#briancon

[postcard-from-the-past]

Military barracks in Briançon, Alpine region of France

French vintage postcard

[retrogeographie]

Briancon, le quartier du Cros.

[velovelo]

**LOUISON BOBET**, in a breakaway to conquer the yellow jersey.

Tour de France 1953. 18th Stage, July 22. Gap > Briançon. 165 km.

1. Louison Bobet (France) in 5h11’17’’2. Jan Nolten (Netherlands) at 5’23’’3. Jesus Loroño (Spain) at 5’57’’4. José Serra (Spain) at 8’22’’5. Alex Close (Belgium) at 8’30’’

[of-two-lands]

44°58'23.5"N 6°03'54.8"E

youtube/oftwolands

www.oftwolands.com

[allthingseurope]

The French Alps (by Peter Gottlich)

[sheltiechicago]

“Magpies and swifts.”

Movement and Instinct Inform Taquen’s Murals of Migrating Birds and Human Touch

All images © Taquen

Briançon, France

Grenoble

“Apology for the wild,” Stockholm, Sweden

[machhapuchchhre]

A long day at the crag... those are the days de climb for : good friend, cute puppy, bright sun, cold river and beautiful routes.

[grandboute]

A tous les amis de là-bas, coincés alors qu’ils ont “le plus beau ciel de France” !!

 Le Briançonnais - Tourisme, alpinisme, sports d’hiver