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The village of Isola dates back to before the 11th century, and was ruled by the Lords of Faucon de Glandevès until the 13th century.
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Also: |
Allos Village, Val d'Allos Ski Station |
Auron Village, Ski Station |
Isola Village, Isola 2000 Ski Station |
Valberg Village and Ski Station |
Skiing France and the French Alps |
Ski France 2010-2011 Openings |
Nearby: |
Auron 18 km |
Beuil 38 km |
Isola 2000 17 km |
Nice 70 km |
Rimplas 27 km |
Roubion 25 km |
Roure 24 km |
Saint Dalmas-le-Selvage 22 km |
Saint Etienne-de-Tinée 15 km |
Saint Martin-Vésubie 44 km |
Saint Sauveur-sur-Tinee 15 km |
Mercantour National Park |
Hotels near Isola Village, Isola 2000 Ski Station: |
Isola |
18 km Auron |
70 km Nice |
History
Name
First record, 11th century Lieusola
An isolated Romanesque bellfry and the ruins of the Saint-Pierre church date to the 12th century.
The village church is 17th century.
The Isola 2000 ski station was created in 1971.
Office de Tourisme
Tel : 0493 23 15 15; Fax: 04 93 23 14 25
Web: www.isola2000.com
Email: info@isola2000.com
Transportation Isola Village, Isola 2000 Ski Station
Bus
Bus Line 750 Nice - Isola 2000
Bus line 750, Nice - Isola 2000, departs from the Nice Gare Routier, stops at the Gare SNCF (railway station), both Nice airport terminals and several village along the way. The full trip takes 2 hours (90 km) and costs 1 euro.
Stops include Colomars-La Manda, Plan du Var, La Tour-sur-Tinée gare, Pont de Clans, Mairie gare, Rimplas Gare, St Sauveur-de-Tinée village and Isola village.
Note - Bus stops are along the valley and can be a fair distance from the villages. The Clans bus stop is 6 km by road (3 km hiking) from the perched village.
An official list of Alpes-Maritimes bus lines, with links to the schedules for each line (PDF), is available on the following link:
Web: www.cg06.fr/fr/servir-les-habitants/deplacements/transport-collectifs/lignes-et-horaires/lignes-et-horaires/
Sports
Golf
Golf Isola 2000
Location:
résid Lavalette
Tel: 0493 239 010
Ski
Isola 2000
Location:
Alpes-Maritimes. 85 km from Nice; 15 km east of Isola village.
Web: www.isola2000.com/
The Isola 2000 ski station alititude is 2000 m.
Alpine (downhill) skiing
43 pistes (120 km)
7 green;
21 blue;
11 red;
4 black
22 Ski Lifts
9 chair lifts; 10 ski-tows; 2 telecabine (gondola); 1 funiculaire.
1-day Forfait
€28.50 adult; €20.50 child
Hiking
Maps:
IGN (1/25,000) #3640 ET "Haute Tinée 2, Isola 2000"
Hiking from Isola village is excellent. The mountains to the west, south and east are all forested, and full of well-marked hiking trails. A disadvantage is that, with Isola being beside the Tinée river, all hikes begin with long uphill climbs. The counter-advantage, though, is the return trip is downhill.
There are good hiking trails between Isola village and Isola 2000.
From Isola 2000 (2020 m) north and east, hiking trails go over the ridges (2400-2800 m) into Italy, and there's a region of lakes to the northeast.
Southeast from Isola 2000, a trail goes over the Col Mercière (2342 m) and into the Mercantour National Park. This trail passes near the Lad de Tavels and continues southeast to the popular Col de Salese, with trails there to Lac Negre or the Le Boreon area north of St Martin Vésubie.
Lodging - Hotels
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Photo gallery of 12 photos for Isola