About Modane :
Modane is a realy nice Alpine town nestled at the heart of the Vanoise National Park in the Savoie region of the French Alps. It sits at an altitude of 1000 metres above sea-level and is surrounded by three ski resorts. The untouched, raw beauty of the Maurienne Valley with its restored farmhouses, wooden chalets, spectacular ski resorts, and breathtaking landscapes is a must for those who would like to live like the French during their stay. France is, after all, the fabled land of good food and wine and known the world over for its art and history. This is the timeless land whose people have a natural joie de vivre and savoir faire and have for centuries. Modane, and its surrounding villages, have many sights and activities to offer. Savour art and romance in our Baroque chapels and churches, see glorious pasts blaze forth at our fortresses and medieval villages, enjoy sumptuous cheeses or French wines and typical Savoyard meals in Alpine villages or mountain huts and indulge your jet-set fantasies in one of our surrounding ski resorts just 15 minutes away: Aussois, Valfrejus and La Norma. There is something for everyone to do no matter what the season. Winter is synonymous with downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, snow-shoe touring and sledging. In spring, summer and autumn the inhabitants of the Maurienne Valley delight in rock-climbing, via ferrata, hiking and canyoning. Sparkling turquoise alpine lakes and glimpses of deer, ibis and marmots in the Vanoise National Park should please nature-lovers. The surrounding ski resorts offer an exciting nightlife during the winter and summer seasons...bars, cafés, restaurants, theatre, cinema, bowling, nightclubs and much more for those who wish to let their hair down in the evenings! Modane itself has a cinema, theatre, museum, restaurants, bars and cafés which are open all year round. Weekend trips can be taken to beautiful Annecy and its lake which is the second largest lake in France formed 18 000 years ago from large Alpine glaciers, to Italy via the Mont Cenis mountain pass in summer and the Frejus tunnel in Winter, to mountain shelters in the Vanoise National Park for a nature-lovers weekend, to Chambery for shopping, to one of our ski resorts for a skiing weekend...there really is so much to choose from. Modane is an hour away from Chambery, Albertville, Grenoble and Turin (Italy) and an hour and a half from Annecy, Lyon and Geneva (Switzerland). Schools in these major cities in France, Italy and Switzerland are always looking out for teachers with a recognised TEFL certificate so you should have little trouble finding a teaching post once you have graduated. Paris is just a four hour train trip from Modane on a direct line if you wish to work in the historical, romantic capital of France.
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