Le cheval Noir (Sauce)

Le Cheval Noir sur la commune de Saint-Jean-de-Belleville, est un sommet du massif de la Vanoise, il culmine à 2832m et domine le côté Est du col de la Madeleine face au massif de la Lauzière.Il est partagé entre les communes savoyardes de Saint François Longchamp en Maurienne et des Belleville sur le versant de la Tarentaise. A l'arrivée, à 2832 m, une oeuvre d’art splendide, le Cheval Noir cabré, vous attend. Vue à 360° sur toute la chaine de la Lauzière et ses satellites : Le Grand Perron des Encombres, Pointe du Mont du Fût, Aiguilles de Peclet et de Polset, Mont Brequin, ou plus lointains, Chaîne des Aravis, Massif des Ecrins, Glaciers de la Vanoise, Pic de l’Etendard, Mont-Blanc, jusqu’à la Dent d’Hérens et le Cervin. Altitude départ (La Sauce) : 1620m Altitude arrivée : 2832m Dénivelé : 1215m

Only 15 minutes from the village of Saint-Jean-de-Belleville, Refuge Plan Lombardy is perched at 1 764 m high in the heart of a valley still virgin and wild, at the foot of the majestic Black Horse. We welcome you to experience the night in a refuge, take a meal break or organize an event (birthday, family meal etc ..).For the lunch, menu "a la carte" with a dish of the day (meat, gratin etc ..) or a hearty salad but also desserts and pies of the moment. All homemade with sometimes very local products (some cheeses are from the alpine fruit at 2km). The evening meal consists of an appetizer or soup, a dish and a dessert.

Fall in love with this beautiful refuge with a capacity of 23 people, in the heart of a valley still virgin and wild at the foot of the majestic black horse. You will be seduced by the soothing comfort of its 5 bedrooms, the sitting area, and the generous cuisine.In the commune of Saint-Jean-de-Belleville, above the hamlet of La Sauce in the Platière valley, the refuge of Plan Lombardie is located in a privileged site, at 1764 m altitude. In summer, it is in the flowered meadows that the refuge welcomes you for a snack, a meal at noon or in the evening, or for several nights. Breakfast, half board, full board or picnic baskets. It is also the ideal setting to organize a festive event (birthday ...). Modern and friendly, the refuge has 5 small rooms from 2 to 6 beds, with toilet and hot shower near the rooms. Beyond the many opportunities for day trips, the refuge is also located on the "Grand Tour de Tarentaise". During your stay, on foot, by bike or ski touring, you can have nineteen beds at your disposal (in small rooms up to 6 people) and hot shower. 15 minutes by car from Saint-Jean-de-Belleville, then direction of Deux-Nants, and La Sauce. Access is easy from La Sauce (7 km) : 30 to 40 min walk. You have to park your car at La Sauce, except for people with reduced mobility, who can however go to the refuge by car directly. The black horse: 3:30 min walk Access also possible on foot from Valmorel or Saint-François-Longchamps.