The Le Monde des neiges resort is under construction, route de Nabinas - F. Binacchi / ANP / 20 Minutes

  • 5 * hotels, luxury residences and luxury boutiques are being built in the Auron resort.
  • The French Riviera destination is moving upmarket to compete with resorts in the northern Alps.

There was Valberg the family car, Isola 2000 the sports car and it will now be necessary to count with Auron ... the luxury. The upgrading of the Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée station, initiated just over four years ago, is in its active phase with all-round real estate projects.

"The idea is to compete with Megève or Méribel, Franco attack Pascal Lequenne, the director of the local tourist office. We have two big projects launched in addition to a whole set of new constructions. "

The station was inaugurated in 1937 - F. Binacchi / ANP / 20 Minutes

Several spa projects

Route de Nabinas, in an old car park, a developer is developing Le Monde des neiges which will undoubtedly be the resort's new flagship. Completely available in December 2022, this “5 * resort” will include a hotel with 30 rooms, a tourist residence, five restaurants, a 1,200 m2 spa and 16 high-end boutiques. Whose big brands? Negotiations are launched.

A little further, the Savoie hotel will also begin a high-end moult. From April, the Partouche group will invest the premises to develop 17 suites, also 5 *, and a restaurant in the future 3.14 green, named after the establishment of the casino operator in Cannes. "There will also be a spa there, another in the central square, which is due to open in February, and a fourth in another 4-star tourist residence," says Pascal Lequenne.

Studies launched for a new “large carrier”

And it's not over, other high-end building complexes, all in wood and stone, are emerging from the ground. With, according to our information, the possible creation of a new “heavy carrier”, cable car type, to support these new homes. Studies have been launched.

At the same time, property prices are taking off. In new buildings, the square meter ranges from 7,000 to 12,000 euros. And in the old too, the bill tends to "climb", say real estate agents. It takes from 4,000 to 7,000 euros.

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