Vercors
Vercors
The Vercors is a striking example of how geology affects the landscape, with deep caves and gorges cutting into vast wooded plateaux and lush green valleys.
Some of the Vercors has Regional Park status, and at the onset of winter it becomes a paradise for cross-country skiing.
Autrans
Autrans was used for some of the 1968 Olympic Games and lies at the heart of the Vercors Regional Park. It is most famous for cross-country skiing but is also popular for downhill skiing, dog-sled rides and snowshoeing.
> www.ot-autrans.fr
Col de Romeyère
A gateway to the Vercors, between the Gorge of the Bourne, the Rencurel Valley and the Isère Valley.
Lans-en-Vercors
Lans-en-Vercors lies within the Vercors Regional Park and is a traditional, authentic village offering visitors a friendly welcome for a breath of fresh air, in peaceful surroundings of outstanding beauty.
A full range of amenities for an unforgettable mountain holiday with the family or a group of friends.
> www.ot-lans-en-vercors.fr
Méaudre
Méaudre is one of the most engaging villages in the Vercors. A full range of activities on offer including cross-country and downhill skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, snowboarding and monoskiing. There is always something to see and do at Méaudre.
> www.meaudre.com
St-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte is a family village resort looking out over the French Alps, located at the gateway to the Vercors.
> www.saint-nizier-du-moucherotte.fr
Villard-de-Lans / Corrençon-en-Vercors
Villard-de-Lans and Corrençon-en-Vercors are two villages lying at the heart of the Vercors Regional Park.
All year round visitors appreciate the quality and variety of the surroundings and the virtues of the climate, which has been renowned for decades.
The ideal place for all the family to relax and unwind and get a breath of fresh air.
> www.villarddelans.com
Worth seeing
Vercors Regional Park
185 000 hectares and more than 60 communes divided equally between the departments of Isère and Drôme.
Famous for the bravery of the Resistance fighters during World War II, the Vercors is also a paradise for lovers of climbing, caving and hiking.
> www.pnr-vercors.fr
Aventure Autrans
Located in Autrans, this is the world's strangest amusement park: 752 obstacles built in a dense forest at an altitude of 1201 metres. Thrills guaranteed!
Children must be at least 8 years old, or 1 metre tall.
Tel : 04 76 94 77 00
> www.aventure-autrans.com
Choranche
The famous caves Choranche are the only ones of their kind in Europe, with attractions including thousands of tubular stalactites and some tanks containing extremely rare olm salamanders (real "living fossils")
Pont-en-Royans
This village, originally a prosperous centre for the wood trade, is famous for its picturesque houses clinging to the rock face above the river - an ingenious feat of construction.
