| |
artifacts, history
The Resistance Memorial mémorial de la Résistance in Vassieux-en-Vercors. Tel.: +33 4 75 48 26 00 website in French
The XIII century chapel in the village of La Chapelle en Vercors
The XIII century abbey in Léoncel
The village of Pont-en-Royans and its impressive houses overhanging the Bourne river.
The picturesque village of Saint Nazaire en Royans under its 35m high XIXth century acqueduct. The acqueduct itself is still used to carry water, but can also be visited.
The old city of Die, its romanesque church and city walls were made in the midle age with blocks from Roman monuments.
The village of Chichiliane in the Trièves area is a nice old village, and offers splendid views of the Mont Aiguille.
The village of Archianne in the same named cirque eastern Diois area.
The village of Sainte Croix and its old monastery, the church split into two parts a catholic and a protestant part and its vinyards.website in French
natural features
The vertigo roads Les routes du vertige of the Vercors gorges,especially Combe laval D76, Les Grands goulets The Great Gullies D518, the Nant Gorges Gorges du Nant D22, and the Ecouges gorge gorges des Ecouges.
The Bronzed Fir Sapin Bronzé, an exeptionnaly large and old fir tree in the Lente forest.
Caves
Grottes, pronunced "grot": The Vercors massif is crossed by a large number of caves. Some of them are equipped and can be visited without any training. The Choranche caves Grottes de Choranche, near Pont-en-royans, show rare and impressive speleothems. Grotte du Thaïs pronounce "tice" near Saint Nazaire en Royans. Nice concretions are visible together with prehistoric paintings. Full price 6.5â¬, Tel.: +33 4 75 48 45 76 Grotte de la Draille Blanche near La Chapelle en Vercors. The cave shows rare fossils of animals of the ice age, and zoo can be visited after the cave. Full price 6â¬. Tel.: +33 4 75 48 24 96 Grotte de la Luire near Saint Agnan en Vercors shows large volumes, and an impressive pitt. full price 5⬠tel: +33 4 75 48 25 93