"The exceptionally beautiful village of La Grave welcome you The 'Reine Meije' - the Queen - towers above the villages of La Grave and their hamlets from a height of 3983 metres.
In the winter you will find a ski area which is unique in Europe with 2150 metres vertical, and famed all over the world. Visit the cave of ice the summer.
In the summer explore the authentic village and hamlets of La Grave, les Fréaux, le Chazelet, les Terrasses, Ventelon, les Hières. Starting from these hamlets you can hike in the Parc National des Ecrins, which shelters a third of the plant species in France and more than 100 types of wild animal of which the chamois, marmotte and royal eagle are the most well known.
The Plateau d'Emparis is a vast pasture facing the glittering Meije glaciers and offering wonderful hiking between La Grave and Besse en Oisans. At each turn of the path, the attentive hiker will see many traces of rural activity such as terrassed fields, stables made of stone nestling in the hollow of the mountain pastures , flocks of sheep or herds of cattle.
From the X11th century church in La Grave to the tradition of black bread (po buli) in Ventelon and le Chazelet, here all is untouched by time. "