Val d'Isère

Val d'Isère

Location: France Alps
Type of village: Hotel
Year opened: 1958
Year closed: –

A little history: You will still find the name Val d'Isère in the Trident today. The village, sorry, the current resort, opened for the winter of 1989/90, but did you know that Club Méditerranée has been located in this Alpine resort since the winter of 1958/59?

In the winter of 1958/59, the Club increased its presence in the mountains with two new villages opening on the French mountain side.

Tignes les Boisses, on the one hand, and on the other hand Val d'Isère, to which I will devote this page.

       The story of the first Club Méditerranée village in Val d'Isère is purely anecdotal. The village consisted of five chalets and only operated during the winter of 1958/1959.

It wasn't until 1962 that the Trident returned to the small Alpine resort. The Club took up residence in the Grand Hôtel Parisien.
The establishment was located in the center of the resort (to be precise, near the church).

Roger CAILLET served as village chief for the first winter season. Pierre Hermet oversaw the closure in 1987.

The village closed in 1987, and in the winter of 1989/90, the club, with a big vision, inaugurated the new village, which is still in operation today. Francis Di Landro was the first village chief.

The resort is now classified 4 tridents with a 5 trident space!