The mountain for horizon
Between Gap and the Serre-Ponçon lake, the village of Avançon is ideally situated to take advantage of an accessible and generous mountain. Depending on your wishes, you can swim on the lake or try one of the many water activities, go hiking in the forest or climb a peak over 2000 meters high, visit the shopping centre of Gap or the nearby town of Embrun, or go to the nearby Sanctuary of Notre-Dame du Laus, built following an apparition of the Virgin.
The legendary passes of the Southern French Alps
Amateur cyclists, passionate about the Tour de France, will probably set off to conquer the mythical passes of the Southern French Alps. Among the legendary passes, let’s mention the Galibier pass (altitude 2645 meters) between Savoie and Hautes-Alpes, the Lautaret pass in the Hautes-Alpes, the Izoard pass in Queyras (2361 meters), the Agnel pass, the Lombarde pass in the Tinée valley (2350 meters), the Champs pass between Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes or the Allos pass (altitude 2250 meters).
The lakes of the Hautes-Alpes
In high or medium mountains, the Hautes-Alpes have many lakes. Some of them offer water sports, such as Serre-Ponçon. Others are fishing reserves. Hikers love their bucolic or wild beauty. Lakes and rivers are home to an exceptional biodiversity: dragonflies, fish (tench, bream, carp…), amphibians, birds…
