The village of Cordon in the Haute Savoie, opposite the Mont-Blanc mountain range, is also known as the balcony of the Mont-Blanc and has kept its traditional village life intact in terms of character and authenticity.
Cordon and the surrounding area offers numerous sports activities:
The winter :
- Ski slopes at Cordon, Combloux, Megève or Chamonix
- Cross-country skiing at Combloux or Megève
- Ski hikes
- Snowshoes
The summer:
- Hikes in the mountains starting out from the chalet
- Mountain biking
- Horse riding trips to the villlage
- Tennis in the village
- Summer sledging at Jaillet
- Golf course of Mont d'Arbois
- Paragliding
- Canyoning
- Rafting
- Rock climbing and via ferrata
- Accrobranch
The surrounding area of Cordon:
- Megève, a traditional village with its walks in the high mountain pastures
- Sallanches, the Centre de la Nature Montagnarde (the Mountain Nature Centre), housed in the Château des Rubins
- Saint Gervais les Bains and its thermal baths
- Le Plateau d'Assy, sculptures, the church of the Lac vert (The Green Lake)
- Servoz and the Diosaz gorges, conservation area
- Chamonix, the capital of mountaineering, the Aiguille du Midi, the Montenvers train and the sea of Ice
- The Merlet aux Houches animal park where you can discover 7 species of free-roaming mountain fauna including the ibex, chamois, mouflon and the marmot
- Martigny in Switzerland and the Giannada foundation
- The Val d'Aoste in Italy
- The Lake Leman, Geneva and the medieval village of Yvoire
- Annecy, an old and magnificent town with its canals and traditional bridges at the mouth of the lake