Like a balcony in a valley with tree-covered slopes.
La Mayt remains an excellent base camp for the hikers at the departure of village, to le Val d'Escrins (nature reserve), le Massif des Ecrins... and associate : Fortifications from Vauban to Briançon, at Mont Dauphin Fort (UNESCO world heritage).
Because of its location, the La Mayt hotel, at the height of village of Vars Sainte-Marie, profit of a natural environment within a silence of the garden full of plants and flowers nearby the Peynier larch forest.
Regional Heritage to discover
Visit our regional heritage. Certains ideas to visit.
- Natural reserve of Val d'Escrins
- Fortifications from Vauban to Briançon with their gargoyle, or at Mont Dauphin Fort (Unesco world heritage)
- Guillestre
- Barcelonnette and its museum of Barcelonnettes
- Parc National du Queyras
- Lac de Savines et le Barrage de Serre Ponçon
- Vallée de l'Ubaye
- Route de la Traversée des Grandes Alpes and its 16 mythical mountain passes : Vars, Izoard, La Bonnette, La Cayolle, le Galibier...
- Italy by le col de l'Arche - La Maddalena
Activities in Vars and around
Find below a list of accessibles activities in Vars and around.
Our hotel is situated on the route du col de Vars, mythical mountain pass of Tour de France and course of the queen stage this summer !
Click here to know all about le col de Vars and the stage of Tour de France !
Discount for Mountain Bikes rental
Enjoy -20% discount for Mountain Bikes rental : contact us
Sport
- swimming pool
- archery
- horse riding, pony rides
- downhill on Mountain Bikes with ski lifts, also passable by the pedestrians (Vars-Embrun : 32 Km of downhill)
- tennis
- bicycle tourism
- climbing
- nordic walking and backpacking
- golf (Barcelonnette or Bayard)
- European centre of mountain flying
- trail
Sensational
- moto, quad (at Orres), ...
- zipline
- tree climbing
- spring water sports : rafting, canyoning
- water sports : canoeing, paddle, sailing, buoys towed, ski-surf ("Ancre bleue" at Savines-Le-Lac), ...
- paragliding and free flight
- via ferrata, climbing
- helicopter
Culture / Relaxation
- cinema
- expositions
- musum of Mines d'Argent (silver mine)
- boat trip ("La Carline" at Savines- Le-Lac)