9-A brief tour of the Rosuel Valley at the gateway to Vanoise National Park

L'eau salée (Saltwater) owes its name to the many minerals contained in the water there, which passed its name on to the locality itself.
This little corner of paradise is an ideal spot for family outings: there is a little pond for the kids to enjoy and a selection of games on hand to keep them amused while the grown-ups play tennis or simply relax in the shade of the spruce forest, lulled by the lapping of the water.

The Refuge-Porte de Rosuel and the bottom of the Peisey-Nancroix Valley. Geay Glacier, Pritre Glacier and Platières Glacier (from left to right).

In the local dialect, a gouille is a very small body of water. This particular gouille is a perfect spot for a few hours' relaxation or a family picnic. Children will much appreciate the various games available on the lakeside and the setting is truly magnificent, with the Bellecôte and Mont-Pourri glaciers as a backdrop.
This is almost the only stretch of flat ground in the Valley! In the shade of its larch trees, you’ll find picnic tables, barbecue grills, public lavatories, a drinking-water point, a petanque ground, a wooden practice area where you can teach your kids how to ride a bicycle, a large area dedicated to ballgames, and a soft mobility path for exploration of the stream’s banks and discovery of the peatland’s flora and small fauna.

Rosuel mountain hut stands out for its exceptional architecture, which blends in perfectly with Vanoise National Park’s natural environment. Located 1,547metres above sea level, it is open from June to September and maintained by a pair of keepers with a passion for the mountains and good cooking. Closed to the public the rest of the year, it can accommodate up to 50 people and you can enjoy local products and homemade dishes there during the day and in the evenings (upon reservation for evening meals). Its keepers’ keywords are fellowship, love of the mountains and fresh encounters.
As it is set within the National Park, which covers a protected sensitive environment, there are a few rules you need to be aware of and comply with.
There is a panoramic area on the mountain hut’s ground floor, where you can spend a few restful and instructive hours learning about the Valley floor’s rugged geology. Deckchairs, explanatory panels, touch-sensitive modules and telescope in open access. Light-hearted information for young and old alike.

http://refuge-rosuel.vanoise.com/
04 57 37 65 94
Rosuel
73210 Peisey-Nancroix
refuge.rosuel@vanoise-parcnational.fr

http://www.vanoise-parcnational.fr/

This baroque-style chapel in the hamlet of Beaupraz was founded in 1705 on the road to Les Lauyes’ high mountain pastures. Dedicated to Notre Dame des Neiges (Our Lady of the Snows), it was on 5 August 366 that the Virgin Mary sent down a fall of snow to mark the site in Rome where the Basilica of Saint Mary Major was to be built. The painting on the altarpiece and the front of the altar both depict the Visitation (Saint Mary’s visit to her cousin Elisabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist). Saint John the Baptist is also depicted on the right of the altar. Saint Lawrence, Patron Saint of the poor, holds a palm branch and the gridiron associated with his martyrdom. The hamlet of Beaubraz still contains a few old montagnettes (little stone houses, only inhabited when the snows have passed). Down below lies the hamlet of Les Lanches, its houses aligned in the direction of the slope, each one protecting its neighbour.

Evening Mass held in summertime