>>2821858>>2822384>>2822433>>2823456Thanks lads. To be fair, the golden hours lighting helps. Usually I'm stuck with snapshits with harsh daylight, doesn't help that I usually tend to hike when the weather is good. Sometimes a few clouds can help.
Another place I can recommend is the "La Vanoise" National Park. I've been there more than I can count. Staying in the village called Pralognan-la-Vanoise is perfect if you want to do dayhikes and use the village as a comfy resting base. It's at the intersection of two valleys, meaning quite a bit of possibilities, and the most important part is you don't need any car to reach the trails' starting point. As I don't really have a car (or rather, my old shitbox from 1995, but I certainly won't try to cross the country with it), taking the TGV from Paris then the Bus from Moutiers to Pralognan-la-Vanoise just werks perfectly. Connections are nice in summer. This can be useful for a foreign traveler, as I know renting a car is always bothersome.
Oldass pic I took 12 years ago, the "Col de la Vanoise" is a classic hike in the area (though expect lot of people during sunny weekends). The area is surrounded by a nice dome of glaciers, and you can do a 4-5 days hike called "Tour des glaciers de la Vanoise". Camping is unfortunately forbidden in the national park, it's one of the very few in France where it's forbidden to pitch a tent. I think it was the only one with such an exception for decades. The tour can be done from refuges to refuges, though in summer you certainly won't be alone, but it will be less crowded than, say, the Tour du Mont-Blanc. Late June or September should be quite perfect though.
