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Tour de France<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Hautes-Alpes is inextricably linked with the history and grandeur of the Tour de France, through the beauty of its landscapes and the remarkable exploits of the riders engraved on its mountain passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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C. Lopez – ASO<\/div><\/div>

07\/14\/2022 – Tour de France 2022 – Stage 12 – Brian\u00e7on \/ Alpe d’Huez (165.1km) – Col du Galibier<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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OLYMPIC GAMES 2030<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the French Alps, the Southern and Northern Alps are joining forces to create an unprecedented fresco for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. At the heart of this alliance, the Hautes-Alpes set the stage with its peaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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G. Baron<\/div><\/div>

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Mouths of the Alps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What brings local people together: slope, relief, altitude and climate. A way of life that builds character. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Itinera Magica<\/div><\/div>

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Nature sentinels<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From the \u00c9crins National Park to the Queyras and Baronnies Proven\u00e7ales Regional Nature Parks, nature reserves and biodiversity sanctuaries, the Hautes-Alpes is a sentinel of nature in an era of upheaval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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D. MacArthur<\/div><\/div>

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Winter games, summer games<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Between luminous peaks and secret valleys, the Hautes-Alpes offers some of the most beautiful outdoor spots in the world. Mountaineering, climbing, paragliding, whitewater, skiing or cycling… each activity has its own space, each season its own color, each passion its own breath of fresh air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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T. Blais<\/div><\/div>

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A thousand-year-old heritage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pass through villages of striking beauty and character. Here a colorful market, there a transhumance festival, there wooden barns, a pilgrimage to a sanctuary, there a music festival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alpes Photographies<\/div><\/div>

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La grande tabl\u00e9e<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A tasty stroll through the different regions of the Hautes-Alpes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P. Domeyne – AD05<\/div><\/div>

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Nature and economy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With limited human pressure and reasonable, controlled development, this territory represents a model of alliance between environment and inhabitants, towards a thriftiness somewhat reconciled with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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T. Blais<\/div><\/div>

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Alpine huts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From verdant valleys to the highest Alpine peaks, the Hautes-Alpes is home to more than forty refuges, veritable gateways to the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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T. Blais<\/div><\/div>

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Mountaineering villages<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At a time when mountaineering has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, seven of the \u00c9crins’ most famous sites (La Grave, Villar-d’Ar\u00e8ne, Le Mon\u00eatier-les-Bains, Vallouise-Pelvoux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans and Valjouffrey) are launching a joint initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alpes Photographies<\/div><\/div>

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