Hamlet of La Gurraz

A hamlet that turns a blind eye on adversity. The surrounding prow-shaped hillocks that protect the houses are known as “tournes”. The largest of them accommodates an oratory. The cliffs act as the ibexes’ winter home and bearded vultures build their nests there. The water disappears underground at the foot of the great waterfall, running through a 7-km tunnel beneath Mont Pourri to the Tignes dam and onwards to generate electricity.