WIELRENBLAD, NOVEMBER 2023 - The top of the mountain is shrouded in mist. It is dark and cold there. A great contrast to the valley, where the early spring air carries soft tones of the Mediterranean. A group of cyclists [...]
After a summer full of activities, calm has returned to our mountain village. Our staff is on holiday, renovations are underway in the hotel and we are using our time to get inspired. In this post, we take [...]
The temperature rises, the snow disappears and meltwater turns the quiet stream in the valley into a swirling river. Flowers shoot out of the ground and we cycle 'short-short' again. The changes of seasons are in the mountains [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...].
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
IK VERTREK, 21 MAY 2022 - In the broadcast of Saturday 21 May 2022, 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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