Risoul: Holiday Apartments and Houses
The Risoul La Forêt Blanche winter resort offers alpine skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, an ice rink, and La Luge Dévale, a 1,200-metre-long rail toboggan run with banked curves, waves, and jumps.
Renting a holiday apartment in Risoul can be part of your individual travel planning.
Activities
The Risoul Rando Park comprises 13 themed hiking trails where visitors can discover landscapes, fauna, flora, and exceptional cultural heritage.
The Sensation Mélèzes tree-climbing facility in Risoul 1850 offers acrobatic courses in the trees; it is accessible from the age of three and suitable for different age groups.
SKISEO in Risoul 1850 offers an outdoor pool, a paddling pool, and a water slide for family recreation.
Trails
The Sentier Historique partly follows the old road between Risoul Village and Risoul 1850. It was formerly used by residents, farmers, and shepherds to reach the alpine pastures.
The trail can be walked in both directions between Risoul Village and Risoul 1850; the summer shuttle also makes it possible to complete the route without walking back.
The Risoul Rando Park includes forest tracks, shady paths, challenging routes, and family trails; its viewpoints can be reached by chairlift or via hiking trails.
The Sentier Historique passes through larch forests, alpine pastures, and clearings and offers mountain huts as well as views over the Durance Valley.
Culture
The Church of Sainte-Lucie was built at the beginning of the 16th century in the Romanesque-Lombard style on the foundations of an older chapel.
At the Church of Sainte-Lucie, three scallop shells serve as a symbol identifying pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela; an earlier pilgrimage route to Santiago ran along the Durance.
Local Specialities
La Pomme de Risoul is a medium-sized apple variety with a tart, highly aromatic flavour, known for its excellent storage life.
Geographical Location
The natural hot springs of Plan de Phazy lie at an altitude of 900 metres and extend across the municipalities of Risoul and Guillestre; during a stay in Risoul, they are considered a major excursion destination.
Getting There
The nearest railway station is Mont-Dauphin Guillestre, 17 kilometres away; a daily bus service runs to Risoul 1850.
To the higher-level travel overview: Hautes-Alpes.
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