Alpe d'Huez

Located on a fully south-facing plateau, Alpe d’Huez offers glorious sunshine all day and is know as ‘The Island in the Sunshine’ due to having an average of 300 sunny days per year.

The glacier in Alpe d’Huez reaches an altitude of 3300m. There are two access routes: via the Marmotte III funitel which will take you to 3060m or the Pic Blanc cable car which will take you to the very top at 3300m. From either of these two summits you will have truly breathtaking views across to Mont Blanc, Aiguilles d’Arves and La Meije.

See the beauty in Le Rateau, La Meije, La Muzelle, Les Aiguilles d’Arves, the Belledonne mountains and Mont Blanc; a landscape covering almost one fifth of France, from Italy to the Massif Central.

Thriving in sports such as cycling, walking, flying, horse riding, etc plus cultural and more chilled-out activities, Alpe d’Huez also has many important events each summer.

Alpe d’Huez is famous for its cycling, being the Mecca of the Tour de France! Its famous 21 hairpin bends (that you might have seen on TV or been there yourself) have been a regular finish stage since 1976. It’s a very popular route for recreational cyclists in the summer to try and tackle with it being one of a few areas worldwide where cycling is in the top spot for reasons to visit.

Aside from the famous Tour de France route, there are lots of other cycle routes for those wanting to get in their biking miles and experience breathtaking scenery. There are many famous ‘Col’ roads to take such as Col du Glandon.

Located only an hour from Grenoble, it is a convenient village to visit via plane or train.