Alpe d’Huez
One of the favorite Tour de France mountain top finishes is the ski resort of Alpe d'Huez. The nearest town is Bourg d’Oisans which sits at the foot of Alpe d’Huez. Both towns can be reached by Transisère buses from Grenoble. (Note that buses first stop at the main VFD bus station at Boug d’Oisans before stopping at the Tourist Office or before going up Alpe d’Huez.)The legendary 21 hairpins / switchbacks of Alpe d’Huez are numbered from the top — starting just below the main commercial area where the Tourist Information Office is. The finish, however, is further up — just below the cable car station.If you are taking the bus up, you can stop at VFD bus station to reach the Tourist Office or a bit further up at Les Bergers which you can recognize by the huge parking lot. (I mention these two stops since they are easily recognizable.) Both stops have restaurants and other shops. There is...
