mountain pass
Col du Lautaret
A high, wide pass at 2058m serving as the gateway to the Galibier, with an alpine botanical garden and panoramic views of the Meije and Écrins glaciers.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
Le Monêtier-les-Bains works well as a base: 10 minutes from Villeneuve, 13km from Col du Galibier.
Le Monêtier-les-Bains is a town located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. With a population of 1,101, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Le Monêtier-les-Bains sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Le Monêtier-les-Bains to your route.
Le Monêtier-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [lə mɔnɛtje le bɛ̃] ; Occitan: Lo Monastièr) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
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Le Monêtier-les-Bains is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe. The coordinates are 44.9760 latitude, 6.5090 longitude.
Le Monêtier-les-Bains has a population of approximately 1,101 people, making it a town in France.
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mountain pass
A high, wide pass at 2058m serving as the gateway to the Galibier, with an alpine botanical garden and panoramic views of the Meije and Écrins glaciers.
11 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
One of the highest paved roads in the French Alps at 2,642 meters, a legendary climb in the Tour de France.
13 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
A small cafe near the summit of the Col du Galibier (2,642m), a legendary Tour de France climb and one of the highest road passes in the French Alps.
13 km · about 25 min drive
tunnel
A 12.9 km Alpine tunnel linking Modane in France with Bardonecchia in Italy, the main all-year alternative to Mont Blanc on the Lyon-Turin route.
22 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A famous Tour de France climb at 2,360 meters passing through the otherworldly rock formations of the Casse Déserte.
25 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
The 1,566 m wooded warm-up act to the Col du Galibier, climbing out of the Maurienne valley in tight forested hairpins past an old optical-telegraph fort.
26 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
Named for the iron cross at its 2067m summit, this pass links the Maurienne and Arvan valleys with spectacular views of the Aiguilles d'Arves.
37 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Eighteen tightly stacked hairpins climbing a near-vertical cliff wall out of the Maurienne valley: a ribbon of switchbacks so photogenic it became an instant Tour de France icon in 2015.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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