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Motor-free road days "reserved pass" – Col de l'Échelle

The great classics of the Tour de France and the Briançonnais are open to you, in ideal conditions to fully enjoy the scenery… and the effort!

For several years now, the Hautes-Alpes region has organized several mornings dedicated to cycling each summer. On these occasions, legendary mountain passes are closed to motorized traffic to make way for cyclists. For a few hours, the road is quieter, safer, and allows cyclists to fully enjoy the climb and the scenery.

On the menu:

– Legendary mountain passes and roads closed to motorized traffic and reserved for cyclists from 9am to 12pm
– Free accessOpen to all, no registration or ranking required, see you on the road!
– Supplies ""made in Hautes-Alpes""
– And other surprises (music, gifts & more)!

Reserved mountain passes in the High Valleys:

July 2026

• 01/07 Col de l'Echelle
• 16/07 Col du Galibier

August 2026

• 04/08 Col du Galibier
• 06/08 Col de l'Izoard

Hear ye! Hear ye!

Gentle lady, noble lord,

French bourgeois woman and French bourgeois woman.

From Friday 26 to Sunday 28 June 2026 from 9am to 9pm.

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You will be able to discover, through the alleys and gargoyles of the Vauban city, strolls, shows, shops as well as all the riches of the Middle Ages and the lost know-how of the artisans of olden times.

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A friendly and festive atmosphere guaranteed!

The ski area will be open continuously from Saturday, December 6, 2025 to April 19, 2026.

Skiing in Serre Chevalier means skiing in an extraordinary area.
The largest ski area in the Southern Alps, Serre Chevalier is also one of the largest in Europe. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, you're sure to have a great time skiing down its slopes for all levels.

This ski area invites you to ski both through larch forests, typical of our region, and to reach the peaks for a true high-mountain experience. It connects three villages as well as Briançon, a town of over 10,000 inhabitants. Having a ski area adjacent to a town is a unique example in France!

Numerous thoughtfully designed spaces are available to you:

Play areas for moments of pure fun: NEW > EasyBoarder on the Méa plateau (Villeneuve)
Protected areas for a peaceful family skiing experience
"Discovery" areas to get your first experience
Nature areas for a journey into the land of sensations
The Serre Chevalier area in figures:

410 hectares of marked ski area
60 ski lifts including the iconic Serre Chevalier cable car: NEW 2023/2024 >> Serre Chevalier is modernizing with a new gondola lift which takes over from two old lifts, thus offering skiers quick and comfortable access to the splendid Méa plateau at 2,251 meters altitude.
80 runs (13 black, 28 red, 25 blue and 14 green)
80% of the slopes are located above 2,000 meters altitude for optimal snow cover.

The Montgenèvre ski area will be open every day from November 29, 2025.
The Montgenèvre International Resort offers several distinct areas, linked by skis: the Grand Montgenèvre and the Monts de la Lune.

It is the latter that forms the link with the Milky Way (Via Lattea) which, with 70 ski lifts and 400 kilometers of slopes in total, is the 5th largest ski area in the world!

SKI AREA CHARACTERISTICS:

Grand Montgenèvre Estate
95 km with 80 trails (10 green, 19 blue, 38 red and 13 black)
24 ski lifts (1 gondola, 2 combined chairlifts, 12 chairlifts, 8 surface lifts and 1 magic carpet)

Domaine Monts de la Lune
110 km with 91 trails (10 green, 22 blue, 44 red and 15 black)
31 ski lifts (1 gondola, 2 combined chairlifts, 18 chairlifts, 8 surface lifts and 2 magic carpets)

Play areas
1 Snow Park (Gondrans Sector)
1 Play Area (Gondrans Sector)
1. Border Cross (Chalvet Sector)
1 Multi-activity area (Snow front sector)

THE HAUTE CLARÉE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

Independent and discreet, favoring the most authentic artists, this classical music festival welcomes the greatest musicians from the international scene each year in the intimate setting of the church of Névache.

A well-kept secret in the music world, the Haute Clarée Festival was created around Zhu Xiao-Mei, who is very attached to the valley where she comes regularly.

RESERVATIONS ARE OPEN

It takes place in August over a week, in the privileged setting of the magnificent church of Névache which sounds like the best of concert halls: the church of Saint-Marcellin (early 16th century).

Independent and exclusive, the festival showcases the most authentic artists, welcoming some of the greatest musicians on the international scene, such as pianists Kit Armstrong, Iddo Bar-shaï, Jean-Philippe Collard, Sunwook Kim, Alexander Melnikov, Dominique Merlet, Jean-Claude Pennetier, Viktoria Postnikova, Francesco Piemontesi, Anne Queffelec, and many others, as well as clarinetist Pierre Génisson, the I Giardini trio (Pauline Buet, Pierre Fouchenneret, David Violi), violinist Clara-Jumi Kang, and the Tchalik Quartet. In the exquisite setting of the Saint-Marcellin church, the public has the opportunity to hear these virtuosos in exceptional listening conditions.

Névache - Val-des-Prés - Briançon Half Marathon

Sunday, June 21, 2026

The Névache - Val-des-Prés - Briançon half marathon is a foot race, on closed roads, which was created in 1975.
Originally created by the army, it is now one of the unmissable races in the Briançonnais and Hautes-Alpes.

The 48th edition of this legendary road race in the Briançonnais region offers two courses for runners (half marathon and 10km).

DESCRIPTION

21.3 km road race linking the village of Névache to Briançon via the Clarée Valley!

Program :
Saturday, June 20

• 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Bib collection and registration, Jardin Chanoine Motte, Cité Vauban, Old Town of Briançon.

Sunday, June 21

• 06:00 – 07:30: Bib collection (no registration), Jardin Chanoine Motte, Cité Vauban, Old Town of Briançon.
• 07:30: Departure of shuttles (stop Champs de Mars, Cité Vauban, Briançon).
• 09:00: Start of the Half Marathon, Upper Town, Névache.
• 09:00: Start of the 10km race, Val des Prés.
• 09:30: Arrival of the first runners.
• 12:30 PM: Podiums
• 13:00: Possible return to Névache (shuttle only).

In 2021, Terre Sauvage and its partners embarked on a challenge as audacious as it was exhilarating: the creation of a festival. And it was a success! So, it's back for another edition, and we'll see you in Névache in July 2027.

The idea was to offer a meaningful, intelligent, friendly, and festive event. The Terre Sauvage Festival aimed to move bodies and minds, to bring together those who share a passion for nature. Those who, with us, month after month, marvel at the beauty of nature. And it was a success.

The program includes photo exhibitions, conferences, concerts, shows, films, workshops for young and old...in July 2027 with the Terre Sauvage Festival, the world in its natural size will come to the whole Clarée Valley.

Full details and the program of events can be found in the link below.

https://www.terre-sauvage.com/festival-terre-sauvage/un-programme-dexception

Briançon under the stars

2026 Edition

Briançon Under the Stars is the summer festival of the town of Briançon, in the Hautes-Alpes region. Every summer since 2021, the Vauban Citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is transformed into an open-air stage. The program blends spectacular musicals performed at the foot of the ramparts of the Embrun Gate, street performances, theater, dance, circus acts, and concerts. The fortifications are enhanced by video mapping and light shows, providing a unique and magical setting for the nighttime performances. The event, free for street performances, is open to all audiences, from families to heritage enthusiasts.

A festival in the heart of the Vauban Citadel

Briançon sous les Étoiles is the major summer cultural event in Briançon, the highest city in France, nestled at 1,326 meters altitude in the Hautes-Alpes . Created in 2021 at the initiative of the municipality led by Mayor Arnaud Murgia , this festival aims to showcase the exceptional heritage of the Vauban Citadel , a UNESCO World Heritage Site, by transforming it into a vast open-air theatre throughout the summer.

The musical, the centerpiece of the festival

Each edition revolves around an original musical comedy created especially for the site by the company "Tous en scène" , under the artistic direction of Jean-Luc Lejeune . The performances take place at the foot of the Porte d'Embrun , at the entrance to the fortified upper town, where the ramparts and the Collegiate Church stand. They serve as a magnificent backdrop, enhanced by video mapping creations and light shows . A troupe of about twenty artists — musicians, dancers, actors, singers and circus artists — brings to life shows blending original music, song, dance, humor and acrobatics.

Among the emblematic creations: Cinderella, Precious but not Ridiculous (2022), mixing Perrault and Molière; Who's Afraid of Bluebeard? (2023); Aladdin and the Magic Lantern (2024), an adaptation of One Thousand and One Nights; and Oh! La Fontaine! The Return... (2025), a reinterpretation of La Fontaine's Fables.

Arty Colors Festival and street performances

Since 2023 , the festival has been part of the Arty Colors Festival , an event combining live concerts , street art , artistic performances , land art and scenography in the streets of Briançon and atSchappe Park. In 2025, this third edition welcomed artists such as Deluxe , FFF , Danakil , Emel , and Julien Granel over three days in August. The cobbled streets, squares, and fortifications of the upper town offer a unique setting for free artistic strolls open to all.