In the Hautes-Alpes, the sun dominates most of the year. What to do in Chorges (05) when it rains? When it rains, visiting a monument allows you to take shelter. Why limit yourself to a visit to a museum when there are so many other activities available to you? You can also go to a shopping centre, watch a play, go to a restaurant… The choice is yours! With family, friends or lovers, discover a wide choice of activities to visit and discover Chorges when it’s raining!
Chorges doesn’t have many activities adapted to rainy weather, but there are other options in the area. The Notre-Dame du Laus sanctuary, built around a place where the Virgin is said to have appeared to a shepherdess, hosts a guesthouse and basilica. You can also visit Benoîte’s room, which witnessed the apparitions, as well as the Chapel of the Precious Blood.
The town of Gap, a few minutes’ drive from Chorges, has many monuments and museums to visit, sheltered from the rain. The Departmental Museum of the Hautes-Alpes houses collections on various themes: archaeology, fine arts, local history and ethnography, natural history… Earthenware of great finesse is also presented to the public. With an umbrella, you can also stroll through the shopping streets of the historic centre of Gap.
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