Ailefroide Pelvoux |
A great walk from Savines for the day:
it takes you from the level of broad-leaved trees to the mineral
environment of high mountains with its specific flowers (like edelweiss,
buttercup, androsace and gentian) and its wildlife. Leave Savines
towards Embrun, and turn to Vallouise when you reach l'Argentiere
la Bessée. You then enter the National Park of Les Ecrins
(the largest one in France with 92000 ha) and some famous summits
like les Ecrins, le Pelvoux, Les Bans, la Meije. You might go to
Ailefroide too and see the Pré de Mme Carle and its White
Glacier.
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Road map
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Located
at one of the entrances to the National Park of the Ecrin
(92000
ha) that site is very imposing
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Meet
Vallouise and explore a unique valley.
Ailefroide and the Pré
de Mme Carle
are the main starting points to visit the park
and the White Glacier |
Traditional houses
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A wonderful landscape in a protected environment
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Marmots:
to see them, be quiet, patient
and open your eyes
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A glacier
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The Pré de Madame Carle:
Named after a famous woman
who lived there and wrote
" la soupe aux herbes sauvages"
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A typical
steeple |
A start point for trips on the White Glacier
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A typical chapel
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An
avalanche
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The Pré
de Mme Carle |
The
transhumance
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This is a protected area: picking flowers is forbidden
Silence will be your best ally
to see wild animals
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Inside
that protected area you will see
flowers and wild animals
Picking flowers is strictly forbidden |
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A landscape made of larches,
immaculate white snowy spaces
and fields full of mountain flowers
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Dogs
can't enter the National Park |
Going
through l'Argentière la Bessée you can stop
and
visit the silver mines of LeFournel.
They were exploited since
Middle Ages.
Visit the museum, learn about mining and the ground
work.
Information : 04.92.23.02.94
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The
transhumance
Phone
: (00.33) 04.92.44.33.22
(00.33)
04.92.44.27.31
and 06.87.87.44.15
Free Information
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