Champsaur
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Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur

Tourism and travel guide

Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur is a charming mountain village in the Southern Alps.

You want to spend your vacation in the country? Discover Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur, a pretty little village in the Hautes-Alpes. Nestled under the sun of the Southern French Alps, the village combines modernity and tradition. Do you want to go green and revitalize yourself away from the noise? Here, you can forget the hectic pace of the big cities for the time of a visit.

In Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur, nature is always close by. You can walk along the hiking trails of this preserved area of the Southern French Alps. According to your desires, you can also try your hand at other activities in the Hautes-Alpes department: horse riding, introduction to golf, introduction to climbing, tree climbing, paragliding…

Like other villages in the Hautes-Alpes, Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur offers tourists a generous terroir : visit local producers and farmers and taste the flavors of the regional markets !

The local historical heritage also offers some remarkable treasures that are little-known: Romanesque churches or chapels, old houses, manor houses, castles…

You wish to stay in Southern France? You wish to stay in Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur? In order to help you prepare your stay, we suggest a selection of accommodation. Organise your stay by contacting the Tourist Office.

The Champsaur valley

A true alpine garden, the Champsaur is home to a great variety of landscapes: at the bottom of a wide valley, fields and pastures contribute to the agricultural richness of the region. The region is dominated by the Vieux Chaillol, which culminates at an altitude of more than 3000 meters. Skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding are practiced in winter, and many nature activities are available under the summer sun.

The Écrins National Park

Discover a wild and preserved mountain, which evolves between fields and villages, meadows and forests, mountain pastures and glaciers. The Parc des Écrins is renowned for the beauty of its preserved landscapes, the incredible diversity of its fauna and flora, and offers nature lovers a wonderful playground: hiking, mountain biking, climbing, via ferrata, kayaking, mountaineering… In winter, skiing, snowshoeing and sleigh rides also attract many vacationers.

Towns and villages nearby

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