Puy Saint Vincent

Puy Saint Vincent is a village overlooking the Vallouise valley, the gate to the Ecrins National Park, or in French, Parc National des Ecrins) and is one of seven French national parks. It is a mountainous region in the Alps south of Grenoble, west of Briancon and north of Gap which attracts over 750,000 people each year.

Previously, the village was called Puy Saint Romain, the name of the first chapel in the village. In the 15th century, it became Puy Saint Vincent in honour of Vincent Ferrer, a Dominican friar who came to fight against the Waldensian heresy, freedom of preaching and reading the Bible in the vernacular.

Puy Saint Vincent is a year round purpose-designed center split into twp resorts, one at 1400m and the second at 1600. Perfect for good to intermediate skiers and equally fantastic for snowboarders, Puy Saint Vincent is within a two and bit hours drive away. Puy Saint Vincent is perfect for ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays.

Eating out and night life
The majority of the bars and restaurants are in 1600m, although there are a handful - Les Arcades, La Pendine and Le Saint Roch at 1400m In 1600 you have about a dozen choices. The liveliest is usually Le Tire Bouchon which does Karaoke (and take-out pizza). For late night dancing the Caliente disco is the place to be. There are plenty of evening activities including snowmobiling, cinema and quad biking and the resort's entertainments team organise extra events every day. A Festival of Laughter is staged every January.