Guillestre | |
Guillestre from Mont Cugulet | |
Information | |
Country | ![]() |
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Regions | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur High mountains |
Watercourse | Guil |
Area | 51,29 km² |
Population | 2 345 hab. (2013) |
Density | 45,72 inhab./km² |
Nice | Guillestrins |
Postal code | 05600 |
Telephone prefix | 33 4 92 |
Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
Tourist information office | Salva Square. ![]() |
Location | |
![]() 44 ° 39 ′ 36 ″ N 6 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ E | |
Official site | |
Touristic site | |
Guillestre is a town located in the department of High mountains, in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the South-East of France.
Understand
The town of Guillestre is located at the door of Queyras, at an altitude of about 1000 meters.
- 1 City Hall ,
33 4 92 45 04 03
- Community of communes of Guillestrois and Queyras Passage of the Schools,
33 4 92 45 04 62 – The community of municipalities, created in 2017, was born from the merger of the communities of municipalities of Guillestrois and Escarton du Queyras. 16 municipalities.
- 2 visitor Center Salva square (downtown),
33 4 92 24 77 61, fax : 33 4 92 25 29 01, e-mail : [email protected]
summer : Mon.- sat. : 9 h - 13 h and14 h - 19 h, Sun. : 9 h - 13 h and15 h - 19 h ; winter : Mon.- sat. : 9 h - 12 h 30 and14 h 30 - 18 h. –
Information on Guillestre and its surroundings; documentation; IGN maps; weather report…
To go
By car
The Guillestrois is shown fromEmbrun. Since Lyon, take the A43, A48, the national road 85 then to Gap the national road 94.
Since Briancon, take the national road 94 towards Gap until Eygliers-Station.
At a roundabout, take the departmental road 902A.
By coach
- Regional Express Lines (LER)
every day according to schedules. – Guillestre is served by line 29 (Marseille - Gap - Briançon). Stop at the bus station.
- Hautes-Alpes by coach
on reservation 36 h before leaving. – Guillestre is served by four lines: S24 (Ceillac), S22 (Risoul), S25 S28 (Queyras) and S23 (Vars), all departing from the Mont-Dauphin SNCF station in Eygliers.
By train
- Montdauphin - Guillestre station rue du Rail, Eygliers – The station is served by day trains (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur between Briancon and Gap, Marseilles see Valence and Grenoble) and at night (around Paris-Austerlitz).
Circulate
In winter, traffic can be difficult. The passes beyond Guillestre (via the departmental road 902) are closed in winter, with the exception of the Col de Vars.
The recent works in downtown Guillestre, in particular on Maurice-Petsche Street, also modify the parking rules, which will be reserved for business customers and limited to thirty minutes.
- 1 Car park (access by Chemin d'Eygliers)
free. – Parking limited to 48 hours.
To see
- Saint-Guillaume chapel – From XIe century.
- Saint-Roch Chapel
- Saint Sebastian Chapel
- 1 Notre-Dame-d'Aquilon Church – Church built in the XVIe century, listed as a Historic Monument in 1911.
- Plan de Phazy thermal spring
- 2 Tower of Eygliers avenue Doctor Julien Guillaume – Remains of the medieval ramparts.
Do
- Lawn bowling covered bowling alley, rue du Vieil Hospice – Practice of pétanque, open to all.
- Climbing (Panacelle site) Vars road
- Climbing (rue des Masques site) Simoust plateau
- White water sports on the Guil.
- Horse riding.
- Risoul ski resort (by D 86)
- Mountain bike.
To buy
- 1 Carrefour Market Queyras road,
33 4 92 45 19 39
Mon.- sat. : 8 h 30 - 19 h 30 and Sun. : 8 h 30 - 12 h 30. – Supermarket selling food products.
- Dia Phazy map
Mon.- Game. : 8 h 30 - 12 h 30 and14 h 30 - 19 h 15 (without interruption on Fridays and Saturdays) and Sun. : 9 h - 12 h. – Supermarket selling food products.
- 2 Intermarket Le Villard, route des Isclasses,
33 4 92 45 11 22
Mon.- sat. : 8 h 30 - 19 h 30 and in summer Sun. : 9 h - 12 h. – Supermarket selling food products.
Eat
- Inside Outside Sani alley,
33 4 92 44 29 07
open from mid-May to the end of September.
- Slate ZA du Villard,
33 9 51 49 24 58
all year round and every day except Sunday. –
Traditional kitchen.
- The Barnières Barnières path
- The Central Albert square – Pancakes, ice creams ...
- The Piazza Salva square (opposite the tourist office)
all year round except Monday (excluding school holidays) and public holidays.
from 8.50 to 12,5 € pizza diameter 40 cm. – Homemade pizzas, in diameter 40 cm, but also fries, drinks ...
- Heads or Tails Salva square,
33 4 92 21 13 13 –
- Team Sorcerer Pizza ZA le Villard (Intermarché car park) – Takeaway pizzas, home-made.
Have a drink / Go out
- Guil Bar Maurice Petsche Street,
33 4 92 45 38 25
all year. – PMU FDJ Bar
Housing
- Les Barnières *** Barnières path (To 500 m from the village),
33 4 92 45 04 87
from June to September.
from 55 € (half pension 65 €, full board 80 €). –
40 bedrooms including two for people with reduced mobility. Dogs accepted (variable price).
- Le Catinat Fleuri ** Eygliers path,
33 4 92 45 07 62
from 67 € for a double room, breakfast 8 or 9 €. –
Hotel 21 bedrooms with camping.
Communicate
Manage the day-to-day
Around
- Mont-Dauphin – Place Forte Vauban, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Eygliers
- Queyras massif
- Embrun
- Briancon