Briancon
If you are after culture and heritage the architecture in this “Pays” is legendary, such as the old walled town of Briançon, only a short 20-minute drive from AlpBase via a spectacular mountain road. At an altitude of 1,362 meters (Europe’s highest town) is renowned for its typical narrow streets, sundials and old gargoyles, having been built by Vauban, the famous 17th Century military engineer.
