Programme of events
July 8 to 11, "Introduction to edible and medicinal flora of the Alps"
Man has always been fed and cared for with the wild plants. But modern society has gradually abandoned. Sandrine Buffin, mountain guide and a student in third year at school Lyonnaise medicinal plants, proposes to discover the secrets during a stroll around the charming village of Besse en Oisans classified. These walks will be an opportunity to reconnect with the knowledge of the past and learn more about these plants that we encounter every day by the roadside. Throughout the trail, according to our meetings, sorrel, thyme or bardanne we deliver some of their secrets. Fritters coltsfoot and comfrey to gratins goosefoot or nettles, we will find some culinary uses. In total twenty plants will enrich our walk. In the evening, we will test the taste of some of them around a convivial meal.
2 days of hiking framed + 3 nights half board at Hotel Alpin, a boutique hotel located in the village of Besse en Oisans.
Rates: € 256 / person or 210 € for 3 nights half board + 46 € for two days of hiking. Minimum 4 people.
Information: Hotel Alpin: 04 76 80 06 55 - www.hotelalpin.fr
Outputs at the request possible:
Price: 23 € / person - easy walk (no more than 400m in altitude during the day)
Contact: Sandrine Buffin - 06 82 36 40 46 - bessesandfab@aol.com
9 and 10 July 2011: 2nd edition of the Regional Gathering "block party" at the Grand Sablat
Organized by the Committees Rhone-Alpes Isère and the French Federation of Climbing and Mountain (FFME) and a common Clavans in Haut-Oisans, gathering of climbers on the site of the Grand Chaos Sablat.
Initiation climbing for all ages.
Exhibition of wildlife Oisans.
Observation of birds of prey with the guards of the Ecrins National Park.
Nutrition Workshop climber.
Evening camp.
Feast of pastoralism, the 14 to 16 July 2011
See "Week of pastoralism"
Many activities:
Thursday, July 14: Live music with the band "The Amydales" at the inn of Savel and fireworks organized by the municipality of Clavans
Sunday, July 31: Blessing of the herds on the pastures of Quarles at 11am. Aperitif offered by SIEPAF.
Saturday, August 13: Concert by the Choir of the Church of Cimes Besse
Throughout the summer:
Day trip and a half horse on the set with Emparis night in a refuge:
Discover the tray Emparis riding with Laurent Hustache, equestrian tourism guide graduate! After a day trip (circuit to be agreed with Laurent), spend the night in a shelter from the board and enjoy traditional dishes from l'Oisans.
From Besse, day trip and a half - € 180 all inclusive.
For more information contact Lawrence at Hustache 06 87 10 78 41
Exhibitions at the House of Alpine
The miners of Herpes, February 5, December 31, 2011
Mine herpes, located in the Massif des Grandes Redhead, between 2100m and 2800m above sea level, the coal mine is the highest in Europe. The first written records of its operations back to the seventeenth century. The exhibition presents the history of this mine, living conditions and child labor before the accident recount of 1950, followed a few months later, the closure of the mine.
It was the last mining Oisans.
Home of Alpine this exhibition is for the sake of memory and transmission for all and especially for new generations, as a tribute to the men missing in a large respect for their memory. A real page in the history of the Oisans where many men from the villages of the township have worked during the winter because the snow melts, flooding galleries making work impossible, the miners, farmers cultivate their fields returned .
Fishing and fishermen in Oisans, 0ctober-April 2011
Introduction to fishing in lakes, streams, rivers in the mountains. To discover the different fishing techniques as well as fish such as rainbow trout, brown trout, the salmon trout, Arctic char ... not to mention the fishing equipment of yesterday and today.
An exhibition to learn all about the passion for fishing and practice ...
Fresh perspective on landscapes and activities of men: Between Senegal and Ferrand,
November 2011 - March 2012
The magic eye of the photographer on scenes of everyday life and landscapes of the valley of the Ferrand cross with those of a small village in Senegal, which hold many surprises ... Photos Alain PELLORCE