| It is a popular area that is ideal for vacations; the | | | | highest peak in Western Europe. There are around |
| French Alps were crafted from glaciers which has | | | | 200 resorts so if those don't tickle your fancy you're |
| corresponding valleys that has a mild climate and rich | | | | bound to find one that does. The other towns also |
| soil. Part of the European chain of mountains that are | | | | have their quirks such as Annecy with its well-lit lantern |
| known as the Alps this part of the region is known for | | | | lanes, Chambery which contains a lot of history and |
| its captivating beauty featuring Alpine lakes. It is one of | | | | Grenoble being the largest city in the French Alps. |
| France's most popular tourist regions along with Paris | | | | The weather in the Alps varies from summer to |
| and the Cte d'Azur. Also the Alps are the biggest | | | | winter. With the enchanting summer weather valleys |
| mountain range in Europe that spread through France, | | | | welcome fields of wild flowers and green fauna. It also |
| Italy and Switzerland with the highest peaks forming a | | | | becomes ideal for hiking, rafting, mountain biking and |
| natural barrier with Italy. | | | | canoeing as the weather is usually in ideal conditions, |
| There a few towns in the French Alps in which at first | | | | which also is also why paragliding and skydiving is |
| glance may seem like an inhospitable and isolated | | | | possible and anyone who knows about those two |
| section of France. Actually they are loaded with towns | | | | knows that you need near perfect conditions to do |
| that are linked and popular all year round. The Alps are | | | | those. There are three national parks and four regional |
| divided into two Providences, Savoy in the north which | | | | parks in the Alps. The Vanoise national park borders |
| contains Mount Blanc and Dauphine in the south that is | | | | the Italian side as well as the French side of the Alps, |
| home to Grenoble which is the main city of the Alps. | | | | on the Italian side it is continued by the Gran Paradiso |
| This shows the French Alps are a popular and diverse | | | | National Park and with this it covers over 1250 km, the |
| region. In the Alps you will villas in France that are a | | | | crins National Park is located in the south of Grenoble |
| few minutes away from various activities. | | | | and north of Gap and is shared between the Isre and |
| These Alps have fabulous opportunities for skiers and | | | | Hautes-Alpes. The Mercantour National Park is a |
| snowboarders as they have craggy peaks and | | | | popular park and consists of an uninhabited zone |
| snow-capped mountains to conquer. The Chamonix, | | | | consisting of seven valleys and a peripheral zone |
| Megeve and Val d'Isere are the most popular resort | | | | comprising 28 villages. The crins and Mercantour |
| towns in the Alps; Chamonix has the world's highest | | | | National parks attract 800,000 tourists each every |
| cable car and is in close proximity of Mont Blanc, the | | | | year. |