Ancelle: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Ancelle combines alpine winter sports with a diverse mountain landscape. The alpine ski area extends across two snow fronts: Les Taillas and Chatégré. It features more than 26 ski runs lined with forest, a total of 30 kilometres of pistes and 12 ski lifts.

Those planning a stay in Ancelle may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Winter sports

The Nordic ski area extends over around 20 kilometres and allows for both classic cross-country skiing and skating. Its trails lead into the Rouanne Valley, a natural landscape surrounded by larches and fir trees. In Ancelle, snowshoeing and dog-sledding excursions are offered as activities in the Nordic ski area.

Nature and exercise

The municipality of Ancelle is home to bocage landscapes, numerous wetlands, alpine grasslands and wooded mountain slopes. The Rouanne Valley can be reached from Ancelle or from the Rouanne Haute car park. It offers hiking opportunities and, in summer, mountain biking, as well as snowshoeing, ski touring and cross-country skiing in winter.

The via ferrata in the Rouanne Valley near Ancelle offers three levels of difficulty. Canyoning is possible in the Rouanne Valley; accompaniment by a guide is strongly recommended.

Initially, six trail routes for all ability levels were established in Ancelle; one year later, two more routes were added. Four new downhill mountain bike routes were established from the Chatégré chairlift.

Paragliding flights generally take off from Cuchon in the late afternoon or evening; the weather conditions are the determining factor.

Culture and regional cuisine

The history of the municipality includes various historical and archaeological traces. The Chapel of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens in Les Matherons dates from 1803. The Moulin Bresson was built onto an existing sawmill that had been constructed around 1836. The St-Philippe archaeological site near Ancelle provides evidence of human settlement over a period of almost 6,000 years – from the Neolithic period, beginning around 5500 BC, to the modern era.

At local markets, as well as in inns and restaurants, visitors can discover traditional dishes, cheese and cured meats from the valley.

For the overarching travel overview: Hautes-Alpes.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Neffes, Orpierre, La Piarre, Ribeyret, Saint-Julien-En-Beauchêne, Laragne-Montéglin, La Joue Du Loup, Eygliers.