SOUTHERN FRENCH ALPS (PART 2) After an emergency escape in the stations closest to Marseille at the beginning of the snow season (Cf Love spots # 20), we pushed a little further into the mountains of the Parc des Ecrins, Mercantour and the Queyras Valley to discover four other reasonably sized ski resorts. From the charm of preserved high-alpine villages of the Queyras to the snow covered balcony dominating the Mediterranean via the grand domains on the Italian border, once again you will have a very wide choice. – Pra-Loup > The quietest – Isola 2000 > The sunniest – Montgenèvre > The most italian – Saint Veyran en Queyras > The highest (Picture: Robert Palomba / Isola 2000)

SOUTHERN FRENCH ALPS (PART 2)

After an emergency escape in the stations closest to Marseille at the beginning of the snow season (Cf Love spots # 20), we pushed a little further into the mountains of the Parc des Ecrins, Mercantour and the Queyras Valley to discover four other reasonably sized ski resorts. From the charm of preserved high-alpine villages of the Queyras to the snow covered balcony dominating the Mediterranean via the grand domains on the Italian border, once again you will have a very wide choice.

Pra-Loup > The quietest

Isola 2000 > The sunniest

– Montgenèvre > The most italian

Saint Veyran en Queyras > The highest

(Picture: Robert Palomba / Isola 2000)