# Things to see in La Grave (France): 147 places and when to go

> La Grave is a town in France, and this site lists 147 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (121), Nature (112), Hiking (29). The best known are Alpe d'Huez, Meije and Les Deux Alpes. The best time to come is July to September; also possible: June and October. In June there are 15 h 25 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 35. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-grave/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** France · 45.0867, 6.26
- **Places:** 147 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/montana/) (121) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/naturaleza/) (112) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/senderismo/) (29) · [Snow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/nieve/) (4) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/historia/) (2) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gastronomia/) (1)
- **Best time:** July to September.
- **Also possible:** June and October.
- **Nearest airport:** LYS Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, 116 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Meije, at 3,982 m.

## What to see in La Grave

The places in and around La Grave, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Alpe d'Huez](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/alpe-d-huez-grand-domaine/): Ski resort in France · 14 km
- [Meije](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grand-pic-de-la-meije/): Mountain in the Alps · 9.9 km
- [Les Deux Alpes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/les-deux-alpes/): Ski resort · 11 km
- [Aiguille du Plat de la Selle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-du-plat-de-la-selle/): Mountain in France · 14 km
- [Grande Ruine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-grande-ruine/): Mountain in France · 14 km
- [Pic Gaspard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-gaspard/): Nature · Mountains · 11 km
- [Aiguille Dibona](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-dibona/): Nature · Mountains · 14 km
- [Tête du Rouget](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-du-rouget/): Mountain in France · 15 km
- [Pic Bayle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-bayle/): Mountain in France · 11 km
- [Mont Charvin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-charvin/): Mountain in Savoie, France · 15 km
- [Pic de la Grave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-de-la-grave/): Mountain in France · 10 km
- [Roche Méane](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/roche-meane/): Mountain in France · 14 km
- [Glacier de Mont-de-Lans](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-mont-de-lans/): Glacier · 10 km
- [Le Pave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-pave/): Mountain in France · 11 km
- [Le Plaret](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-plaret/): Mountain in France · 13 km
- [Refuge de l'Aigle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-l-aigle/): Alpine refuge in France · 9.8 km
- [Refuge du Promontoire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-promontoire/): Mountains · Hiking · 10 km
- [Soreiller hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-soreiller/): Hut in the Massif du Soreiller above the village of Les Étages · 14 km
- [Tête de la Gandolière](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-de-la-gandoliere/): Mountain in France · 13 km
- [Auris-en-Oisans](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/auris-en-oisans/): Ski resort · 15 km
- [Glacier des Quirlies](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-des-quirlies/): Glacier · 11 km
- [La Grande Chible](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-grande-chible/): Mountain · 14 km
- [Pic de l'Étendard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-de-l-etendard/): Mountain in France · 12 km
- [Pic du Mas de la Grave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-du-mas-de-la-grave/): Mountain in France · 3.9 km

And the other 123, by what you come to do:

- **Mountains**: [Refuge Adèle Planchard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-adele-planchard/), [Refuge du Pavé](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-pave/), [Refuge de l'Alpe-de-Villar-d'Arêne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-l-alpe-de-villar-d-arene/), [Refuge de la Selle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-la-selle/), [Refuge des Aiguilles d'Arves](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-des-aiguilles-d-arves/), [Refuge du Chatelleret](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-chatelleret/), [Chalet-Refuge de Chamoissière](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chalet-refuge-de-chamoissiere/), [Refuge de la Fare](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-la-fare/), [Refuge du Goléon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-goleon/), [Abri Rajon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abri-rajon/), [Chalet du Perron](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chalet-du-perron/), [Chalet-Refuge du Fay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chalet-refuge-du-fay/), [Le Pas de l'Ane](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-pas-de-l-ane/), [Refuge de l'Étendard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-l-etendard/), [Refuge des Clots](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-des-clots/), [Refuge des Mouterres](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-des-mouterres/), [Refuge du Clot Raffin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-clot-raffin/), [Refuge du Pic du Mas de la Grave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-pic-du-mas-de-la-grave/), [Refuge Évariste Chancel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-evariste-chancel/)
- **Nature**: [Cime des Torches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cime-des-torches/), [Glacier de la Girose](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-la-girose/), [Pic de la Pyramide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-de-la-pyramide/), [Tête Sud du Replat](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-sud-du-replat/), [Aiguille de l'Épaisseur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-l-epaisseur/), [Aiguille de Laisse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-laisse/), [Bec de l'Homme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bec-de-l-homme/), [Cimes du Grand Sauvage](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cime-du-grand-sauvage/), [Cimes de la Cochette](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cimes-de-la-cochette/), [Dôme de la Cochette](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dome-de-la-cochette/), [Dôme des Petites Rousses](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dome-des-petites-rousses/), [Glacier de Combeynot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-combeynot/), [Glacier de l'Homme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-l-homme/), [Glacier de la Selle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-la-selle/), [Glacier de Saint-Sorlin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-saint-sorlin/), [Glacier des Étançons](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-des-etancons/), [Glacier du Clot-des-Cavales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-du-clot-des-cavales/), [Glacier du Rateau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-du-rateau/), [Glacier du Tabuchet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-du-tabuchet/), [La Meije Pic Oriental](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/meije-orientale/), [Mont Falcon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-falcon/), [Mont Pellard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-pellard/), [Pic Bourcet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-bourcet/), [Pic de l'Herpie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-de-l-herpie/), [Pic des Trois Évêchés](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-des-trois-eveches/), [Pic Est de Combeynot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-est-de-combeynot/), [Pic Nord des Cavales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-nord-des-cavales/), [Pic Ouest de Combeynot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-ouest-de-combeynot/), [Pointe d'Émy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-d-emy/), [Aiguille Rousse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-l-aiguille-rousse/), [Pointe de Pierre Fendue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-pierre-fendue/), [Pointe Emma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-emma/), [Pointe Salvador](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-salvador/), [Pyramide de Laurichard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pyramide-de-laurichard/), [Roc Noir de Combeynot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/roc-noir-de-combeynot/), [Roche du Bonhomme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/roche-du-bonhomme/), [Tête de la Toura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-de-la-toura/), [Tête Nord du Replat](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-nord-du-replat/), [Aiguille d'Arves Centrale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-centrale-d-arves/), [Aiguille Centrale de la Saussaz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-centrale-de-la-saussaz/), [Aiguille Centrale du Soreiller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-centrale-du-soreiller/), [Aiguille d'Arves Méridionale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-meridionale-d-arves/), [AIguille Occidentale de la Saussaz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-occidentale-de-la-saussaz/), [Aiguille Occidentale du Soreiller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-occidentale-du-soreiller/), [Aiguille Orientale de la Saussaz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-orientale-de-la-saussaz/), [Aiguille Orientale du Soreiller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-orientale-du-soreiller/), [Aiguille d'Arves Septentrionale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-septentrionale-d-arves/), [Bec de Grenier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bec-de-grenier/), [Bonnet des Cavales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bonnet-des-cavales/), [Cime de la Valette](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cime-de-la-valette/), [Cime du Petit Sauvage](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cime-du-petit-sauvage/), [Cimes de la Barbarate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cimes-de-la-barbarate/), [Clochers de l'Alpe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/clochers-de-l-alpe/), [Dôme de la Gandolière](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dome-de-la-gandoliere/), [Dôme de la Lauze](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dome-de-la-lauze/), [Dôme de Puy Salié](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dome-de-puy-salie/), [Glacier de la Grande Ruine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-la-grande-ruine/), [Glacier Ouest du Diable](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-ouest-du-diable/), [Grande Aiguille](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grande-aiguille/), [Grandes Buffes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grandes-buffes/), [Gros Crey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gros-crey/), [La Belle Etoile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-belle-etoile/), [La Croix de Cassini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-croix-de-cassini/), [La Pare](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-pare/), [Le Gros Ane](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-gros-ane/), [Le Jandri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-jandri/), [Le Mais](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-mais/), [Le Moutet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-moutet/), [Les Clochetons](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/les-clochetons/), [Mont Péaiaux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-peaiaux/), [Montagne de Rachas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/montagne-de-rachas/), [Paroi du Midi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/paroi-du-midi/), [Petite Aiguille](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/petite-aiguille/), [Pic de l'Homme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-de-l-homme/), [Pic Maître](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-maitre/), [Pic Sud des Cavales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-sud-des-cavales/), [Pointe Chalonge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-chalonge/), [Pointe d'Amont](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-d-amont/), [Pointe des Lauzettes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-des-lauzettes/), [Pointe des Pichettes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-des-pichettes/), [Pointe Gravelotte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-gravelotte/), [Pointe Nérot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-nerot/), [Pointe Piaget](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-piaget/), [Pointes de Burlan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointes-de-burlan/), [Signal de l'Homme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/signal-de-l-homme/), [Sommet du Santin - Serre Orel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/sommet-du-santin-serre-orel/), [Sommet Nord de Sarenne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/sommet-nord-de-sarenne/), [Tête de la Martelat](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-de-la-martelat/), [Tête du Graou](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-du-graou/), [Tête du Lac Noir](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-du-lac-noir/), [Tête du Serre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-du-serre/), [Tête du Vallon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-du-vallon/), [Tête Moute](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-moute/), [Tour Choisy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-choisy/)
- **Food and drink**: [Bière de l'Oisans](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/biere-de-l-oisans/)
- **History**: [Ensemble religieux de La Grave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ensemble-religieux/)
- **Snow**: [La Grave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-grave-2/)
- **Hiking**: [Refuge d'hiver de l'Alpe de Villar-d'Arène](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-d-hiver-de-l-alpe-de-villar-d-arene/), [Tour des Aiguilles d'Arves (étape 1)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-des-aiguilles-d-arves-etape-1/), [Tour des Aiguilles d'Arves (étape 2)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-des-aiguilles-d-arves-etape-2/), [Tour des Aiguilles d'Arves (étape 3)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-des-aiguilles-d-arves-etape-3/), [Tour des Aiguilles d'Arves (étape 4)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-des-aiguilles-d-arves-etape-4/), [Tour des Aiguilles d'Arves (étape 5)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-des-aiguilles-d-arves-etape-5/), [Tour du Pays des Aiguilles d'Arves (variante)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-du-pays-des-aiguilles-d-arves-variante/)

## When to go to La Grave

The best time to visit La Grave is **July to September**; also possible: June and October. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 56 |
| February | Better not | 10 h 10 |
| March | Better not | 11 h 37 |
| April | Better not | 13 h 17 |
| May | Better not | 14 h 40 |
| June | Possible | 15 h 25 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 06 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 54 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 18 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 42 |
| November | Better not | 9 h 17 |
| December | Better not | 8 h 35 |

In June there are 15 h 25 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 35. In July, 143 of the 147 places are at their best.

When to go to France in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to La Grave

The nearest main airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS, Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône), 116 km as the crow flies. How to get around France (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=45.0867%2C6.26)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.0867%2C6.26)

## Other towns nearby

- [Névache](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/nevache/): 79 places · 27 km
- [LE TOUVET](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-touvet/): 72 places · 39 km
- [Aussois](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aussois/): 115 places · 41 km
- [La Motte-d'Aveillans](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-motte-d-aveillans/): 39 places · 43 km
- [Grenoble](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grenoble/): 129 places · 44 km
- [Orcières](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/orcieres/): 52 places · 45 km

And all of France, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in La Grave?

The best known: [Alpe d'Huez](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/alpe-d-huez-grand-domaine/), [Meije](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grand-pic-de-la-meije/), [Les Deux Alpes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/les-deux-alpes/), [Aiguille du Plat de la Selle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-du-plat-de-la-selle/), [Grande Ruine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-grande-ruine/). In all, 147 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit La Grave?

July to September; also possible: June and October. In June there are 15 h 25 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 35.

### How do you get to La Grave?

The nearest main airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 116 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.0867%2C6.26) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with La Grave as the destination and these 147 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).