Barcelonnette: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 48 - 100 Logis Hôtel Du Cheval Blanc
 The hotel Cheval Blanc is located in the center of Barcelonnette, close to the ski slopes. It offers en-suite guestrooms with TV and free Wi-Fi intern… MoreEUR 49 - 94 Le Grand Hotel
 Located in the heart of Barcelonnette, the Grand Hotel is set close to Italy. It offers a warm and friendly welcome.
The Grand Hotel features rooms w… MoreEUR 59 - 98 La Grande Eperviere
 With the Ubaye Mountains as a backdrop, La Grande Epervière is just a few minutes walk from the centre of Barcelonnette. It is also next to the toth… MoreEUR 71 - 135 Hotel Azteca Barcelonnette
 This hotel is located in central Barcelonnette, on the Route des Grandes Alpes, in the southern-Alps region. It offers Mexican-style rooms with mounta… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barcelonnette: Guide
Barcelonnette (Barciloneta / Barcilona in Occitan) is a small town and commune in France|commune in the Southern France|French Alps, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Départements of France|département, of which it is a sous-préfecture, in the Ubaye Valley.
History
The city's name comes Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, count of Barcelona and count of Provence, who founded the city in 1231.
Situation
The city and the region around has been the center of French immigration wave to the Americas (mostly Mexico) at the end 19th/ beginning 20th century. Families which had prospered abroad came back and built the huge mansions that one can see all over the town called "Meson Mexique". Today, a big community of Barcelonettes live in Mexico City and the city of Puebla in Mexico. The most notorious of these descendants is Mexican comedian Eugenio Derbez.
Geography
It is built at a height of 3717 ft. on the right bank of the Ubaye river, on which it is the most well-known place.
Miscellaneous
It is mainly a tourist and resort centre, serving many ski lodges.
Barcelonnette is situated in a wide and very fertile valley, and is surrounded by many villas, called "Maisons Mexicaines" (Mexican houses), which where built by natives who have made their fortune in Mexico.
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