Please consider all contributions from this point forward to be made under that license.
Briançon
From Wikitravel
Contents
Briançon is a city in Hautes Alpes near to France's Italian border. It is the highest town in Europe.
[edit] Get in
[edit] By Plane
The closest airports are :
- Grenoble airport (lowcost airport)[2h45 by car]
- Lyon [3h by car]
- Milan(Italy)[2h40 by car]
[edit] By Train
There is a train station in Briançon.
- the main line is Marseille-Briançon.
- A night train comes from Paris.
If you want to come by TGV(high speed train) from Lyon or Paris, the most efficient way is to take the Paris-Milan line and to step out at Oulx, Italy. Then there is a bus (30 mn) to Briançon.
[edit] By car
- If you come from Grenoble, you have to take the D1091 and cross the Lautaret pass.
- If you come from Italy, you have to take the SS24 and cross the Montgenèvre pass.
- If you come from South (Marseille, Sisteron) you have to take the highway A51/E712, then the N85 to gap and the N94 to Briançon.
[edit] By Bus
There is a bus from Grenoble to Briançon (2/day) and a bus from Marseille and Gap to Briançon.
[edit] Get around
[edit][add listing] See
Fortifications built by Vauban in the 17th century to defend the region from the Austrians
[edit][add listing] Do
[edit] Wintersports sports
Briançon is a part of the famous ski resort Serre-Chevalier.
[edit] Hiking
[edit][add listing] Buy
[edit][add listing] Eat
Restaurants aren't that plentiful in Briançon; there are several pizza places but only a few french eateries.
The restaurant le Panicaut on Rue Centrale does a good 3-course menu for around €32, and is run by a pleasant French Woman who speaks reasonable english (but will indulge schoolboy french too).
[edit][add listing] Drink
[edit][add listing] Sleep
[edit] Contact
[edit] Get out
| This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow! |
