28 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Savoy Prealps (
French : Préalpes de Savoie) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the
Alps . They are located in
Rhône-Alpes (south-eastern
France ) and, marginally, in
Valais (western
Switzerland ). Savoy Prealps encompass northernmost area of the
French Prealps .
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27 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Dauphiné Alps (
French : Alpes du Dauphiné) are a group of mountain ranges in Southeastern
France , west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the
Massif des Écrins in
Écrins National Park ,
Belledonne ,
Le Taillefer range and the mountains of
Matheysine .
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26 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Cottian Alps (
French : Alpes Cottiennes;
Italian : Alpi Cozie) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the
Alps . They form the border between
France (
Hautes-Alpes and
Savoie ) and
Italy (
Piedmont ). The
Fréjus Road Tunnel and
Fréjus Rail Tunnel between
Modane and
Susa are important transportation arteries between France (
Lyon ,
Grenoble ) and Italy (
Turin ).
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25 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Graian Alps (
Latin : Alpes Graiæ;
French : Alpes grées;
Italian : Alpi Graie) are a mountain range in the western part of the
Alps , and the name of an
Ancient Roman province .
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24 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Maritime Alps (
French : Alpes Maritimes;
Italian : Alpi Marittime) are a
mountain range in the southwestern part of the
Alps . They form the border between the
French region of
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and the
Italian regions of
Piedmont and
Liguria . They are the southernmost part of the
Alps .
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23 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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The French Alps are the portions of the
Alps mountain range that stand within
France , located in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the
Mont Blanc massif , are shared with
Switzerland and
Italy . At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft),
Mont Blanc , on the
France–Italy border , is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the
highest Western European mountain .
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14 November 2015 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Albertville is a commune in the
Savoie department in the
Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Albertville is situated on the
Arly River , close to the confluence with the
Isère River . Nearby mountains include: Belle Etoile,
Dent de Cons ,
Négresse ,
Roche Pourrie , Mirantin,
Pointe de la Grande Journée , and Chaîne du Grand Arc. Nearby mountain ranges include: the
Bauges ; the
Beaufortain ; and the beginning of the
Vanoise . Albertville is also the one of the two subprefectures of the Savoie department, with
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne . In 2003, the town was labelled a “Town of art and history”.
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28 April 2015 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , French Riviera
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Barcelonnette is a commune of France and a subprefecture in the department of
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence , in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region . It is located in the southern
French Alps , at the crossroads between
Provence ,
Piedmont and the
Dauphiné , and is the largest town in the
Ubaye Valley . The town’s inhabitants are known as
Barcelonnettes . Barcelonnette is situated in the wide and fertile
Ubaye Valley , of which it is the largest town. It lies at an elevation of 1132 m (3717 ft) on the right bank of the
Ubaye River , and is surrounded by mountains which reach peaks of over 3000 m; the tallest of these is the Needle of Chambeyron at 3412 m. Barcelonnette is situated 210 km from
Turin , 91 km from
Nice and 68 km from
Gap .
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26 February 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Bourg-Saint-Maurice is a commune in the
Savoie department in the
Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is the last large town along the
Tarentaise valley in the heart of the French Alps.
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