プラーリの峠・トップ17

very beautiful panoramic point

It marks the Italian-French border and can be reached from Italy in an hour and 45 minutes from the Jervis refuge, with a path that climbs through the woods without particular difficulties, to finally emerge onto alpine meadows.

This climb to Sestriere follows the same route used by the Giro d’Italia for its individual time trial in 1992, which was won by Miguel Indurain.

A quick stop at the Monta refuge on the way down, a nice little Queyras beer

Located at Colle della Vaccera, reachable from multiple sides and by any means

A long road that is unpaved in the upper part, connects the Chisone valley (municipality of Pramollo) to the Germanasca valley (municipality of Perrero) and the Lazzarà hill is its highest point at 1595 meters. Destination of beautiful walks and bike rides, but it can also be reached by car if the road is not icy. A few meters away there is the green big bench

Tough climb alternating stretches in the woods and stretches on asphalt, but the view once you reach the hill is worth the effort.

At the pass itself, there is a small customs post, restored in the 50s but unfortunately already in ruins again. This pass was a high place of passage, very busy, between the valley of the Prá (Italian) and the valley of the Guil (French). The landscapes are sumptuous. It is recommended, if you are on the French side, to have the most varied views, to go up from the Echalp, and go back down towards the Monta, then take the path along the Guil to reach the Echalp. Very beautiful hike, path without any technical difficulty.