On the opposite side of Les Arcs is La Plagne, linked by the
Vanoise Express cable car.
Less than 5 km from the border of Italy, and on the border of the
Vanoise National Park, Val d'Isere is for the most part now a traditional-looking alpine village, nestled between the famously steep sides of the Isere Valley.
Must sees for free Explore
Vanoise National Park, a haven for wildlife, flora and fauna, created in 1963.
Shoot to thrill Bessans, in France's Haute Maurienne
Vanoise (www.haute-maurienne-vanoise.com), has a purpose-built biathlon stadium.
We also had a go on the
Vanoise Express, the biggest cable car in Europe.
Elsewhere in the
Vanoise National Park, Ray meets local park ranger Alex, who takes him up to see some ibex (a type of wild goat), which are busy jousting and hopping down sheer cliff faces.
Elsewhere in the
Vanoise National Park, Ray meets park ranger Alex, who takes him up to see some ibex (a type of wild goat) which are busy hopping up and down sheer cliff faces.
Wild France with Ray Mears The bushcraft expert, left, is at the
Vanoise National Park in the high Alps where he meets Audrey and helps move her goats to summer pastures.
In France, two members of a skiing tour died in an avalanche Sunday on Dent Parrachee in the
Vanoise massif range.
It is a year-round resort located at an altitude of 1,600 metres and has taken off in recent years following the opening of the
Vanoise Express, the world's longest single span double-decker cable car linking the village with Les Arcs and La Plagne to create the Paradiski area.
Les massifs les plus exposes sont ceux des Bauges, du Mont-Blanc, du Beaufortin, de la
Vanoise, de la Maurienne, de la Haute Tarentaise, de la Chartreuse et de la Belledonne, selon Meteo France.
Aparte del PN de los Alpes, es posible visitar el PN
Vanoise (fundado en 1963 en colaboracion con el PN Gran Paradiso de Italia); Ecrins y Mercantour; Cevennes, en Lozere, una tierra de elevaciones poco pronunciadas; Los Pirineos, cercano a Espana; Port-Cros, una isla mediterranea cercana a Lavandou, y el mas exotico: Guadalupe en el Caribe.
