Last minutes winter sports
Last minutes winter sports Do you feel like diving into the snow with us? A few rooms are still available in March and you can still stay in our luxury chalet. LAST ROOMS - 9 & 16 March [...]
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02, 2023
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02, 2023
Military roads, forts and tunnels - Gravel in the Southern Alps
High in the southern Alps, on the border of France and Italy, lie forts, tunnels and ancient military settlements that were meant to keep the area calm hundreds of years ago. The structures kept the enemy at bay for a long time, until [...]
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02, 2023
Cycling in the sunny French Alps - Between cycling history and natural beauty
In Puy Saint Vincent, in the middle of the Ecrins Massif, lies mountain hotel Saint Roch. This hotel is run by outdoor sports and cycling enthusiasts. And they work here for a reason, as the Ecrins is known as one of the most beautiful natural parks [...].
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02, 2023
News from the snow: Green slopes? Not with us!
PUY SAINT VINCENT, 11 FEBRUARY 2023 - Green slopes and closed ski resorts? Not in Puy Saint Vincent. Our small ski village led the list of most snowfall in all of Europe in December with over 2 metres of snow! That snowdump [...]
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02, 2023
Interview Valentine in Winter Sports Magazine: "I'm staying!"
WINTERSPORT MAGAZINE, JANUARY 2023 - On the front de neige of France's Puy Saint Vincent 1400 lies the large terrace of the Mountainhotel Saint Roch, owned by Dutch Valentijn van der Valk (43) and his wife Yvonne. Although [...]
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07, 2022
The Windjammers, the Tour and Etxeondo in the Alps
ETXEONDO MAGAZINE, JULY 2022 - It is not a cycling club, but a group of like-minded people, a community. The Amsterdam Windjammers have been riding together and organising cycling trips since 2006. This year's 2022 camp is special. Forty riders from all over the [...]
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05, 2022
I leave: How are you doing now?
IK VERTREK, 21 MAY 2022 - In Saturday's 21 May 2022 broadcast, we have a reunion with Valentine and Yvonne Van der Valk. A lot has changed since their first departure in 2012, and besides [...]
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02, 2022
Cycling Festival in the Alps - Where The Streets Have No Name
Steel exotics, carbon gravel bikes and glitzy lefties hang out in the bike room of the Hotel Saint Roch. It is an hour before the start of Where The Streets Have No Name in the Alps. Under a bright blue sky and in the [...]
