Villard-de-Lans is a commune in the Isère department of southeastern France, nestled within the Vercors Massif. Renowned as a center for winter skiing and summer activities like hiking and hot air ballooning, it holds the distinction of having the largest amount of available lodging in the entire Vercors Regional Natural Park. For frequent-flyer hotel travelers, the town serves as an ideal base to explore the region's natural beauty, offering a wide spectrum of accommodation options that cater to both seasonal sports enthusiasts and those seeking tranquility in the French Alps foothills.
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As the town with the largest amount of available lodging in the Vercors Regional Natural Park, Villard-de-Lans offers a wide variety of hotels. This density provides frequent travelers with ample choice and flexibility when booking stays tailored to specific seasonal activities.
The town is a premier center for skiing in winter, while offering hiking and hot air ballooning opportunities during the rest of the year. This seasonal diversity ensures consistent relevance for travelers throughout the calendar.
Although incorporated into the new canton of Fontaine-Vercors after 2015, Villard-de-Lans remains the seat of the Community of Communes in the Vercors Massif. This status ensures robust local infrastructure and connectivity for guests.
Poetically named after an order of flowering plants, this tasteful restaurant sports a low-key alpine style. Chef Ludovic Nardozza’s painstakingly crafted cooking showcases his favourite, first-class ingredients: roasted langoustines in marjoram butter, girolles and vin jaune bisque; John Dory lacquered in wild fennel, courgette flowers and grilled cuttlefish; apple like an upside-down pie with local honey and black cardamon… Service with a smile. Pleasant guestrooms make it an ideal basecamp to explore Vercors.
WebsiteAs enthusiastic as ever, Guillaume Monjuré (who first came to our attention in Lyon and Corrençon-en-Vercors) plays host to guests in this family-owned barn, which has been renovated into a table d'hôte-style restaurant. Fanning the flames of his passion for cooking over an open fire, he has set up a wood-burning oven in full view of diners; he cooks absolutely everything in it, from bread first thing in the morning, to vegetables and fish during the meal. This is natural, primitive cuisine that is no less personal and creative for all that. He is able to elevate vegetables, herbs and fish fro
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