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Plan Peisey / Notre Dame des Vernettes

Plan Peisey / Notre Dame des Vernettes
Plan Peisey / Notre Dame des Vernettes
Plan Peisey / Notre Dame des Vernettes
Plan Peisey / Notre Dame des Vernettes
Plan Peisey / Notre Dame des Vernettes

Description

If there are unusual places in the Tarentaise, the Vernettes chapel is certainly one of the main representatives, as Baroque art is magnified here by its architectural splendour, all in a majestic alpine setting.

The mountain is a place where "great spirits" meet, and people have always shown their piety by building monuments that are often singular and in harmony with the alpine context. The Vernettes chapel, classified as a Historic Monument, is one of these unique sites which certainly remains in memory: imagine a sanctuary draped in white, dating back more than 300 years and perched at an altitude of more than 1800 m where a mass is said every Friday morning of the year: striking, isn't it? And that's not all, since this jewel of Baroque art is part of a network of 7 chapels which are all open all year round and whose history children can try to discover through a quiz which is as amusing as it is surprising. And then, from this sun-drenched slope, the view is just as astonishing on the tip of the Aliet, a veritable mineral bell tower that mischievously responds to the chapel: wouldn't we be in a "sacred place"?

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Walking
Difficulty
Easy
Duration
2h30mn
Dist.
5.6 km
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Starting point

Vanoise Express Plan Peisey , 73210   Peisey-Vallandry
Lat : 45.550972Lng : 6.763055

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Notre Dame des Vernettes chapel

Alpine shrine built at 1816 m altitude, near a source to the miraculous virtues, Our Lady of The Vernettes is a very cherished place to the hearts of the people of the Valley.Since 300 years. In a mountain setting of exception, more and more visitors are delighted by the spirit of the place. A miraculous cure (1702) has justified, in the early 18th century, the building, near the source, of an oratory dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy, chief of lepers. This oratory has disappeared in an avalanche. He was replaced by the small chapel below, at the end of a nice cross and near the fountain. From 1720, building a larger sanctuary for pilgrims has been decided. The structural work was completed in 5 years.The interior decoration took the three decades following. In 1766 was decided the construction of the reception house, abutting the church. In 1777 a second tower was built. The construction and initial development took place over nearly 80 years. From restoration to restoration during 200 years, the sanctuary from The Vernettes has kept the appearance that it had at the beginning. A pilgrimage is organized every July 16. The sanctuary is classified as a historical monument. The town of Peisey-Nancroix has undertaken the restoration of interiors in 2008. After 2 years of work, the chapel will be open again to visitors. Open everyday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Guided tours with a FACIM lecturer on summer 2020. Dates available soon.

Plan Peisey 73210 Peisey-Vallandry
- Office de Tourisme de Peisey-Vallandry -
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Office de Tourisme de Peisey Vallandry - 13/10/2025
www.peisey-vallandry.com
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Open period

From 01/01 to 31/12.

Contact

Phone : 04 79 07 94 28

Email : info@peisey-vallandry.com

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Head towards the Peisey-Vallandry tourist office.
Then go around the tourist office in the direction of Plan Peisey. Pass under the Vanoise Express then follow the direction N.D des Vernettes with the yellow signs.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

0/ From the Vanoise Express
1/ Follow the road due south from the Vanoise Express cable car at Plan-Peisey towards Vieux Plan (1650 m)
2/ Go through this hamlet and then take the first rising bend on the left. You reach a long clearing on a balcony.
3/ Then turn right at the end of the small climb
4/ Continue the last 2/3 of the way on a small false flat, which makes this walk suitable for everyone.
5/ Small climb under the sanctuary. Do not forget to visit the chapel-oratory below where the miraculous spring gushes forth.
6/ On the way back, take either
- the path that goes north in front of the sanctuary square. Slightly climb, cross a pretty peat bog and return to the pastoral path upstream from the Vieux Plan.
- or you can take the detour to the first hamlet below the sanctuary: Pracompuet, from where a pastoral track leads back to the Vieux Plan.

Note: You can also start the circuit with this diversions! and even "cut through" the houses of the Combe - la Fontaine.
All roads lead to...Les Vernettes.

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