famous road
Col d'Izoard
A famous Tour de France climb at 2,360 meters passing through the otherworldly rock formations of the Casse Déserte.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
Saint-Chaffrey works well as a base: 5 minutes from Briançon, 15km from Col d'Izoard.
Saint-Chaffrey is a town located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. With a population of 1,716, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Saint-Chaffrey 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 Saint-Chaffrey to your route.
Saint-Chaffrey (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃafʁɛ]; Occitan: Sant Chafrei) is an alpine commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Saint-Chaffrey is located in the Valley of the Guisane, on the road to Grenoble, between La Salle-les-Alpes to the northwest andRead more
Briançon to the southeast.
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Saint-Chaffrey is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe. The coordinates are 44.9256 latitude, 6.6077 longitude.
Saint-Chaffrey has a population of approximately 1,716 people, making it a town in France.
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famous road
A famous Tour de France climb at 2,360 meters passing through the otherworldly rock formations of the Casse Déserte.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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.
20 km · about 25 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.
22 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.
22 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.
24 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
At 2,744 m one of Europe's highest paved passes, a remote, exhilarating drive on the French border above Pontechianale.
39 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
A legendary 2,178 m Piedmont climb from the Susa Valley: 33 paved hairpins followed by a historic unpaved military road to the summit, made famous by dramatic Giro d'Italia stages.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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