La Maison Clarée

To plan your route you can open this map in Google Maps.

By car:

If you are driving from one of the ferry ports in northern France, you can travel by motorway as far as Grenoble. Then take the RN91 (via Col du Lautaret). Alternatively, head for Chambéry and drive through the Fréjus Tunnel (32€ one-way, 40€ return) to Oulx in Italy, then cross into France via the Col de Montgenèvre and take the RN94.

If you are driving from Italy, take the motorway to Oulx, then cross into France via the Col de Montgenèvre and take the RN94.

By air:

Fly to Turin (1½ hours' drive away), Lyon (3 hours), Geneva (3 hours) or Marseille (3 hours).

By train:

TGV from Paris to Oulx in Italy (20km from Les Alberts) — 4½ hours; trains are met by a bus link from Oulx to Briançon.

Overnight sleeper from Paris (Gare de Lyon) to Briançon.