Visiting Serre Chevalier

Sitting high in the southern French Alps, the third orbringing a flood of painters and those who find the
fourth largest ski area in the country is an amazinglysummer months just a little bit too hot, but as the
well kept secret, arguments rage as to the size ofseason ebbs from August into September the days
the ski station itself, however it is agreed to havecool and the temperatures become more balmy
250 kilometres of groomed pistes and an amazingduring the day.
variety of snow, especially for the intermediate toThe area sits between the main cities of Grenoble in
expert skier.France and Turin in Italy, with these places both
Situated in the south west corner of France on thebeing served by international airports. The fast TGV
border with Italy the area is on the crossroads totrain from Paris calls in at Oulx 40 kilomteres away in
everywhere, whether it be north to Austria, west toItaly and there is a sleeper service available from
Italy or south to the Mediterranean.Paris all the way to the old fortified town of
The scenery is breathtaking, fantastic alpine peaksBriancon, designed and built by Vauban in the 19th
and a climate that has given rise to the claim thecentury.
area sees 300 days of sun a year, it has to be aBut it is perhaps by road that it is most rewarding to
place to visit, but it's not just for winter activities theclimb into the mountains, taking in the peaks at your
area is famed. The summer draws hikers, natureown pace and stopping whenever and wherever you
lovers, white water canoeists and those who justfeel like it. There are countless campsites to pull in at
want to bask in the sunshine at an altitude of up toand enjoy what has to be one of the most breath
1600 metres.taking regions of France, if not the world.
In the autumn the larch forests change colour