Ancelle tourism and travel guide

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Visit Ancelle: highlights and tourist information

Ancelle is situated in the Hautes-Alpes department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ancelle in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Gap at 12 km and Lake Serre-Poncon at 17 km.

Ancelle, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Gap

at 12 km (direction west-south-west)

Not a major tourist destination, in Gap we suggest you take a stroll around...

See Gap guide

Lake Serre-Poncon

Scenery at 17 km (direction south-east)

Among many beautiful Alpine lakes we mention the Lac de Serre-Poncon because of its...

See Lake Serre-Poncon guide

Valgaudemar Valley

Scenery at 22 km (direction south-east)

The valley of Valgaudemar is one of many picturesque natural highlughts in the high...

See Valgaudemar Valley guide

Embrun

at 24 km (direction east)

The historic centre of Embrun is usually visited at the same time as the...

See Embrun guide

Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette

Church at 29 km (direction north-west), in the Isere department

The church and mountainous setting of Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette are the second most important pilgrimage destination...

See Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette guide

Seyne-les-Alpes

at 32 km (direction south-south-east), in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

In the mountain village of Seyne you can see various parts of the medieval...

See Seyne-les-Alpes guide

Mont-Dauphin

at 34 km (direction east)

The fortified mountain town of Briancon, one of the highest towns in Europe, is...

See Mont-Dauphin guide

L'Argentiere-la-Bessee

at 34 km (direction east-north-east)

The silver mines in L'Argentiere la Bessée, very active in the 19th century, are...

See L'Argentiere-la-Bessee guide

Ecrins National Park

National Parc at 36 km (direction north-north-east), in the Isere department

Ecrins National Park is a very popular and very scenic National Park in the...

See Ecrins National Park guide

Mens

at 42 km (direction west-north-west), in the Isere department

The small town of Mens is quite isolated but certainly worth exploring if you...

See Mens guide

Deux-Alpes

Ski resort at 44 km (direction north-north-west), in the Isere department

Les DeuxAlpes is one of the longest established and most popular Alpine ski resorts...

See Deux-Alpes guide

Barcelonnette

at 44 km (direction east-south-east), in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

Barcelonnette has an attractive town centre, and also a good number of substantial 'Mexican...

See Barcelonnette guide

Briancon

Ski resort at 46 km (direction east-north-east)

The town of Briancon is best known for its extensive Vauban fortifications, and also...

See Briancon guide

Vallee de l'Ubaye

Scenery at 48 km (direction east-south-east), in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

Starting near the Lac de Poncon, the Vallée de l'Ubaye is one of the...

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Markets in and near Ancelle

• Chorges: market Sunday (10km)
• Gap: market Wednesday & Saturday (12km)
• Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur: market Thursday - seasonal market only (12km)
• Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur: market Monday (12km)
• Embrun: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (23km)
• Embrun: market Saturday (23km)
• Montclar: market Sunday - seasonal market only (27km)
• Veynes: market Thursday (32km)
• Seyne: market Tuesday & Friday (32km)
• Vallouise: market Thursday (34km)

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Tourist attractions near Ancelle, France

What to do at Ancelle? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ancelle.

Grand sites of France

• Vallee de la Claree (54km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Dauphin place forte (Vauban fortifications) (34km)
• Briancon fortifications (Vauban fortifications) (48km)

National Monuments

• Place Forte de Mont-Dauphin (34km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Argentiere-la-Bessee (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine de Charance (13km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Briancon (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Serre-Poncon (17km)
• Source - Verdon (43km)
• Clue de Barles (43km)
• La Meije (43km)
• Col d'Allos (48km)
• Col de la Cayolle (59km)
• Lac d'Allos (59km)

Towns of Art and history

• Poligny (15km)

Geography and distances

Ancelle is in the south-east of France at 12 kilometres from Gap, the department capital (general information: Ancelle is 555 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Nice, Lyon or Grenoble airports. By car from the UK allow about 10 hours for the journey from Calais to here. For driving distances to Ancelle from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Buissard, Chabottes, Forest-Saint-Julien, La Rochette, Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur, Saint-Leger-les-Melezes and Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol.

This page in French: Visiter Ancelle