Montgenèvre, located in the Cote d'Alpes in France, is part of the ski area of Via Lattea (Vialattea), which includes 7 other Italian resorts: Claviere, Sansicario, Sestriere, Sous- Sauze d'Oulx, Oulx, Cesana, Pragelato.
Montgenevre was founded in 1907, in 2007 - celebrated its centenary, and is considered one of the first ski resorts in France .
Located at an altitude of 1850 meters Montgenevre is designed primarily for family vacations. Skating there is for middle-level skiers and beginners, but the proximity to the Italian border and the resorts of Sestriere and Sauze d'Oulx attracts professional skiers to the resort. Montgenèvre is adjacent to the international network of lifts Via Lattea ("Milky Way")
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Phone numbers
8-10-33-4-phone number
How to get here
The nearest airports are located in Turin (101 km, travel time 1 h 30 min) and Grenoble (222 km, travel time 2 h 25 min.)
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By train
By train on the railway line connecting Milan, Turin, Modan and Paris, to the station of Ulx, located in the valley of Val di Susa. The journey time from Paris to Ulx is 4 hours 30 minutes. Regular buses run from Ulx to Montgenevre
Another railway station located near Montgenevre is in the neighboring town of Briançon, where trains arrive from Gapa, Valence (department of Drôme), Lyon and Paris In addition, between cities Brianson and Oulx also have a bus service
By car
Traveling by car, take the road RN94, passing through the Montgenevre Pass and passing through the village of Montgenevre
Transportation
From 8:30 to 18: 00 to Montgenevre run ski buses that are vlyayut tourists from the resort to the hotel. In addition, local buses run to neighboring villages.
Montgenevra trails
The resort has 65 km of trails of varying complexity: 7 green, 16 blue, 8 black, 14 red, located at heights of 1860-2577 meters, and is equipped with 21 lifts.
There are very few difficult trails in the region: the steepest descents are in the area of the slope of Le-Chalwet. Most of the tracks marked as "black", more consistent with the level of "red". But middle-class skiers here expanse. First of all, they should ride on the "red" tracks in different areas of the lift Via Lattea. Beginners will find a large selection of easy routes in Claviere.
In the ski area of Via Lattea (400 km of trails and 91 lifts) there is a single ski pass that allows you to ride on the slopes of Souz d'Oulx (1300 m), Sestriere ( 2000 m), Sansikario (1700 m), Cesana (1350 m), Claviere (1760 m), Pragelato (1560 m) and Montgenevre (1850 m). The cost of a single ski pass for 1 day will cost 34 EUR, for 6 days - 180 EUR (prices are indicated as of September 2011).
Entertainments, excursions and sightseeing Montgenevra
The town itself is very interesting from the architectural point of view - its remarkable feature is the ruins of the fortification structures built to protect and guard the border. The most famous building is Fort Fort du Chaberton, also called "Cloud Fort", built in 1900-1914 at an altitude of 3131 meters at the same top. From a historical point of view, Briançon, located 15 minutes from Montgenevre. Briançon is located at an altitude of 1350 meters above sea level, and some of its urban fortifications are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In addition, 40 minutes from Montgenevre is the Eccre National Park (Parc national des Écrins, website), based in 1973 year. In the park there are more than 100 peaks above 3 thousand meters and there are about 40 glaciers, and the animals are inhabited by chamois, alpine marmots and golden eagle. Photo by Montgenevra (10)