HomeAdventure TravelAn adventure in the French Alps
Posted in Adventure Travel, French on 16th January 2010

This time we decided to travel towards the mountains that form the famous French Alps, with its highest mountain peak: Mont Blanc, with an official height of 4810.45 meters, located in the region Rhône-Alpes; Converted into the main attraction for skiers and adventurers, attracted each year for its fabulous ski slopes, the trails where travel and enjoy the landscape, its varied climbing areas, as well as its luxury hotels and a celebrated cuisine.

Across the region Rhône-Alpes We can appreciate the charm of the tonal variations of nature, from green valleys and forests until the white lighter and immeasurable. The region has five stations: three of them situated in Savoie: Les Trois Vallées, Tignes and Val d’Isère. Two others in the department of Isère Alpe d’Huez and Les Deux Alpes, a little further south.

The Grenoble capital of this region, has the famous cable car from where you can appreciate the beautiful city, full of nuances of a modern city combined with the classical monuments scattered among bars and restaurants that adorn the city.

Within this region is the village of Chamonix Mont Blanc located in the Rhone valley and is famous for its tourism and winter sports. It hosts thousands of tourists each year, with accommodation in houses, apartments or hotels. There are numerous offers something for everyone in this small town in the middle of the Alps.

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