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The hamlets of Bessans

Bessans
The hamlet of Vincendières in Bessans - P.Huart/HMVT
  • The hamlet of Vincendières in Bessans - Pierre Huart/HMVT
  • The hamlet of Villaron in Bessans - Bénédicte Filliol - OT HMV
  • The hamlet of Vincendières in Bessans - P.Huart/HMVT
  • The hamlet of Vincendières in Bessans - Pierre Huart/HMVT
  • The hamlet of Villaron in Bessans - Bénédicte Filliol - OT HMV
  • The hamlets of Bessans in winter, la Goulaz - HMVT/Alban Pernet
  • The hamlet of La Chalpe in Bessans - Bénédicte Filliol - OT HMV
  • Nordic walking hamlet of Villaron in Bessans - Matteo Challes - OTHMV
  • Villaron hamlet in Bessans - B.Filliol - OTHMV

The Avérole, at 2050 m is the highest hamlet of Bessans, it has retained its traditional architecture of stone and slate. The Vincendières, typical hamlet, cradle of sculptors Clappier. The hamlet of Goulaz and its chapel Sainte-Anne.

Description

Possibility to take the shuttle Bessans - Vincendières - Avérole in summer (July-August). We can also discover Le Villaron on the road to Bonneval and its chapels of Saint-Colomban and Saint-Bernard de Menthon. Also the chapel Our Lady of Graces of the seventeenth century with its many paintings and ex-voto.

Services

  • Pets welcome
  • Unguided group tours
  • Unguided individual tours

Environments

  • Mountain location

Rates

Free access.

Opening period

Open every day
Regulated road access.
Depending on snow conditions.

Location

Access only on foot or by a shuttle service in the summer.

Itinerary

Animals

Pets allowed : Yes

Pets allowed with supplement: No

The hamlets of Bessans
73480 Bessans
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