Set in the heart of the southern Alps at 1,700 metres' altitude, the charming village of Valberg stands at the gateway to Mercantour National Park.
This friendly and authentic resort is also within one and a quarter hours of the Mediterranean coast, a beautiful drive through the Gorges of Cians or Daluis.
Valberg first opened its slopes to visitors in 1936, when it boasted the first sledge-lift in the Alpes Maritimes - and will soon celebrate its 80th year!
Valberg's commanding position at the top of a pass gives it fabulous westward views over the Saint Honorat mountain chain and eastwards to Mont Mounier, the meadows of Beuil and the Couillole pass.
The Mercantour National Park, a French na...