At the foot of Matterhorn Mountain, in Antey Saint-André there is a family-run holiday home, La Gran Becca apartments, build more than twenty years ago by Sergio and Anna Grange. Over the years this holiday home has become a very popular destination according to people with disabilities and their families. There are many reasons: from suitable spaces to the attention Sergio and Anna pay toward their guests’ special needs.
Beneath is a photo taken from above of the La Gran Becca apartments.
It is a peaceful complex, with 7 ground-floor apartments of various measurements, all spacious in their capacity. It includes:
- 4 two-room apartments on ground floor with private garden,
- 2 three-room apartments on ground floor with private garden
- 1 four-room apartment on two levels with private garden.
La Gran Becca holiday home is an ideal solution even for those who travel with friends, you can be near but each one has their own apartment and space.
You share a very big garden, a BBQ and opposite the health promenade accessible to strollers and wheelchairs. Nearby there is also a playground with some accessible swings for disabled children which we described here: playground at Antey-Saint-André.
The apartments occupy a wonderful location overlooking the Matterhorn, La Gran Becca as the locals call it, and the sight was inspiration for the name of the holiday home.
In front of the apartments you can find a restaurant with wide interiors so essential when moving in wheels!
La Gran Becca apartments
To discover the facility and to book your stay you can directly contact the owners Sergio and Anna: La Gran Becca apartments in Antey-Saint-André. We suggest to point out you travel with a disabled kid; they will advise you which apartment is best according to your needs.
Beneath are some exterior and interior photos. Click on the photo to enlarge it.
To view the interior and to learn about the measurements of each apartment we suggest you visit their website. There is even a YouTube video which displays the apartments interior: La Gran Becca on YouTube.
Recommended promenades nearby:
- Chamois reachable by cableway from Antey-Saint-André
- La Magdeleine village
- Lake Maen with its pinewood
- Lake Gordzà with accessible restaurant for disabled people (in Torgnon)
- Cheneil in Valtournenche
These apartments were pointed out by a family with two mobility-impaired girls who spent a holiday period and really enjoyed themselves.
Strengths the family has pointed out:
- Excellent interiors with minimal furnishing (showers in bathrooms are not at floor level, in each apartment there is a washing machine)
- Animals are welcome
- Drugstore and supermarket nearby
- Stroller-friendly promenades close by.
Are you planning a holiday in the Aosta Valley with a severe disabled child? Discover our initiative: “Go higher with wheels”: we provide free of charge mountain aids (off-road strollers) and nursing or educational care in order to do activities with the other sibling, entrusting the disabled child in safe hands.