Maurienne
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Oct 14, 2026
LiamHOST
Orelle is officially known as the Fourth Valley of the Three Valleys.
LiamHOST
It sits on the Maurienne side of the mountain massif, and the contrast in atmosphere is striking.
LiamHOST
There are no chalets, no hotels, and no apartment blocks over there.
LiamHOST
It is a completely wild, high-Alpine wilderness surrounded by hanging glaciers and sheer granite peaks.
LiamHOST
The air is thin.
LiamHOST
The silence is deafening.
LiamHOST
And you look straight down into the wild Maurienne Valley below.
ChloeHOST
It is an unforgettable viewpoint.
LiamHOST
And Schneebelen's initial plan was even wilder than just Val Thorens.
LiamHOST
His original dream was a colossal two-valley mega station linking the Tarentaise side with the Maurienne Valley on the other side of the ridge, running ski lifts right across the Chavière Glacier.
LiamHOST
He wanted people to ski between two separate valleys over the high peaks.
ChloeHOST
But that cross-glacier dream hit a brick wall.
ChloeHOST
The French government had just created the Vanoise National Park in 1963, and the environmental movement fought a massive battle against running pylons across the Chavière.
ChloeHOST
The state eventually stepped in and banned the Maurienne development to protect the park.
LiamHOST
For any normal developer, losing half your project and having every bank in Paris refuse to lend you cash would've been the end of the road.
LiamHOST
But Schneebelen was made of different stuff.
Rachel CostaHOST
La partie italienne de soixante kilomètres est évaluée à deux milliards, devrait être mise en service d'ici 2133.
Rachel CostaHOST
La section française, qui comprend cent quarante kilomètres de nouvelles lignes de Lyon au tunnel de Saint-Julien [pause] Maurienne.
Rachel CostaHOST
Il n'y a pas encore de date d'échec et son coût est estimé à sept virgule deux milliards d'euros.
Rachel CostaHOST
Jusqu'à aujourd'hui, environ cinq kilomètres de tracé transfrontalier ont été creusés, soit 30 % du total de ce cent trente-quatre kilomètres, ainsi que vingt-deux kilomètres du tunnel sur un ensemble de cent quinze kilomètres.
Rachel CostaHOST
Dans la communauté de Saint-Julien, m'ont donné ce savoir.
Rachel CostaHOST
Le revêtement définitif des deux tubes du tunnel de base a commencé.
Rachel CostaHOST
Les travaux des futures gares internationales de Saint-Jean, Maurienne et de Suse devraient débuter bientôt.
Rachel CostaHOST
La première est prévue pour 2027 avec mise en service en 2031.
Steve ThomasHOST
As the road rises beyond the trees into a bare landscape of rock, grass and distant glaciers, even though the valley below is warm, the summit can be cold and windy, so it's always best to carry suitable clothing and never underestimate the altitude.
Steve ThomasHOST
The Col de Lizaran is certainly one of those records to tick off a list, but it also creates the most dramatic transition of the road trip as you transit between the internationally known resorts of the Tarentes, cross an exposed high mountain landscape and descend towards the traditional communities of the Haute-Maurienne.
Steve ThomasHOST
With there never being a guaranteed closing date, it is therefore essential to check the official Savoie Road information on the morning of travel.
Steve ThomasHOST
With a road trip through the Alps rewarding patience and flexibility far more than stubbornness, if snow, ice or poor visibility makes the crossing unsafe, simply change the route.
Steve ThomasHOST
Simply awe-inspiring and some of the most dramatic scenery anywhere I've had the pleasure to experience.
Steve ThomasHOST
With its five wonderful villages, open plateau and reservoir, these all provide a striking contrast with the narrower valleys elsewhere on the route.
Steve ThomasHOST
From the Haute-Maurienne and continuing towards Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, before climbing through the Col de Télégraphe to Valois, this is an area of the Moraine Valley I have come to know very well.
Steve ThomasHOST
With the new international train station being built in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, a town commonly referred to as the road cycling capital of the world, The new train line being built between Lyon and Turin will revolutionise travel times to this part of the French Alps, once completed, in 2032-2033, ensuring journey times from Paris taking just three hours and from Milan only one hour.