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Guillestre travel guide

Guillestre photo, taken in Embrun France

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Visit Guillestre: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Guillestre is situated in the Hautes-Alpes department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France at 47 km from Gap, the department capital. (General information: Guillestre is 570 km from Paris and 785 km from the port at Calais).

Note: The photo above was taken in Embrun at 16 km from Guillestre

Popular places to visit near Guillestre: these include Embrun at 16 km and L'Argentiere-la-Bessee at 17 km. Place Forte de Mont-Dauphin is a listed 'national monument' at 2km and Queyras is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Tourist classifications for Guillestre: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;

Selected places to visit and attractions near Guillestre, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Embrun 16km

L'Argentiere-la-Bessee 17km

Briancon 27km

Barcelonnette 30km

Serre Chevalier 35km

Ecrins National Park 37km

Nevache 40km

Seyne-les-Alpes 41km

Things to see in Guillestre and nearby

Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Guillestre

'Remarkable gardens': Domaine de Charance (48km) : Jardin alpin du Lautaret (49km) :
National Monuments: Place Forte de Mont-Dauphin (2km) :
Towns of Art and History: Briancon (27km) : Poligny (48km) :
Recommended Detour Town: L'Argentiere-la-Bessee (17km) :
Grand Site of France: Vallee de la Claree (35km) :