Alpes - Travel & Tourism Guide dans les Alpes

Majestic, grandiose, the Alps serve as a natural border between France and its Swiss and Italian neighbors. Present in nine departments, the French Alps, which culminate at 4,809 m with the Mont-Blanc, offer a multitude of tourist activities, and one should certainly not believe that they are reserved only for winter vacations. From Haute-Savoie to Alpes-Maritimes, through Isère, Savoie and Hautes-Alpes in particular, the landscapes they present vary from one department to another, and even from one massif or valley to another. Winter sports are of course in the spotlight with hundreds of ski resorts. Among the most famous, we can mention the Three Valleys area (8 resorts and 600 kilometers of slopes, including Courchevel and Val-Thorens), Val-d'Isère or Tignes. But let's not forget the summer activities offered by the resorts, including hiking, trail riding, mountain biking, paragliding, wellness stays... If the Alps are one of the first tourist regions of France, it is to the clever mix between preserved nature - Vanoise, Mercantour, Écrins, or Vercors parks, sumptuous lakes, small rivers - and the settlement of men that they owe it.

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When to go dans les Alpes ?

You can go to the Alps in summer or winter, depending on the activities you are looking for. Winter will be good for skiing, and more generally for snow sports. If you want to go during this period, remember to book several months in advance: the accommodations available at the last moment are rare. Nevertheless, in this season, prices are very expensive (especially during school vacations). If possible, try to leave outside of these (January, early February or early December).

The alpine summer, with the development of summer activities (hiking, mountain biking, wellness stays...), will also be an expensive period where the mountains are "invaded", and prices are high. Finally, you should know that the period varies a lot depending on the alpine region where you will go: the activities, the weather and the prices will not be the same at all depending on whether you go to Annecy, Courchevel or Barcelonnette for example.