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Insider’s Guide
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To do
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The walled town of Briançon is the highest in
Europe and truly unique. Bourg-d'Oisans, the middle
age market town is also worth a visit. For some of
the best views of the Alps take the cable car from
Vaujany or L'Alpe d'Huez to Pic Blanc (3300m) or the
La Meije cable car (3200m) from La Grave.
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Briançon
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Le Jardin du Lautaret
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Venosc
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Sightseeing
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Briançon - This walled town is the
highest in Europe and truly unique. Once a
first class fortress commanding a passage from
Italy into France. With its steep and narrow
streets of 18th century houses climbing to the
citadel, sundials painted in the 18th century
enhance the town’s facades, and the
Cordeliers Church with its superb Fresco
paintings.
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The Lautaret Alpine Garden: One of the most
beautiful landscaped gardens in Europe. This
enchanting garden is situated in a magnificent
setting overlooking the Meije. Discover the
dazzling beauty and infinite diversity of
flowers from the Alps and other mountain
regions of the world…
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Grenoble – A thriving modern city as well
as the economic, cultural, and touristic
capital of the French Alps. Famous for the
walnuts used by local confectioners, and its
glove making industry. The old town offers many
interesting sights; The Place Grenette, Grande
Rue, the Palais de Justice and the Eglise-musee
St Laurent with the St. Oyland crypt.
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Gap – a lively commercial town and main
administrative town of the Hautes-Alpes
département. Worth visiting are the
Domaine de Charence - headquarters of the of
the Parc National des Écrins, the
Cathedral, Town Hall, and Musée
Départemental.
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Des Grottes de Glace – Ice caves have
been dug and sculpted out of the ice. In La
Grave, Les Deux Alpes, Alpes D’Huez,
Chamonix Mer de Glace, and Serre Chevalier.
Learn about the amazing world of glaciers from
the interior and observe deep, natural
crevasses 30 metres below the surface, together
with a changing variety of ephemeral
ice-sculptures, created by a team of artists.
Open all summer.
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Oratoire du Chazelet – Past the village
of Les Terrasses with its picturesque church,
the isolated Oratoire du Chazelet affords
splendid views of the Meije Massif.
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Food
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Worth trying during your stay are the mountain trout,
wild raspberry and bilberry tart, Les Diots (little
sausages cooked in white wine), Les Crozets de
l'Oisans (small cubes of pasta) and the ubiquitous
Gratin Dauphinois, the famous potato gratin.
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For more information:
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Rhone Alpes Tourist Office
Click on logo for details
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Savoie Haute-Savoie
Click on logo for details
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To book call 0844 576 0170 or
summer@peakretreats.co.uk
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