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  Col de la Croix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Col de la Croix (Vaud), an Alpine pass (1778 m) in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, linking Bex and Les Diablerets.
Col de la Croix (Jura), a pass of the Jura range (789 m) in the canton of Jura, Switzerland, linking St-Ursanne and Courgenay.
Col de la Croix-de-la-Serra, a pass of the Jura range (1049 m) in Ain, France.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Col_de_la_Croix   (218 words)

  
 ALPS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
From the Rocher des Trois Eveques the watershed runs due north for a long distance, though of the two loftiest peaks of this region One, the Aiguille de Chambeyron (11,155 ft.), is just to the west, and the other, the Monte Viso (12,609 ft.), is just to the east of the watershed.
Cottian Alps (from the Col de l'Argentiere to the Mont Cenis and westwards to the Col du Galibier).
Dauphine Alps (from the Col du Galibier, westwards and southwards).
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 HISTORY - THE GLORIOUS RECOVERY BY THE VAUDOIS OF THEIR VALLEYS
The Comte de Bernex, of the house of Rossilion, commanded the regiment of Chablais, and the Marquess of Caudree, of the house of Alinges, that of Montserrat.
de la Tour collected the whole troop, and having remarked, that, from that spot they could see the tops of their own mountains, exhorted them to return thanks to God, who had so miraculously assisted them through so many difficulties, and already granted to them the partial sight of the places to which they aspired.
Arnaud, the Vaudois departed with the intention of crossing the Col de Julien, and descending to the valley of Luzerne.
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 Bex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
} Bex is a Commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aigle.
Col de la Croix is the mountain pass that connects Bex to Les Diablerets.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
pda.molinu.com /wiki/en/be/Bex.htm   (65 words)

  
 Col de la Croix (Vaud) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pass in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, with the sign "Col de la Croix 1778 m"
Col de la Croix is an Alpine pass (1778 m) in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, linking the villages of Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon with Les Diablerets.
It is one of several passes with the same name ("pass of the cross").
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Col_de_la_Croix_(Vaud)   (99 words)

  
 The History of the Waldenses By J.A. Wylie
La Palu ascended the mountain on the other side, and approaching the cave from above, let down his soldiers by ropes from the precipice overhanging the entrance to the grotto.
The first step of the invaders was to occupy the town of La Torre, situated on the angle formed by the junction of the Val Lucerna and the Val Angrogna, the silver Pelice at its feet and the shadow of the Castelluzzo covering it.
The half of Lucerna, with the towns of La Torre and Villaro and their hamlets, was in the occupation of Cataneo’s soldiers; their march so far had been a victorious one, though certainly not a glorious one, such victories as they had gained being only over unarmed peasants and bed-rid women.
www.mountzionpbc.org /books/JW_waldenses.htm   (19370 words)

  
 FRENCH ALPS MOUNTAIN BIKING HOLIDAYS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The stage commences with the 50km climb of the Col du Galibier, at 2,645mt it is the highest point of the 2006 Tour de France.
More climbs and descents via the Col de la Croix de Fer, the Pont de Belleville and the three impressive peaks of the Aiguilles des Arves to unknown Col du Mollard before finishing at a the ski station of La Toussuire.
The Cote de Chatillon is the penultimate climb before the flatter roads to Samoens.
chaletfinder.co.uk /special/french_alps_mountain_biking_holidays.htm   (840 words)

  
 Graian Alps: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Col de Lauzon (Cogne to the Val Savaranche), bridle path (E) 3301 meters
Col de Vaudet (Isere Valley to the Val Grisanche), foot path (C) 2836 meters
Col de la Croix de Nivolet (Ceresole to the Val Savaranche), bridle path (E) 2641 meters
www.absoluteastronomy.com /g/graian_alps   (1021 words)

  
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The Duke de Bouillon remained neutral; Marshal de Lesdiguieres, the Dukes de la Tremoille and the Marquis de Chatillon--the latter a grandson of the great Coligny--the Marquis de la Force, the duke de Sully and Mornay were either vacillating or undecided.
Claude de la Tour, of the noble house of Bouillon, and his son Charles, who were early leaders of the Port Royal colony, were the chief factors in this amelioration, which continued until the death of Charles in 1666.
Major William de Sanno, another son of the immigrant, served with distinction in the war of 1812 and was severely wounded at the battle of Lundy's Lane.
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 Cottian Alps: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject], from the Col de l'Argentiere to the Mont Cenis and westwards to the Col du Galibier The col du galibier is a mountain pass in the southern region of the french alps....
Col de Mary or de Maurin (Ubaye Valley to Val Maira), bridle path
Col de la Croix (Torre Pellice to Abries); bridle path
www.absoluteastronomy.com /c/cottian_alps   (546 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
The climb to 1,163 metres and the Col de la Croix de l'Homme Mort offers the first real mountain test before a rolling parcours takes in one final rise and a chance to regroup before the finish in Le Puy-en-Velay.
Twenty kilometres separate the final summit of the Col du Tanneron and the finish in Cannes, but unlike previous days there are fewer extended lulls between climbs to allow the peloton to regroup.
It is the redirection of this effort towards Gaumont that does not sit well with the cyclist, and as a result he plans to challenge the decision in the "conseil des prud'hommes", a French court where employees may lodge complaints of unjust termination.
www.cyclingnews.com /news?id=2004/feb04/feb17news2   (2109 words)

  
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of A Tour Through Some Parts Of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany And Belgium, During The ...
The Café de Foi is one of the most celebrated for newspapers and politicians; but one is considered as having seen nothing of the manners of the place, if the Café des Aveugles is not visited.
The town-house is a large, and as I think, a tasteless Gothic edifice; and in the Place de Grève stood that guillotine which deprived such incredible multitudes of their lives.
The Theatre de l'Odéon is curious from its construction, but the minor theatres on the Boulevards, de Gaieté, and des Variétiés, are in general the most frequented; and, except on extraordinary occasions, the Theatre François is by no means fully attended.
www.gutenberg.org /files/13377/13377-h/13377-h.htm   (12344 words)

  
 History - The Vaudois (Waldenses) and Their Valleys
One troop was stationed at the entrance of the Val Lucerna; we shall follow its march till it disappears on the mountains it hopes to conquer, and then we shall return and narrate the more decisive operations of the campaign under Cataneo in the Val Angrogna.
THE camp of Cataneo was pitched almost at the gates of La Torre, beneath the shadow of the Casteluzzo.
Rolling over the precipice, and tumbling into the torrent of the Angrogna, he was carried away by the stream, and his body finally deposited in a deep eddy or whirlpool, called in the patois of the country a "tompie," from the noise made by its waters.
www.bereanbeacon.org /history/history/the_waldenses_and_valleys.htm   (18360 words)

  
 Floyd Landis | floyd landis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tour de France: Jambon Report - GC Preview Tour de France General Classification Predictions I've had an epiphany.
During the 2005 Tour de France, Landis dealt with an unorganized Phonak team that was dedicated to more than one rider.
Still, he recognizes that thanks largely to Armstrong, the Tour de France is to cycling what the Kentucky Derby is to thoroughbred racing; both have appeal reaching far beyond the normal fan base.
floyd-landis.cyclingtoday.net /2006/03/10/1.html   (1785 words)

  
 _ Diablerets diableret practicalitie Switzerland guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The tiny switchback road over the Col de la Croix (1778m) 4km south of Les Diablerets leads to Villars; three buses a day (July–Sept only) shuttle between the two resorts.
Most accommodation is in chalets, but of the hotels, the Auberge de la Poste (024/492 31 24, fax 492 12 68; b), a 200-year old inn that claims to have hosted Victor Hugo, Stravinsky and Lenin in years gone by, is pleasantly rustic.
A little out of town on the Route de Pillon is Les Diablotins (024/492 36 33, fax 492 23 55; a), a more basic choice with shared-bath rooms.
switzerland.isyours.com /E/guide/valais/diablerets.practicalities.html   (433 words)

  
 Index Br-By
Des Moines, the most vibrantly growing part of the state, which voted against Branstad in 1982 and 1986, voted for him this time.
During the postwar coalition governments of Ivanoe Bonomi and Alcide De Gasperi, he was secretary of the Liberal Party until his appointment as ambassador to Moscow in 1946.
Among his many deeds was delivering votes for Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., the task that helped him land the locker room job.
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Daniel studied at the University of Orange and at Geneva under Beza and De la Faye (1583-89).
Their space then came to be designated as the chancel, and the word is often employed in modern usage for all beyond the nave and transepts.
Bibliography: A. Bernus, Le Ministre A. de Chandieu, in Bulletin de la société de l'histoire du protestantisme français, xxxvii (1888), 2 sqq.; J. Senebier, Histoire littéraire de Genève, i.
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 Paysages en poesie
The particularity of this place is as much topographical, historical, religious as it is related to its landscape.
The hill of the Temple is certainly one of the first gardens of the east part of Vaud.
At the foot of this hill lies a small mountain town, its development necessarily raises the question of a continuous quest for balance, between modernism and tradition, urban expansion and preservation of the environment.
www.paysages-en-poesie.ch /english/a111.html   (135 words)

  
 col - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about col
Musical term, as in col arco, ‘with the bow’.
The last inhabitant of these woods before me was an Irishman, Hugh Quoil (if I have spelt his name with coil enough), who occupied Wyman's tenement -- Col.
When, as happened once or twice I caught her at an elegant little wash-tub rubbing hard on white col lars, baby's socks, and Hermann's summer neck ties, she would blush in girlish confusion, and rais ing her wet hands greet me from afar with many friendly nods.
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 Hague Convention on Legalization of Foreign Public Documents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
French Polynesia: The Prosecutor of the Republic at the High Court of Appeal at Papeete (le Procureur de la Republique pres le Tribunal superieur d'appel de Papeete)
All judicial documents, both penal and civil, as well as notarial deeds, are legalized by the local court of first instance, in the area where the decision or the notarial deed was issued.
Concerning deeds drawn up by a notary or private documents authenticated by a notary, the officials of the Department of Administrative Service of the Ministry of Justice; 3.
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 www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
The group released a statement applauding the "the decision of the Court of Appeal of Canton de Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 16 to reject the appeal filed by cyclist Danilo Hondo against the two-year sanction imposed to him by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for testing positive for the prohibited substance Carphedon."
The Dauphiné Libéré's queen stage from Briançon to La Toussuire will be almost identical to the 16th stage of the Tour: it includes the Galibier, the Col de la Croix, the Col du Mollard and the final ascent to the Savoy skiing resort La Toussuire.
Team performance director Gilbert de Weert said that the game plan was simple, but perfectly executed: "We made sure that we got a man in all the breaks and most importantly rode as a team throughout the event.
www.cyclingnews.com /news.php?id=news/2006/may06/may24news2   (1929 words)

  
 Savoy, France
In 1418 they transferred their residence to Turin in the northern Italian principality of Piedmont but continued to call themselves Dukes of Savoy.
After the wars of religion, in 1564, Savoy was compelled to cede Geneva, Vaud and the Valais to the Swiss Confederation.
It saw further fighting during its wars with Louis XIV of France.
www.planetware.com /france/savoy-f-rh-sav.htm   (534 words)

  
 Lausanne, Switzerland Hotel Information, Rate Comparison: Direct Prices, Discounters, Consolidators (QLS/1-99 km)
guests are invited on a complimentary basis to enjoy the indoor and outdoor swimming pool, sauna, fitness and tennis courts of their sister hotel the beau rivage palace situated next to the la residence.
HOTEL AULAC @ PLACE DE LA NAVIGATION 4, LAUSANNE CH1000 property type - hotel year built - 1909 the hotel aulac enjoys an outstanding location on the shore of lake geneva, in the heart of ouchy, the touristic district of lausanne.
Continental Hotel Lausanne @ Place de la Gare 2, CH-1001 top hotel continental is a modern, first-class hotel ideally located in the heart of the downtown, next to shopping area in lausanne and opposite the main station.
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 Canton Vaud
La Fouly, Gimel, Le Prunier, La Rosière (Asile d'aliénés), Les Vernes
Les Carbolles, Aux Combes, Cremières, La Croix, Au Daley, Le Dézaley, Goay, En Longchamp, Les Mollies, Le Monnet, Moreillon, Au Nanciau, Pierre‑Vieille, En Praz‑Romont, Publoz, Puidoux, Puidoux‑Chexbres, Puidoux‑Gare, A la Raisse, En Suchet, La Tour‑de‑Marsens, Treytorrens (Lavaux)
La Claie‑aux‑Moines, La Crogne, En Gremaudet, La Meguettaz, Mollie‑Margot, En Nialin, La Poraz, Praz‑Charbon, Les Richardes, En St‑Amour, Savigny
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 Switzerland Tourism - MySwitzerland.com - Switzerland
The Hôtel du Chasseron is located on the Chasseron, the highest mountain in the Vaud Jura, and is popular among hikers, nature lovers, anyone who appreciates beautiful panoramas, and incurable romantics who wish to enjoy many magnificent sunsets!
A 10 km trail leads from Col des Etroits to Mont-des-Cerfs and La Gittaz.
The Vaud Jura platform offers 100 km of perfectly signposted pistes, which are considered to be some of the most beautiful examples in Switzerland!
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 The Apostille - Getting documents authenticated - Panama Lawyers
For documents drawn up by competent judicial authorities or officials: the Secretaries of "Territorial Courts" (Secretarios de Gobierno de las Audiencias) or their deputies; 2.
For documents authenticated by a notary public, or private documents where the signatures have been authenticated by a notary public: the President of the relevant Association of notaries public or the person legally responsible for its affairs; 3.
For documents issued by authorities of the central administration: Head of the Central Section of the Ministry of Justice (Jefe de la Seccion Central de la Subsecretaria) Ministerios de Justicia Registro General c/ San Bernardo 45 28015 Madrid, Spain, tel: 34-1-390-2000
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 Hotels in Villars-sur-Ollon - BOOKINGS online hotel reservations
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The only 5 star hotel in the Vaudoises Alps welcomes you to our magnificent park, located 5 mn walk from the center of the resort.
Our family hotel right in the heart of the city, will welcome you with pleasure; the rooms are neat and comfortable and the breakfast buffet with our home made jams is very appreciated too.
Situated in a peaceful and sunny setting at the center of the village/resort of Leysin, Au Bel Air Hôtel, built at the beginning of the 20th century, enjoys a breath-taking view of the Rhone Valley...
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