La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar

Tourism and travel guide

The villages of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur are exceptional destinations, away from the main tourist routes. This is the case of La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, a charming little village in the heart of the Hautes-Alpes. This authentic village can be discovered along the streets. Here, in this village of the Hautes-Alpes, another pace of life is offered to you.

Nature activities are numerous. Numerous itineraries have been mapped out in this unspoiled area of the Southern French Alps. Other activities are also proposed in the Southern French Alps. You can for example opt for a horse riding session, or try climbing.

Benefiting from the Mediterranean influences, enjoying a climate of great generosity, the local gastronomy imposes itself as a real tourist attraction.

During your stay, treat yourself to a gourmet experience by visiting a local market. There you can meet the producers of the Southern French Alps and taste vegetables, fruit, honey, sweets and other specialties produced in the region.

As you travel through the Southern French Alps, you will be able to visit remarkable monuments: chapels, churches, character houses, castles or manor houses…

For more information, you can contact the Tourist Office.

Would you like to stay in or near La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar? Rental of a pitch or a bungalow in a campsite, reservation of a bed and breakfast, hotels… You can easily book accommodation.

The Écrins National Park

Flowering meadows and cultivated fields, forests, mountain pastures, glaciers, the Parc des Écrins groups all the variety of the Alps. Numerous outdoor activities, in the respect of nature, are proposed in the Park: Nordic walking, hiking, cycling, zip line, climbing, canyoning, rafting, kayaking, mountaineering in summer, but also skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing in winter. The towns and villages of the park will introduce you to a simple and generous gastronomy: cow’s cheese, cold cuts, pies…

Les Rouies

The ascent of Les Rouies, the 3589-metre peak, is a mountain race that is one of the great classics of the Massif des Écrins. Accessible to people in good physical condition, it can be done by all, in the company of a mountain guide for aspiring mountaineers without experience.