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In the upper Champsaur valley, in the heart of the Ecrins National Park, you'll find the municipality of Saint-Jean Saint-Nicolas, a group of hamlets the largest of which is called Pont-du-Fossé.

Overlooking the superb broad valley of Drac Noir are a few perched houses, built from massive blocks of grey stone, with lauze roofs, set against a backdrop of vertical rock cliffs, around a picturesque belltower.

In such a tranquil spot, without a care in the world you'll be able to admire the round tower with its pointed roof, standing nobly in a verdant meadow. This fine structure is all that remains of a medieval castle where according to historians "five families lived in succession from 1274 to the Revolution in 1789".

Worth visiting :

Saint Jean Château
(near the parish church by the crossroads
on the road to Chabottonnes)
Ecrins National Park

Leisure activities :

Hiking
Skiing at St Léger les Mélèzes
Kayak on the Drac river.

Accommodation and eating out :

Gîtes. Bed & breakfast. 1 campsite.


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Population : 781 inh Elevation : 1200m Department of Hautes Alpes

Worth visiting :

Population : 781 inh Elevation : 1200m
Department of Hautes Alpes