Filling the gap about Gap

Way to Gap



Gap is quite a small town – less than 40 thousand residents. Surrounded by mountains and four hours away from Nice and the seaside.


Respecting such a size and doubting that many people will visit it specially, will write a separate post about it. By the way it, Gap, might become the capital of Winter Olympics in 2018.

Gap is a French town


Situated in the department of Hautes Alpes (the region is Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur).


With real snowy Alpes on the background


Having bicycles for free – special offer from local municipal tourist office, in exchange of the passport copy. Several hours - just enough to explore the town and to “do” some sport (my previous sport-like event happened in winter and was devoted to drin… skating and pretending to box).


About the town: small and civilized (I am from Moscow, huge and not, so just admiring).


Parking “moto”, parking “velo”. Real bikes and tiny ones.



A bit of poetry. “Conduire et reussir” – the closest English equivalent might be “Drive and thrive”.


Being adventurous though always trying to decrease the number of, hmm, “adventures”, I usually book hotels based on the price + location principle. So if there is a late concert, there also should be a quick and nice way back. It seldom works perfectly, but Gap is so tiny, that my hotel was like 500 moderate steps from the concerts hall, which was of course good.


Le Cube concert hall. Built as a cube like a couple of years ago, as I was told, so now Gap cultural life is boiling up. Before that fans were going to Marseille, again, as I was told. Saluting Julien Clerc and Liane Foly this season.


After the show, heading to Marseille the next day. A bit of spying from my side.


Gapping more









Picturesque oldies






So that was Gap.


Might be continued, should be about Marseille.