Baratier: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Landscape

Baratier’s natural landscape stretches from the shores of Lac de Serre-Ponçon and the Plaine du Liou to the summit of Pouzenc and encompasses the typical landscapes of the Southern Alps. The old village of Baratier lies at an altitude of 870 metres on the Torrent des Vachères.

Renting a holiday apartment in Baratier can be part of your personal travel planning.

Activities

Baratier offers hikers five signposted hiking trails. Four of these trails start at the Place du Village, while a signposted walking route begins at the picnic area by the Jean Blanc spring.

The Via Domitia passes through Baratier, a traditional route used by Italian pilgrims on the Way of Saint James from Col de Montgenèvre to Arles since the Middle Ages. The section passing through Baratier is marked in white and red.

The Boucle de la Mûre is an easy 5.9-kilometre circular hiking trail starting in Baratier and is suitable for family outings. A family treasure hunt also leads through the streets of Baratier.

Mountain biking is practised in the Plaine du Liou or in Baratier’s municipal forest.

Culture

The Church of Saint Chaffrey is part of Baratier’s architectural heritage. The Château de Baratier was built as a large square structure a short distance below the church.

Baratier preserves its local folklore heritage through the groups Revioure and l’Escoureta Dou Parpaïoun, which perform folk dances and sketches in the local dialect.

On the Place du Village in Baratier, passing pilgrims can see a statue of Saint James created by the ceramic artist Marcel Piot and inaugurated on 21 May 2016.

Baratier’s interesting cultural heritage also includes the Clapier des Monges archaeological site.

For the overarching travel overview: Hautes-Alpes.

More destinations

More places in the same destination:

Buissard, Savournon, Montgenevre, Aspremont, Sainte-Catherine, Saint-André-de-Rosans, Laragne-Montéglin, Trescléoux.