Sainte-Foy village
Food & shopping
1 / 1Newsagent, tabac and gift shop in Sainte-Foy village, on the route des Villages at the chef-lieu.
Papers and magazines, tobacco, books, Savoyard pottery, homeware and clothing.
Parking by the side of the road opposite the shop.
Getting here & around
1 / 1Electric vehicle charging point in Sainte-Foy village, down in the old village rather than up at the station.
Useful if you're staying in the village or stopping on the way up the valley - and worth remembering that cold weather and mountain driving both eat range faster than you expect.
Ski essentials
0 / 0Eat & drink
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Bistro and bar of the Hôtel Le Monal, in Sainte-Foy village on the main road between Bourg and Val d'Isère.
Savoyard classics — fondue, raclette au lait cru, tartiflette — alongside steaks, salads and wood-fired-style pizzas, including one made with goat's cheese from Villaroger.
The hotel also has a separate restaurant and cellar dining room for evenings.
Dinner and peak-season lunch bookings are recommended due to high demand.
Lunch: 12:00 – 14:15 (Daily)
Dinner: 19:00 – 21:15 (Daily)
*Le Monal operates standard service throughout the winter ski and summer hiking seasons, but briefly closes during off-peak inter-seasons (typically mid-to-late May and late October to mid-November).
Health & emergencies
1 / 1Activities
1 / 1Pilates, reflexology and massage in Sainte-Foy village, in a purpose-fitted studio at the chef-lieu, with some sessions held at the MMV l'Étoile des Cimes up at the station and at the 1580m restaurant.
Group classes and one-to-one, all levels - good for stiff legs mid-week, and specifically suited to people with back trouble.
Group room takes eight; children over 8 and teens by prior arrangement.
Booking essential; cash or cheque only.
Latest for Sainte-Foy village
All valley news →The French Alps host the Winter Olympics from 1 to 17 February 2030, followed by the Paralympics from 1 to 10 March, and two of the venues are on the Tarentaise's doorstep.
Val d'Isère hosts the alpine skiing, 30 minutes up the D902 from Sainte-Foy. La Plagne takes the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton on the Albertville 1992 track, directly across the valley from Les Arcs. Courchevel gets ski jumping and more alpine racing, plus the para alpine and para snowboard events. Alpes 2030 - Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games +2
For anyone booked into Villaroger, Sainte-Foy or Les Arcs that February, expect the valley to be busy, the Bourg-Saint-Maurice funicular and buses fuller than usual, and accommodation booked out early. It also means the quieter villages between the venues will be exactly where you want to be.
Ticketing and volunteer sign-ups haven't opened yet; the organising committee's site at alpes2030.org is where those will be announced.
The venue plan is still subject to final IOC confirmation, so treat the details as provisional for now.
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