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The Village Ledger
181 Club Med villages and resorts, 1950 to today, compiled from public sources and our own travel log. † marks conflicting evidence; ≈ marks an approximate or earliest-verified date. Version 1.0, September 2026. Corrections: travel@expeditionertravel.com
🇫🇷 Les 181 villages et resorts que le Club Med a exploités de 1950 à aujourd’hui. † sources contradictoires ; ≈ date approximative ou première exploitation vérifiée. Sources : les documents du Club, le fil « Les Anciens Villages » de Spirit45 (depuis 2005) et notre journal de voyages. Corrections : travel@expeditionertravel.com · Les cinquante-trois classés
One hundred and eighty-one villages, 1950 to 2026, reconstructed from Club Med's own material, from the Spirit45 thread « Les Anciens Villages » (2005 to today) and from what travellers remember. Core villages and resorts only: Joyview and Urban Oasis are excluded, and product extensions, relaunches and duplicate-name variants are not counted as separate villages. Where the evidence conflicts or a date is approximate, the ledger says so.
We built it because we kept going back and Club Med kept leaving. Between us we have slept in seventy-one of them, and seen three more for a day.
74
villages we have visited
21
of them no longer exist
5
open villages still to go: Serre Chevalier, Alpe d'Huez, Changbaishan, Beidahu, South Africa
The game
How many of the 181 have you stayed at?
Go down the list and count every village you’ve slept in. Day visits don’t count — we don’t count ours either. Post your number in the thread where you found this, or send it to us and we’ll keep a tally. Ours is 71.
🇫🇷 Parcourez la liste et comptez chaque village où vous avez dormi. Les visites d’une journée ne comptent pas — nous ne comptons pas les nôtres non plus. Publiez votre chiffre là où vous avez trouvé ceci, ou envoyez-le-nous. Le nôtre : 71.
The ledger
All 181, village by village
In opening order, with the same marks as the chart above: † conflicting evidence, ≈ approximate or earliest-verified date. Research cut-off 6 September 2026.
1950s · 18 villages
| # | Opened | Village | Town or locality | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1950 | Alcudia | Alcúdia, Mallorca | Spain |
| 2 | 1951 | Golfo di Baratti | Baratti (Piombino), Tuscany | Italy |
| 3 | † 1952 / 1954 | Ipsos Corfou | Ipsos, Corfu | Greece |
| 4 | 1953 | Becici / Montenegro | Bečići (Budva) | Montenegro |
| 5 | 1953 | Californian Garden | Rome | Italy |
| 6 | 1953 | Marina di Campo | Marina di Campo, Elba | Italy |
| 7 | 1954 | Djerba la Fidèle | Djerba (Midoun area) | Tunisia |
| 8 | 1954 | Palinuro | Palinuro (Centola) | Italy |
| 9 | 1955 | Caprera | Caprera (La Maddalena), Sardinia | Italy |
| 10 | 1955 | Tahiti | Punaauia, Tahiti | French Polynesia (France) |
| 11 | † 1956 / 1957 | Leysin | Leysin | Switzerland |
| 12 | † 1956/57–1957/58 | Le Monêtier / Serre Chevalier (original site) | Le Monêtier-les-Bains | France |
| 13 | 1957 | Cefalù | Cefalù, Sicily | Italy |
| 14 | † 1958 / 1959 | Santa Giulia | Santa Giulia (Porto-Vecchio), Corsica | France |
| 15 | Winter 1958/59 | Tignes Les Boisses | Les Boisses, Tignes | France |
| 16 | Winter 1958/59 | Val d’Isère (first temporary village) | Val d’Isère | France |
| 17 | 1959 | Aighion | Aigio (Aighion) | Greece |
| 18 | 1959/60 | Engelberg | Engelberg | Switzerland |
1960s · 30 villages
| # | Opened | Village | Town or locality | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1960 | Pakostane | Pakoštane | Croatia |
| 20 | 1961 | Arziv | Achziv (near Nahariya) | Israel |
| 21 | † 1961 / 1963 | Al Hoceima | Al Hoceïma | Morocco |
| 22 | 1962 | Cadaqués | Cadaqués, Catalonia | Spain |
| 23 | 1962 | Moorea | Tiahura (Haapiti), Moorea | French Polynesia (France) |
| 24 | 1962 | Sveti Marko | Sveti Marko Island (Tivat) | Montenegro |
| 25 | 1963 | St Moritz (Roi Soleil) | St. Moritz | Switzerland |
| 26 | 1964 | Montalivet | Vendays-Montalivet | France |
| 27 | 1965 | Sotchi | Sochi | Russia |
| 28 | 1965 | St Moritz Reine Victoria / Victoria | St. Moritz | Switzerland |
| 29 | † 1965 / 1968 | Palais Manial, Le Caire | Cairo | Egypt |
| 30 | † 1965–1966 | Agadir | Agadir | Morocco |
| 31 | 1966 | Donoratico | Donoratico / Marina di Castagneto Carducci | Italy |
| 32 | Winter 1966/67 | Zinal | Zinal (Anniviers) | Switzerland |
| 33 | 1967 | Foça | Foça (İzmir) | Turkey |
| 34 | 1967 | Superbagnères | Superbagnères (Bagnères-de-Luchon) | France |
| 35 | ≈ 1967/68 | Thalassa / Mamaia | Mamaia (Constanța) | Romania |
| 36 | 1968 | Fort Royal | Deshaies, Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe (France) |
| 37 | 1968 | Les Restanques | Port Grimaud (Grimaud) | France |
| 38 | 1968 | Ouarzazate | Ouarzazate | Morocco |
| 39 | 1968 | Porto Petro | Porto Petro, Mallorca | Spain |
| 40 | 1968 | Villars-sur-Ollon | Villars-sur-Ollon | Switzerland |
| 41 | 1969 | Korba | Korba | Tunisia |
| 42 | 1969 | Les Boucaniers | Sainte-Anne, Martinique | Martinique (France) |
| 43 | 1969 | Otranto | Otranto, Puglia | Italy |
| 44 | 1969 | Restinga Smir | Restinga Smir (M’diq) | Morocco |
| 45 | 1969 | Santo Stefano | Santo Stefano Island (La Maddalena), Sardinia | Italy |
| 46 | 1969 | Uçhisar | Uçhisar, Cappadocia | Turkey |
| 47 | † 1969 / 1970 | Bear Valley | Bear Valley, California | United States |
| 48 | † 1963 / 1970 | Chamonix (Savoy) | Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | France |
1970s · 41 villages
| # | Opened | Village | Town or locality | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1970 | Cargèse | Cargèse, Corsica | France |
| 50 | 1970 | Kusadasi | Kuşadası | Turkey |
| 51 | 1970 | Malabata | Malabata (Tangier) | Morocco |
| 52 | 1970 | Yasmina | Cabo Negro (M’diq/Tétouan) | Morocco |
| 53 | † 1970/71 | Roussalka | Rusalka (Kavarna area) | Bulgaria |
| 54 | ≈ 1970s | Helios Corfou | Corfu | Greece |
| 55 | 1971 | Marrakech La Médina | Marrakech | Morocco |
| 56 | 1971 | Assinie | Assinie-Mafia | Côte d’Ivoire |
| 57 | 1971 | Djerba la Douce | Djerba (Midoun area) | Tunisia |
| 58 | 1971 | Lizum | Axamer Lizum (Axams) | Austria |
| 59 | 1971 | Nicotera | Nicotera Marina (Nicotera), Calabria | Italy |
| 60 | 1971 | Pompadour | Arnac-Pompadour | France |
| 61 | 1971 | Sant’Ambroggio | Sant’Ambroggio (Lumio), Corsica | France |
| 62 | 1971 | Tipasa | Tipasa | Algeria |
| 63 | 1972 | Acapulco | Acapulco, Guerrero | Mexico |
| 64 | ≈ By 1972 | Valbella | Valbella (Vaz/Obervaz) | Switzerland |
| 65 | 1973 | Cap Skirring | Cap Skirring | Senegal |
| 66 | 1973 | La Caravelle | Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe (France) |
| 67 | 1973 | La Pointe aux Canonniers | Pointe aux Canonniers | Mauritius |
| 68 | 1973 | Vittel Golf Ermitage | Vittel | France |
| 69 | 1973 | Vittel Le Parc | Vittel | France |
| 70 | 1974 | Playa Blanca | Playa Blanca, Lanzarote | Spain |
| 71 | 1974 | Hanalei Plantation | Princeville / Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii | United States |
| 72 | ≈ c. 1974 | Skanes | Skanes (Monastir) | Tunisia |
| 73 | 1975 | Les Almadies | Les Almadies (Dakar) | Senegal |
| 74 | 1975 | Marbella | Marbella | Spain |
| 75 | 1975 | Sestrières | Sestriere, Piedmont | Italy |
| 76 | 1976 | Cancún Yucatán | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Mexico |
| 77 | ≈ By 1976/77 | Coral Beach, Eilat | Eilat | Israel |
| 78 | 1977 | Gregolimano | Agios Georgios Lichada, Evia | Greece |
| 79 | 1977 | Kemer | Kemer, Antalya | Turkey |
| 80 | 1977 | Paradise Island | Paradise Island (Nassau) | Bahamas |
| 81 | 1977 | Pontresina | Pontresina | Switzerland |
| 82 | Winter 1978/79 | Wengen | Wengen | Switzerland |
| 83 | 1979 | Arcs Extrêmes | Les Arcs 2000 (Bourg-Saint-Maurice) | France |
| 84 | 1979 | Cherating Beach | Cherating, Pahang | Malaysia |
| 85 | 1979 | Château Royal | Nouméa, New Caledonia | New Caledonia (France) |
| 86 | 1979 | Eleuthera | Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera | Bahamas |
| 87 | 1979 | Hurghada | Hurghada | Egypt |
| 88 | 1979 | Itaparica | Conceição, Vera Cruz, Itaparica Island, Bahia | Brazil |
| 89 | 1979 | Nouméa | Nouméa, New Caledonia | New Caledonia (France) |
1980s · 32 villages
| # | Opened | Village | Town or locality | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 1980 | Avoriaz | Avoriaz (Morzine) | France |
| 91 | 1980 | Copper Mountain | Copper Mountain, Colorado | United States |
| 92 | 1981 | Magic Haiti | Montrouis, Côte des Arcadins | Haiti |
| 93 | 1981 | Santa Teresa | La Marmorata, Santa Teresa Gallura, Sardinia | Italy |
| 94 | † 1981 / 1983 | Punta Cana | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 95 | † 1981/82 | Ixtapa Pacific | Ixtapa (Zihuatanejo), Guerrero | Mexico |
| 96 | By 1981 | Kamarina | Kamarina / Scoglitti (Vittoria), Sicily | Italy |
| 97 | ≈ c. 1982 | Kos | Kefalos, Kos | Greece |
| 98 | Winter 1983/84 | Les Menuires | Les Menuires (Les Belleville) | France |
| 99 | 1985 | Da Balaia | Albufeira, Algarve | Portugal |
| 100 | 1985 | Farukolufushi | Farukolufushi, North Malé Atoll | Maldives |
| 101 | 1985 | Phuket | Kata Beach (Karon), Phuket | Thailand |
| 102 | 1985 | Puerto de Santa Maria | El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz | Spain |
| 103 | 1985 | St George’s Cove (Bermuda) | St. George’s | Bermuda (UK) |
| 104 | 1985 | Turkoise | Grace Bay, Providenciales | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) |
| 105 | † 1985/86 | Bali | Nusa Dua, Bali | Indonesia |
| 106 | ≈ By 1986 | Luxor | Luxor | Egypt |
| 107 | ≈ c. Christmas 1986 | Assouan – Villa Amoun | Aswan | Egypt |
| 108 | 1987 | Olympie | Skafidia (Pyrgos), Peloponnese | Greece |
| 109 | 1987 | Sahoro Hokkaido | Sahoro / Shintoku, Hokkaido | Japan |
| 110 | 1987 | Sandpiper | Port St. Lucie, Florida | United States |
| 111 | 1987 | Ste Lucie | Vieux Fort | Saint Lucia |
| 112 | 1988 | Hammamet | Hammamet | Tunisia |
| 113 | 1988 | Huatulco | Huatulco, Oaxaca | Mexico |
| 114 | 1988 | Metaponto | Metaponto (Bernalda), Basilicata | Italy |
| 115 | 1988 | Palmiye | Göynük (Kemer), Antalya | Turkey |
| 116 | 1988 | Rio das Pedras | Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| 117 | 1988 | St Aubin | Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, Normandy | France |
| 118 | 1989 | La Plagne 2100 | La Plagne 2100 (La Plagne Tarentaise) | France |
| 119 | 1989 | Opio en Provence | Opio, Provence | France |
| 120 | ≈ By June 1989 | Sonora Bay | San Carlos, Sonora | Mexico |
| 121 | Winter 1989/90 | Val d’Isère (current long-running site) | Val d’Isère | France |
1990s · 24 villages
| # | Opened | Village | Town or locality | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 1990 | Aime La Plagne | Aime 2000 / Aime-la-Plagne | France |
| 123 | 1991 | Alpe d’Huez (Club Aquarius acquisition) | Alpe d’Huez (Huez) | France |
| 124 | 1991 | Ibiza | Playa d’en Bossa (Sant Josep de sa Talaia), Ibiza | Spain |
| 125 | 1991 | Les 2 Alpes | Les Deux Alpes | France |
| 126 | 1991 | Nabeul | Nabeul | Tunisia |
| 127 | 1992 | Columbus Isle | Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island | Bahamas |
| 128 | 1992 | Dieulefit | Dieulefit, Drôme | France |
| 129 | 1992 | El Jadida | El Jadida | Morocco |
| 130 | 1992 | Koulnoué / Hienghène | Hienghène, New Caledonia | New Caledonia (France) |
| 131 | 1992 | Lindeman Island | Lindeman Island, Queensland | Australia |
| 132 | ≈ 1992 Club Med entry | Kani | Kani Island, North Malé Atoll | Maldives |
| 133 | 1992 | Méribel Le Chalet | Méribel (Les Allues) | France |
| 134 | ≈ By 1993 | Méribel l’Antarès | Méribel (Les Allues) | France |
| 135 | ≈ 1993/94 | Méribel Aspen Park | Méribel (Les Allues) | France |
| 136 | † 1993/94 first Club Med phase | El Gouna | El Gouna, Red Sea | Egypt |
| 137 | 1994 | Bora Bora | Bora Bora | French Polynesia (France) |
| 138 | 1994 | Montpezat | Montagnac-Montpezat, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | France |
| 139 | 1995 | Bodrum | Yalıçiftlik (Bodrum), Muğla | Turkey |
| 140 | 1995 | Flaine – Les Lindars | Flaine (Arâches-la-Frasse) | France |
| 141 | 1996 | Forges-les-Eaux | Forges-les-Eaux, Normandy | France |
| 142 | † pre-Nov 1996 / 2001 return | Mare Nostrum | Vravrona (Brauron), Attica | Greece |
| 143 | 1997 | Bintan Island | Lagoi, Bintan Island | Indonesia |
| 144 | 1998 | Varadero | Varadero | Cuba |
| 145 | 1999 | Kabira Ishigaki | Kabira, Ishigaki, Okinawa | Japan |
2000s · 11 villages
| # | Opened | Village | Town or locality | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 2000 | Beldi (Turkey) | Beldibi (Kemer), Antalya | Turkey |
| 147 | 2001 | Cervinia | Breuil-Cervinia (Valtournenche) | Italy |
| 148 | 2001 | Monastir | Monastir | Tunisia |
| 149 | † 2001–2003 | Serre Chevalier (current site) | La Salle-les-Alpes | France |
| 150 | Spring 2001 | Athenia | Marathon / Nea Makri, Attica | Greece |
| 151 | 2002 | Napitia | Pizzo Calabro, Calabria | Italy |
| 152 | † 2002 | Trancoso | Trancoso (Porto Seguro), Bahia | Brazil |
| 153 | 2003 | Palmyre Atlantique | La Palmyre (Les Mathes) | France |
| 154 | 2004 | Marrakech La Palmeraie | Marrakech | Morocco |
| 155 | 2005 | Peisey-Vallandry | Peisey-Nancroix / Vallandry | France |
| 156 | 2007 | La Plantation d’Albion | Albion | Mauritius |
2010s · 16 villages
| # | Opened | Village | Town or locality | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | 2010 | Sinai Bay | Taba, South Sinai | Egypt |
| 158 | 2010 | Yabuli | Yabuli (Shangzhi), Heilongjiang | China |
| 159 | 2011 | Valmorel | Valmorel (Les Avanchers-Valmorel) | France |
| 160 | † 2012 pre-opening / 2013 full | Guilin | Guilin, Guangxi | China |
| 161 | ≈ 2012/13 | Pragelato Vialattea | Pragelato, Piedmont | Italy |
| 162 | 2013 | Belek | Belek (Serik), Antalya | Turkey |
| 163 | 2014 | Dong’ao Island, Zhuhai | Dong’ao Island, Zhuhai, Guangdong | China |
| 164 | 2014 | Val Thorens Sensations | Val Thorens (Les Belleville) | France |
| 165 | 2015 | Finolhu Villas | Gasfinolhu Island, North Malé Atoll | Maldives |
| 166 | 2016 | Beidahu | Beidahu (Jilin City), Jilin | China |
| 167 | 2016 | Lake Paradise | Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo | Brazil |
| 168 | 2016 | Sanya | Sanya, Hainan | China |
| 169 | 2017 | Grand Massif Samoëns Morillon | Samoëns, Haute-Savoie | France |
| 170 | 2017 | Tomamu Hokkaido | Tomamu (Shimukappu), Hokkaido | Japan |
| 171 | 2018 | Les Arcs Panorama | Les Arcs 1600 (Bourg-Saint-Maurice) | France |
| 172 | 2019 | Michès Playa Esmeralda | Miches, El Seibo | Dominican Republic |
2020s · 9 villages
| # | Opened | Village | Town or locality | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173 | 2021 | La Rosière | La Rosière (Montvalezan) | France |
| 174 | 2021 | Seychelles | Sainte Anne Island | Seychelles |
| 175 | 2021 | Lijiang | Lijiang, Yunnan | China |
| 176 | 2021 | Québec Charlevoix | Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Quebec | Canada |
| 177 | 2022 | Changbaishan | Changbaishan / Fusong County, Jilin | China |
| 178 | 2022 | Magna Marbella | Marbella | Spain |
| 179 | 2022 | Kiroro Peak | Kiroro (Akaigawa), Hokkaido | Japan |
| 180 | 2023 | Kiroro Grand | Kiroro (Akaigawa), Hokkaido | Japan |
| 181 | 2026 | South Africa Beach & Safari | Tinley Manor (KwaDukuza), KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa |
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