France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vanoise National Park
A vast alpine reserve in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, known for its glaciers, diverse wildlife, and hiking trails amidst high mountain peaks.
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- http://www.vanoise-parcnational.fr/fr
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With Tignes, the Tarentaise, and the Three Valleys (the largest interlinked ski field on the globe) on the roster, it’s fair to say that winter sports are usually numero uno for visitors to this corner of the French Alps. But that’s not all there is in Vanoise National Park. The stunning heights of the Savoie range up to the Grande Casse massif and to smaller peaks all around, offering awesome hiking in summer and spring, along with sightings of marmots and lynxes and mountain villages where raclette and smelly cheese is the name of the game.
jrfrancis 3 years ago
Vanoise National Park Articles
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Read more...Europe stretches from the wild waves of Portugal to the mossy woodlands of Belarus, the tundra of the Scandinavian north to the glistening beaches and down in Greece. Between its borders, this land holds treasures of such immeasurable natural magnificence that it would be a crime to even attempt to distill the lot into a […]