Vars travel guide
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Visit Vars: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vars is situated in the Hautes-Alpes department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France at 48 km from Gap, the department capital. (General information: Vars is 576 km from Paris and 791 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Embrun at 16 km from Vars
Popular places to visit near Vars: these include Embrun at 16 km and L'Argentiere-la-Bessee at 23 km. Place Forte de Mont-Dauphin is a listed 'national monument' at 8km and Queyras is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 18km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Vars: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Vars, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Vars and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Vars
- National Monuments: Place Forte de Mont-Dauphin (8km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Briancon (32km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: L'Argentiere-la-Bessee (23km) :
- Grand Site of France: Vallee de la Claree (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Vars & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vars
Canton: Guillestre
Arrondissement: Briançon
Department: Hautes-Alpes
Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur
Postcode: 05560
Distance to Vars
from Gap: 48 km
from Paris: 576 km
from Calais: 791 km
from Nice: 111 km
from Bordeaux: 574 km
from Strasbourg: 449 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Vars (within 6 km): Guillestre : Risoul :
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This page in French: Visitez Vars