Rhone
Alpes, France Departments: Drome, Ardeche, Isere,
Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Ain, Rhone, Loire.
Rhone Alpes, France Main Towns: Aix-les-Bains,
Annecy, Bourg-en-Bresse, Chambery, Chamonix Mont Blanc,
Courchevel, Grenoble, Lyon, Megeve, Privas, Roanne, St
Etienne, Val d'Isere, Valence, Vienne.
Rhone Alpes, or the French Alps, has majestic
mountains with snowy peaks, clear lakes and lush
meadows, vineyards, olive groves and lavender fields.
The Rhone Alpes is the gateway between north and south
France.
Seasoned skiers rate the pistes of this region as
arguably the best - a world of snow and ice in winter,
which in the summer months melt away into a
breath-taking picture of cascading waterfalls and
snow-capped peaks.
Lyon, with its great museums and fine Renaissance
buildings, is the second city of France. It is one of
the country's most vital commercial and cultural centres
as well as the undisputed capital of French gastronomy.
To the North lie the world famous Beaujolais vineyards
which, along with the Côtes du Rhône vineyards, make the
region such an important wine producer.
The French Alps are among the most popular year-round
resort areas in the world, with internationally renowned
ski stations such as Chamonix, Megève and Courchevel,
and historic cities like Chambery, capital of the Savoie
before it merged with France. Elegant spa towns line the
shore of Lac Leman (Lake Geneva). Grenoble, a bustling
university and high-tech centre, is flanked by two of
the most spectacular nature reserves in France, the
Chartreuse and the Vercors.
To the South, orchards and fields of
sunflowers give way to brilliant rows of lavender,
vineyards and olive groves. Châteaux and ancient towns
dot the landscape. Mountains and pretty, old-fashioned
spa towns characterise the rugged
Ardèche.
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