Insider’s Guide

To do

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.

Briançon   

La Grave

Vaujany

Other resorts worth seeing

La Grave-La Meije is a freerider's mecca - hard to resist for advanced skiers. Serre-Chevalier, which is only 25 minutes drive from La Grave, is probably one of the best resorts in France for snowboarders - certainly worth trying for a day - as is the famous 'Milky Way', on the Italian side of the border and the venue for the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Serre Chevalier

Les Deux Alpes

Venosc

Food

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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