Montgenèvre: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Montgenèvre
The Montgenèvre Ski Area offers 95 km of ski slopes across 78 runs.
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Activities
The Montgenèvre Bike Park extends from an altitude of 2,450 m to 1,860 m and includes eight permanent downhill tracks, three play areas and two freeride areas. It also offers eleven mountain bike routes, four enduro routes, eleven downhill routes, a beginners’ area, a pump track and a Big Air Bag.
The Luge Monty Express starts at the Chalvet gondola lift and follows a 1,400 m-long track with a vertical drop of 300 m through fir trees, over bridges and through tunnels.
Durancia – Balnéo & Spa includes a children’s lagoon, a lazy river, an outdoor pool open year-round, a saltwater pool, a hammam, a sauna and bubble loungers.
The Golf International de Montgenèvre is located at the first hole within the resort and at the foot of the ski slopes.
Nature
The Sentier Géologique du Chenaillet is a 14 km circular hike with a highest point at 2,650 m and 905 m of ascent. It reveals oceanic rocks that are more than 155 million years old. At Collet Vert, the Sentier Géologique du Chenaillet features an impressive collection of pillow lavas, which can be viewed up close from a wooden platform.
La transfrontalière is a 6 km circular hike lasting approximately 2 hours, with 200 m of ascent. The hike passes through the forest from Montgenèvre to the Italian village of Clavière.
The hike to the sources of the Durance can be accessed via two routes; one follows the Durance through the forest to marshy meadows where the Durance rises at an altitude of approximately 2,200 m. Parking spaces, public toilets and a picnic area are available at the hike to the sources of the Durance.
Lac Gignoux is also called Lago dei Sette Colori, “Lake of the Seven Colors”, because its water appears blue or green depending on the light.
History
The Fort Chaberton complex, including its access route to the summit, has been listed as a historic monument in France since February 4, 2021. Fort Chaberton overlooks Montgenèvre and the crossing into Italy.
Fort du Janus was built between 1886 and 1903 on the 2,529 m-high summit of Janus. It has a 900 m-long underground extension that extends the Maginot Line and was added between 1931 and 1937. Fort du Janus bears the “Patrimoine du XXème siècle” label in the PACA region.
Tours of the Barrage Rapide are organized in Montgenèvre. The Barrage Rapide is a former military structure intended to prevent enemy troops from advancing towards Briançon during the Second World War.
To the higher-level travel overview: Hautes-Alpes.
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