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

Cities

• Briançon
• Embrun
• Gap
• Serres
• Veynes

Other destinations

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

Get in

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.

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

Do

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