Still in Chartreuse next to St Pierre d’Entremont, with a foot in both
Savoie and Isère, lies the Cirque de St Même, a must for the beauty of its
scenery. No need to go far to see marvels when you live in our area ! The only
hiccup is that in the past, parking was only charged at the weekends, and now,
you have to pay €3.50 from the beginning of July to the 19th of
August. The scoundrels ! On the
flipside however, it’s a very clean place and so self-replenishing.
This time, we went with the grandparents and went for a walk around the bottom
of the ‘Cirque’ with the waterfall at the bottom. We then had a picnic on the
bank of the Guiers and relaxed.
There are a multitude of waterfalls to see when you take the mountain
roads higher up.
Photo taken in
2009
At half an hour’s walk, you get to a bridge
with a nice view over some waterfalls (photo),
and by adding the same time, you can reach the source of the Guiers by another
path (though this one’s more delicate).
All is good, and there’s no need to feel the need to go as far as
possible. In about fifteen minutes, you can get to La Pisse du Guiers, a
spectacular waterfall under which you can go, something you can’t do elsewhere.
Fun and vivifying ! To be done on a hot day, as the water is colder and you
need to dry under the sun afterwards !
A
cute bird even came and kept us company… or did he perhaps spot the crumbs we
were making with our quiche ?
17/07/2012 Cirque de
St Même 861 m
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