Villard-Reculas: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Villard-Reculas is located on the sunny terraces of the Grandes Rousses massif, between forests and alpine pastures, with views of the peaks of Oisans. The Pas de la Confession road, designated as a panoramic route, can be explored on foot, by bicycle or by car. This historic road runs between a rock face and the mountains and is one of Oisans’s emblematic routes.

When planning a stay in Villard-Reculas, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature

The geological trail around Villard-Reculas uses information panels to explain the geology of Oisans and is accessible all year round. The Station de Trail® de l’Oisans base was opened in 2013 and offers an extensive network of marked trail routes for all ability levels.

Winter sports

The Villarais chairlift connects Villard-Reculas directly to the entire Espace Alpe d’Huez ski area. The Villard-Reculas ski sector has 20 kilometres of pistes and 8 lifts and is integrated into the 250-kilometre Espace Alpe d’Huez ski area.

Trails and explorations

The Boucle des lacs hike can be adapted with the help of mountain lifts and leads to five high-altitude lakes. The Sentier de la Croix trail passes through the picturesque lanes of the old village, over a schist ridge and through a coniferous forest to a plateau offering a special panorama of the Taillefer massif and the Prégentil rock face.

The marked and easy Sentier découverte de Villard-Reculas invites families to explore the surrounding area through nature, traditions and pastoral life. The permanent Parcours d’orientation patrimoine naturel orienteering course in Villard-Reculas, which can be used all year round, is ideal for discovering the village with the family.

Culture

The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Villard-Reculas was rebuilt after a fire in 1757. The Canal des Sarrazins in Villard-Reculas is still operational today and is considered a local monument.

Stone-and-wood chalets scattered across the alpine pastures, along with traditional buildings in the old village, shape the mountain-farming character of Villard-Reculas.

Local specialities

The La Chèvre…rie farm shop sells cheese and offers visitors the opportunity to meet the goats. La Chèvre…rie offers private guided tours on request, as well as complimentary private tastings.

La Chèvre…rie processes the milk from its Alpine goats on site into goat’s Tomme, fresh, semi-fresh, semi-dry and dry goat’s cheese, as well as goat’s raclette.

Other destinations: Chapareillan, Vernioz, Laval, Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas, Saint-Martin-Dʼhères, Rives, Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes, Séchilienne

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