Cyclotour: Villeneuve – Pont (Valsavarenche)

Villeneuve is located at the entrance to the valleys of Valsavarenche and Rhêmes. Overlooked by the Church of Santa Maria and the ruins of the Châtel-Argent Castle, where they used to mint silver coins (hence the name). You continue on towards Introd, where the hamlet of Les Combes was often chosen by Pope John Paul II and subsequently by his successor, as a holiday retreat during the summer months. Straight after Introd, the road divides and you take the left-hand fork going uphill into Valsavarenche in the heart of Gran Paradiso National Park. Where the Valley opens out a little more, you can see Dégioz, where the National Park Visitors’ Centre is located as well as a small Local History Museum. The last place on the route is Pont (c. 2,000 m).

Places you go through on the route:
- Villeneuve (670 m)
- Arvier junction 2.7 km (840 m)
- Introd 3.5 km (870 m)
- Rhemes/Valsavarenche junction 4.6 km (935 m)
- Fenille 12.9 km (1,295 m)
- Bois de Clin 14.3 km (1,380 m)
- Degioz 18.2 km (1,525 m)
- Maisonasse 21.1 km (1,635 m)
- Pont 26.9 km (1,955 m)