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Tourism Briançon
Briançon is a town in the Hautes-Alpes, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur. Labeled city of art and history, it offers visitors many tours and taster days.
The visieurs may change in the picturesque streets in an exceptional climate, with a rather dry air and at least 300 days of sunshine a year! Because of its fortifications created by Vauban, this city is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
This medieval town an invitation to relive his high points during animations EMMIC "Forts en fête" or the "medieval feast" where visitors will feel like a trip back in time.
The town of Briancon is also an ideal place to enjoy the nature that surrounds it, with a magnificent view of the valleys around, but also near the park of Write. Sports enthusiasts can go hiking, climbing or the Via Ferrata. Lakes and rivers allows water lovers of rafting, canoeing and kayack and much more!
Sights of Briançon
- Fortifications of Vauban
- Museum of Autrefois mon village
- Museum of Sacred Art in the chapel of Saint-Pierre
- Collegiate and church of Cordeliers
Museums and monuments to visit
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Centre d'Art ComptemporainThe Centre d'Art Contemporain is a municipal structure that has been very successful due to the quality of the works exhibited and to an incentive policy based on the fact that the place is free ...
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Maison du Parc du briançonnais"Maison du Parc National des Ecrins" presents the life of the park's nature, people and animals. Located at the foot of the Cité Vauban, the Maison du Parc is a place of welcome ...
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Église Saint-MartinThe Church of St. Martin is located on the town of Besse in the French department of Dordogne. It is classified as a historical monument in October 31, 1912. The church was built in the late ...
Briançon, tcity of art and history
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Briancon
- Durée : 5 jours
Briançon, town of art and history, leads you through the centuries, from antiquity to the xxth century.
Patrimony in the Guisane valley
- Thème : Walks
- Départ : Serre chevalier
- Durée : 7 jours
Discover all the diversity of the patrimony through the valley of serre chevalier
Montgenèvre : authenticity and tradition
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Montgenevre
- Durée : 6 jours
Crossing point since antiquity (roman way, cottienne), montgenèvre is proud of its steeple with original lantern, its obelisk raised to the glory of napoleon in 1804 and finally « les alberts », hamlet located in the classified « vallée de la clarée ».
Welcome to Puy-Saint-Vincent
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Puy-saint-vincent
- Durée : 4 jours
Puy-Saint-Vincent is a village dominating the valley of Vallouise, in the gates of the National park of the Jewel cases, made up mainly of three hamlets stretched and close to 1.400 meters high. It is the only commune of the valley located in height in ubac.