The French département Hautes-Alpes is marked by mountains and wild ranges.

Cities

• 1 Briançon - at an altitude of 1,326 m (4,350 ft), this is the highest town in France
• 2 Embrun
• 3 Gap
• 4 Serres
• 5 Veynes

Other destinations

• Orcières-Merlette — for skiing
• 1 Queyras
• St. Etienne en Devoluy — for skiing
• 2 Risoul - for skiing

Get in

By train

The Hautes-Alpes are easily reached by train from either the south (Marseille), the north (Grenoble) or the west (Valence). Valence and Grenoble have high-speed train connections with Paris. There are up to four train connections daily in all directions.

By plane

There is no large airport in the Hautes-Alpes. Fly to Marseille and take the train from there.

Do

• Canyoning around St-Clément-sur-Durance
• Skiing at Serre-Chevalier