a bonus, a snow shuttle links the centre of town with the ski slopes!
There’s everything in place to please both board sport enthusiasts and families looking to enjoy the snow with the little ones. As for board sports, there are around 20 downhill slopes (including the longest slope in the Vosges at 2,900 metres). The pistes are lit up from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for night-time skiing and snowboarding with music. Even the slalom stadium (1,600 metres long with 330 vertical metres) is open to the public outside of competitions and training: the perfect opportunity to race against the clock like the pros!
The resort’s numerous activities include ski touring, snowshoeing, horseback riding, tobogganing, dog sledging, ice ruisseling, snow canyoning, ice climbing, ice karting, snowmobiling and even Nordic ski’fit: fitness sessions in the snow.
La Renouée: Try the snow racket walk by night right behind our house and end up with a nice night view from the height of Gerardmer
On top: 100 km of cross-country trails connects La Mauselaine to the resorts of Xonrupt and La Bresse
What to see and do nearby:
- Gérardmer Lake
- Géromoise confectionery: Vosges sweets, gumballs, jellied sweets and more. An artisan confectioner shares his passion with you during a free guided tour
- Textile factory outlets: Le Jacquard Français, Dodo Outlet, Bleuforêt, Linvosges
Events:
- Torchlight descent organized by the ESF ski followed by great fireworks and laser show
- Winter Family Challenge with lots of prizes
- International Fantasy Film Festival: 26 to 30 January 2022 (https://festival-gerardmer.com)
Summer special
- Gérardmer lake activities: Swimming, pedalo, boat tour, sailing, canoeing, everything is together to allow you to enjoy the most beautiful lake of the Vosges. A beach equipped (the union nautical) is right in front of our hotel. Deckchairs, parasol, entertainment, ping-pong, slide and diving board, everything is there to allow you to spend great moments at the lake. Note that lake water can sometimes reach 24 to 25 degrees in July. Not to mention the tree climbing park 5 minutes from our hotel in Gerardmer.
- In the city center of Gerardmer: Gerardmer souvenirs shopping, Vosges linens, small train to go around the city, mountain bike rental, and carnival end of August.
- Hiking in Gerardmer: The hiking trails are not lacking, beautiful places await you as for example the tower of the merelle with its incredible panorama, the jump of the vats (waterfalls), the heights of the pearl of the Vosges with the head of Grouvelin culminating point of Gérardmer (1137 meters of altitude).
- What to do when it rains? You can go to the cinema, the bowling, the swimming pool, the ice rink, play a game of laser game, visit the saboterie lakes, the frequent exhibitions at Espace Tilleul or Espace LAC convention center of Gérardmer.
Daffodil Festival
Every spring, the daffodil adorns the slopes of Gérardmer with gold. Having become an emblem and even an authentic heritage for an entire city, the daffodil has generated a real passion since 1935.
Picked with courage and respect by the hundreds of little hands of the volunteers, they dress the floats created by the builders, real artists and goldsmiths. These floats parade for you, to the rhythm of musical formations from all over Europe. So what are you waiting for to come and discover the Daffodil Festival show?
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Geographical Location of Gérardmer: Altitude of 660 meters to the lake at 1141 meters at the head of Grouvelin. You are 30 minutes from Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 40 minutes from Epinal and 1 hour from Colmar.
- Transport: there is no train to Gerardmer, the nearest station is Remiremont thirty minutes. Road shuttles leave every day in the cities indicated above.
- Health: This tourist town in the Vosges has all the services in terms of health (hospital, doctors, dentists, osteopaths, pharmacies …)
- All car parks are free, a charging station for electric cars is available instead of linden.
- Market days: Thursday and Saturday next to the church.
- Weather Gérardmer: Temperatures in summer can rise to 30 degrees, but it is usually 24 degrees on average. Be careful, nights can be cool. In winter, it is in February that it snows the most. Spring is usually well watered, it can snow until May.
For more information on your stay in the "Perle des Vosges", we advise you to go to the tourist office of Gerardmer which is located on the Place des Déportés in 15min walking distance from La Renouée.
And if you want to quickly get acquainted with this small town, start by pronouncing his name “Gérardmé” rather than “Gérardmer“, the locals will appreciate.