Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0165 7 48 21;
www.cognevacanza.com
; Via Bourgeois 2; s/d €73/84, s/d half-board €109/121;
spring & autumn closures vary; )
Cogne personified (ie, tranquil, courteous and under-
stated), the Sant'Orso is nonetheless equipped with plenty of hidden extras. Check out the
restaurant, small cinema, sauna, kids room and terrace. And you can start your cross-
country skiing pretty much from the front door. The owners also run the Hotel du Gran
Paradis nearby.
Camping Lo Stambecco
( 0165 7 41 52;
www.campinglostambecco.com
;
camping per person/tent/car €7/5/3; May-Sep;
)
Pitch up under the pine trees in the heart of the park at this well-run and friendly site.
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Hotel Ristorante
Petit Dahu
( 0165 7 41 46;
www.hotelpetitdahu.com
; s/d half-board €74/146, menus €35; closed May & Oct;
)
Straddling two traditional stone-and-wood buildings, this friendly, family-run spot
has a wonderful restaurant (also open to nonguests; advance bookings essential) preparing
rustic mountain cooking using wild Alpine herbs. It also has accommodation (singles €36
€50, doubles €72-€100).
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Hotel Bellevue
( 0165 7 48 25;
www.hotelbellevue.it
; Rue Grand Paradis 22; s/d €220/240, 2-person chalets €250-320;
mid-Dec-mid-Oct; )
This green-shuttered mountain hideaway evokes its 1920s ori-
gins with romantic canopied timber 'cabin beds' and claw-foot baths. There are open fire-
places in some rooms. Afternoon tea is included in the price, as is use of the health spa,
and you can also rent mountain bikes and snowshoes.
Its four restaurants include a Michelin-starred gourmet affair (closed Wednesday), a
cheese restaurant (closed Tuesday) with cheese from the family's own cellar, a lunchtime
terrace restaurant and a brasserie (closed Monday) on the village's main square, a few mo-
ments' stroll away.
LUXURY HOTEL
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Information
Consorzio Gran Paradiso Natura
(
www.granparadisonatura.it
; Loc Trépont 91)
9am-12.30pm & 2.30-5.30pm Mon-Sat)
.
Tourist Office
(
www.cogne.org
;
Piazza Chanoux 36;
