Today was our last day in Barcelonnette. We had another great day here, and I am feeling sad that we will be leaving the French Alps tomorrow. I think we have fallen a bit in love with the area. 😊
This morning we got up early to head out for a hike at The Col de Vars. This is another famous Tour De France cycling col in the area. It has been in 33 editions of the TDF, the most recent being this year when Richard Carapaz was the first to pass over it. The col is at 2,108 m elevation.
Our hike would take us down to the little ski town of Vars, and then loop back up to the Col where we parked. The hike was very scenic (we were above the tree line the whole time so great views), and the trail was well defined. Our plan was to stop in Vars and get a coffee before starting the return leg. Unfortunately after searching the town for about 20 minutes we spoke to a local and were informed that everything was closed today due to it being a Sunday in low season. So we got back on the trail and headed back up towards the trailhead.
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| Trailhead Shot |
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| Early Hike Selfie |
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| French Bothy! |
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| Home Stretch Selfie |
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| Col De Vars |
With the hike finished it was on to the second objective of the day lunch in Italy. Only being about 30 km from the Italian border we couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a short visit. As with the rest of the area the drive there was a bit of an adventure (about thirty hairpins in a 20 km stretch). Also in line with the rest of the area it was very, very beautiful. When we got to the town we had planned to stop in, we found to be as quiet as Vars, and all of the establishments were also closed. Even though we didn’t get to eat, it was still cool to go to Italy.😊
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| Bersezio, Italy |
We were all a little more than hungry, and were happy to find an open patisserie on the way back to Barcelonnette. It would have been a crime not to stop in and get a few treats.
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| This One Doesn’t Even Need A Name… 😱 |
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| Palmier |
We got back to the chalet at about 15:00 for some cleaning up and relaxation. At about 19:00 we got our things together to head in to town for our first and last dinner out in Barcelonnette. We were lucky to find a spot open, but also lucky it was the place we found - we had some awesome dinners!!!
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| Fondu Savoyenne With Charcuterie Plate - JM and Mandy |
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| Fondu Closeup |
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| Pizza w/ Jambon, Olives, Morilles (Mushrooms), and Emmental - Audrey |
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| Linguine St.-Jacques et Crevettes - Gerry |
We were quite full, but the four of us decided to share two desserts anyways. Vive la France!!! 🇫🇷
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| Tarte Tatin |
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| Crème Brûlée Au Framboises |
We have a big day of driving tomorrow, so time to get some sleep. Thanks again everybody for reading. À demain!!!
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