Col de Vars
	Height	Climbing height
	2108m Sign 2109m	1108m (Guillestre) 972m (Barcelonette); 868m (Jausiers); 799m (Les Geizolles)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	3 (5)	3-4 (5)
How to get there	From Guillestre (1000m) in the north the road up to Col de Vars is found at the D902 road outside the city. It is is never very steep and has an almost flat stretch in the middle among the tiny, boring and expensive tourist villages higher up. Near the pass it is, however, quite nice with a little lake. The much more preferable south side is slightly harder, but also shorter and never above 11%. It is just lightly uphill all the time from Barcelonette (1136m) and through Jausiers (1240m). After Les Geizolles (1309), where one could alternatively take right and go over Col de Larche/Colle della Maddalena (1991m) to Italy, it soon becomes steeper.
Other comments	This is a beautiful pass, mainly because of the quiet and charming south side. Lodging is available at the Napoleon hostel by the lake on the north side, otherwise try Jausiers on the south side or Guillestre on the north. St. Paul (1468m), the only village on the south climb (after starting on the Vars road), might have something to offer, but I am not sure. There is a bar at the pass. [FR-04-2108, BIG 305]