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Explore Sainte-Agnès
Sainte-Agnès is a picturesque alpine village offering stunning views, outdoor activities, and easy access to the French Alps. From scenic hikes to cultural discoveries, the area around Chalet La Colombière is ideal for nature-focused stays.
This idyllic setting will make you want to discover the great natural spaces of the Alps: the lakes, the streams, the hiking or snowshoeing trails, the Gresivaudan valley and the Isère river, the ski resorts of 7 Laux, Prapoutel, Pipay, Le Pleynet and Chamrousse.
Activities and Experiences
Guided hikes and discovery walks are offered by passionate mountain guides from the Belledonne en Marche Association. On foot or snowshoes in winter, explore the Belledonne Massif in its most secluded setting on half-day, full-day, trekking, or night walks. Download their free walking guides , designed to help you discover the forests and alpine pastures of Belledonne at five different sites.
- Family hikes in the Belledonne mountain range : Jean Collet refuge, Lac Blanc, Col de Freydane, Rocher de l'Homme, Grand Replomb, Col de la Mine de Fer, Lac de Crop, Lac de la Sitre, Lac du Crozet, Col de la Pra. Consult this website for information on mountain huts in Belledonne.
- Refuge de la Pra, Lac des Doménons, Croix de Belledonne, Pic du Doménon, etc.
- Numerous via ferrata routes.
Rock climbing: Luisset site, Col du Coq, and climbing gym.
Tuesday walkers: Walks around the villages of Belledonne.
Belledonne Ski Resorts
The 7 LAUX
ski resort (120 kilometers of slopes) comprises three areas ranging from 1350m to 2400m: Le Pleynet (1450m), Prapoutel (1350m), and Pipay (1550m). These three areas are interconnected. Tourist Office: +33 4 76 08 17 86. - Freestyle area. - Nordic area. - Guided or unguided discovery walks of the ski area: chairlifts accessible to pedestrians. - Mountain bars and restaurants. - Snowshoeing outings in Prapoutel, Tel: 06 13 77 00 57. - Snakegliss, interconnected sleds, Tel: 04 76 08 17 86. - Paragliding in Prapoutel, Tel: 04 76 08 38 71. - Paintball in Prapoutel, Tel: 04 76 08 17 86. Other nearby resorts: Chamrousse ski resort 1650m to 2250m (1968 Olympic Games) and Collet d'Allevard 1450m to 2200m.
Various Activities
- Lakes of Bois Français and La Terrasse.
- Tree climbing at Prapoutel, Tel: +33 7 76 08 60 30
- Summer skiing on the glaciers of Les Deux Alpes with a splendid panorama of the Dauphiné and Savoie regions, Tel: +33 4 76 79 22 00
- Archery (in Tencin): +33 6 07 96 48 78
- Mountain biking: numerous trails in the mid-mountains in summer. Chairlift.
- Cycling along the Isère River: around Grenoble along the riverbanks, in the Grésivaudan plain
- Horse riding in Saint Ismier - Club Hippique des Alpes, Tel: +33 4 76 52 18 00
- Equestrian trails in the Belledonne mountain range with Isère Cheval Vert .
Culture
FESTIVALS
- GRESIBLUES Festival , for listening to real BLUES, within a 20-kilometer radius of Chalet La Colombière.
First week of July, 6 days of free concerts (a concert each evening in a village of the Grésivaudan valley).
Tel: +33 4 76 08 53 68.
- Music in the Grésivaudan valley in early July. Tel: 04 76 08 15 02 or 06 33 26 42 14.
- Summer events in Vizille, every Saturday from the beginning of July until mid-August, free concerts, Tel: 04 76 68 15 16.
- World Cultures Festival, first week of July in Voiron, Tel: 04 76 05 00 38.
- Tencin Music Days, in Tencin, early July, Tel: 04 76 71 64 65.
- Cabaret Frappé, in Grenoble, second half of July, Tel: 04 76 00 76 85.
- Festival in Uriage, early September, Tel: 04 76 89 10 27.
THEATRE
- Arpenteur Festival, Les Adrets, early July, Tel: +33 4 76 71 16 48.
- European Theatre Festival in Grenoble from July 2nd to 7th. www.hatchuel.com/main.php
CINEMA
- Grenoble Open-Air Short Film Festival, 5 free nights, early July, Tel: +33 4 76 54 43 51.
- Under the Stars, free film screenings for 7 evenings, last week of August, a few kilometers from Chalet la Colombière.
Tel: +33 4 76 45 68 05 or +33 6 30 82 37 35.