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Favourites, exceptional panoramas, heritage, local specialities, variants... Everything you need to know to make the most of your trip on Route des Grandes Alpes®.

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three cyclists on the Route des Grandes Alpes
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Favourites

The Chemins du Soleil mountain bike route
The Chemins du Soleil mountain bike routeThe Chemins du Soleil mountain bike route

Long-distance travel

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Local specialities and products

Electrically assisted mountain biking with BOSCH
Electrically assisted mountain biking with BOSCHElectrically assisted mountain biking with BOSCH

Le Vélo à assistance électrique

Valloire village galibier
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Villages

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Variants

Serre-Ponçon dam
Serre-Ponçon damSerre-Ponçon dam

Large dams

The Merveilles refuge in front of Lac Long Supérieur des Merveilles
Mercantour National ParkMercantour National Park

Natural parks

Male wolf
Parc Alpha (Alpes Maritimes)Parc Alpha (Alpes Maritimes)

Fauna, Flora

La Casse Déserte, an illustration of the work of erosion
La Casse Déserte, an illustration of the work of erosionLa Casse Déserte, an illustration of the work of erosion

Rocks and boulders

Fort Marie-Christine one of the 5 forts of the Esseillon barrier
La Barrière d'EsseillonLa Barrière d'Esseillon

Forts and fortresses

PLM coaches used to cross the Alps
PLM coaches used to cross the AlpsPLM coaches used to cross the Alps

History

Grands Bains de Monêtier
Grands Bains de MonêtierGrands Bains de Monêtier

Thermal baths

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What is Accueil Vélo?

Accueil Vélo is the 1st French label dedicated to cyclists on holiday.

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