The five villages of Tignes

At 2,100 m in Le Lac, 2,300 m in Val Claret, and just 1,550 m in Les Brévières, Tignes stretches across five distinct villages linked by roads and lifts, each with a different pace. We move from the stone bridge in Les Brévières to the Sainte‑Marie‑Madeleine chapel in Les Boisses, pass through quieter Le Lavachet, then the broad snowfront of Le Lac and the lively square of Val Claret. Along the way, we pause for the painted Chevril fresco above the 1952 dam and frame the Grande Motte (3,653 m), whose glacier keeps skiing open much of the year.

Your driver collects you from your Tignes hotel, you simply look out the window. A Mercedes stands by for roughly four hours, with flexible stops and short hops: 6 km from Le Lac to Val Claret, another 4 km down to Les Boisses, then 3 km to Les Brévières. At each stop, stretch your legs, sample a slice of Bleu de Tignes or grab a coffee while parking is handled. In the Tarentaise, a Tignes private driver knows discreet lots, off‑peak shuttle times, and the sharpest viewpoints over the reservoir.