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Accommodation

Unlike in most mountainous areas of the UK, there is plentiful good, reasonably priced and varied accommodation targeted at walkers and climbers in the Queyras region. The main forms of accommodation are gîtes d’étape and refuges, with hotels available in some locations. The ready availability of accommodation along the route reduces the need for and attractiveness of backpacking and camping on this Tour. Indeed, the lack of shops on the route means that campers either have to carry large quantities of non-perishable food (dehydrated food suitable for backpacking is not readily available locally), or eat in gîtes d’étape or refuges.

Booking accommodation along the Tour from the UK these days is relatively easy, thanks to the internet and e-mail. Many of the gîtes d’étape, refuges and hotels along the route now have websites and/or e-mail addresses to facilitate enquiries and bookings. Alternatively, the main tourist office in the Queyras (see Appendix 3) will also send out lists of accommodation on request. Up-to-date information on gîtes d’étape and refuges is best sourced from www.gites-refuges.com.