Le Monetier-les-Bains: Col du Lautaret
Col du Lautaret lies along the upper Guisane valley, with the Écrins massif to the south and the Cerces range to the north. At 2,058 metres, this high Alpine pass connects the Guisane and Romanche valleys on the road between Briançon and Grenoble. It is also the junction for the route towards Col du Galibier, one of the Tour de France’s celebrated mountain climbs. Founded in 1899, the Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret maintains collections of mountain plants from ranges around the world. Broad, treeless slopes and a small cluster of roadside buildings give the pass a distinctly open high-mountain character.
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Built around thermal springs long used in this Alpine valley, Le Monêtier-les-Bains grew into a high-mountain spa settlement on the Guisane River. It is the northernmost village of the Serre Chevalier resort area, below the Col du Lautaret and near Écrins National Park, where steep slopes, larch woods and snow-fed streams define the setting. Les Grands Bains du Monêtier thermal centre continues the bathing tradition that gave the commune its “les-Bains” name. Winter skiing and summer mountain routes make it an active base in every season. Find related webcams across Serre Chevalier and the Écrins massif to build a fuller picture of the French Alps.
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