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A LITTLE HISTORY...
The photo of these 18 hairpin bends of Montvernier was enthroned in the
geography books for about fifty years. No less than 6 years of
between 1928 and 1934 were necessary to complete nearly
400 m of difference in altitude to connect the Arc valley to the village of Montvernier.
ATMOSPHERE
The small laces, stacked on top of each other, hung
mountains, constitute one of the most spectacular roads in Savoy, and a
A real challenge of pleasure for cyclosportives. Once you reach the top,
you will be able to observe the Aura, the largest collective work of art in the
in the world, at Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines.
A little further on, Montvernier is worth a short detour to
its character of a Maurienne village grouped around its church. The road continues
to rise and crosses several hamlets including Le Noirey and Montbrunal. Each
The hamlet has its chapel, its communal oven, its old washhouse.
Another little kilometer on the road to the Col du Chaussy, and
it is on foot that you can reach the alpine hamlet of Fragnin, nicely named by the
inhabitants : the " Paradise ". This nickname is not usurped. One
exceptional sunshine, an immense panorama that stretches from the Aiguilles
from Arves to the Col de la Madeleine via the Belledonne and
La Lauzière and several alpine chalets make it an idyllic place. Silence
reigns supreme there. In summer, the sun or the shade, a few fountains to cool off,
The song of birds and grasshoppers accompanies the walker.