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	French Alps, Mont Blanc, and Annecy (France) - World Sites Atlas
		The French Alps are synonymous with top notch skiing: Chamonix, Val d'Isère, l'Alpe d'Huez, Avoriaz, Megève, Courchevel...
		The region has been the scene of the Winter Olympics a number of times, most recently in 1992.
		In the warmer months, the French Alps are popular with hikers and nature lovers who come to see 4000-meter peaks, visit four national and nature parks, take in breathtaking panoramas and waterfalls, and bathe in mountain lakes.
	www.sitesatlas.com /Europe/France/FrenchAlps.htm (243 words)

	French Alps, France Mountains, Vacations in France, the French Alps, France Tourist Attractions, Fra
		A popular area loaded with vacation opportunities, the French Alps were sculpted by glaciers, giving the corresponding valleys a mild climate and rich soil.
		In fact, the French Alps are loaded with well connected towns, and are popular year round, making them ideal for vacations in France.
		Bordeaux is home to amazing French wine and Lyon is a historic and well located metropolis, perfect for blitzing into Switzerland, Italy, and the Alps.
	www.destination360.com /europe/france/french-alps.php (550 words)

	french alps skiing: france ski holidays, ski chalets, ski resorts
		Indeed, the French Alps is widely recognised as being home to some of the best skiing in the world, ranging from the traditional French Alps mountain villages to the modern, purpose-built ski resorts.
		French Alps Hotels: Generally located within a ski resort or in the heart of the local town or village, hotels - unlike chalets - are the more luxurious accommodation option, allowing you to relax after a hard day's skiing.
		French Alps Chalets: Chalets, the most popular accommodation type for French Alps ski holidays, are equally suited for a family or large party ski holiday or ideal for a cosy French Alps ski trip for two.
	www.book-ski-holiday.co.uk /book_ski_holiday_htm/french_alps_skiing.htm (474 words)

	French Alp Ski Ban
		The French government decision was responding in part to the internal pressure from the regional governments hurt by the Olympic games as well as to external pressure from the European Parliament.
		The European Parliament warned that development in the Alps was reaching the limits of being environmentally acceptable, and noted furthermore that the 1992 winter Olympics in Albertville, France caused "serious environmental damage." This message came too late for the residents and the environment of the Savoy.
		Furthermore, tourism in the Alps is expected to increase by 50 percent at the end of the decade.
	www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/france.htm (2954 words)

	French Alps travel guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Alps provide a dramatic backdrop, a skyline of peaks dominated by Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe.
		The French Resistance were particularly active in the Vercors Massif near Grenoble during World War II, and are commemorated - along with victims of the Holocaust - in the Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation (9am-noon & 2-6pm; closed Tues).
		Annecy is one of the most charming and attractive town in the Alps, set on the northern tip of lac d'Annecy and surrounded by snow-capped mountains.
	www.webscapades.com /france/alpes/region-guide.htm (4198 words)

	French Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The French Alps are simply those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France.
		The specific subranges of the Alps that are at least partly in France include (from south to north):
		Mont Blanc is the highest point of the French Alps (and of the Alps as a whole).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_Alps (417 words)

	French Alps: Physical Geography
		The Alps form a great arc of folded and overthrust mountains, sharpened by frost and eroded by glaciation, rising to over 4000m.
		The High Alps are very complex in structure, especially in the southeast, with folding, overthrusts and nappe formation.
		There are two main types of rock structure in the Alps, the Palaezoic rocks found in the ancient crystalline uplands found in the central core of the High Alps and the highly folded and metamorphosed secondary rocks located around the fringes of this central area.
	www.virtualmontana.org /virtualmontana/fr_alps/physgeog/intro.htm (263 words)

	Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Alps (German: Alpen; French: Alpes; Italian: Alpi; Slovenian: Alpe) is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west.
		The border between the Central Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps is the Periadriatic Seam.
		The Alps arose as a result of the pressure exerted on sediments of the Tethys Ocean basin as its Mesozoic and early Cenozoic strata were pushed against the stable Eurasian landmass by the northward-moving African landmass.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Alps (1392 words)

	Southern French Alps
		For a range as compact as it is, arching from the French Medittereanean to the Suburbs of Vienna over the course of 700 miles or so, there is a remarkable diversity and uniqueness to many sub-parts of the range.
		Served by the small French town of Castellane, with full camping and facilities, you really are in a region of big, sedimentary hills sliced by the rivers which rush toward the sea in this region.
		The French are just so happy to be alive, and have such a fierce love for their country and where they live, that soon you find yourself liking it just as much.
	www.cyclingscholar.com /alps.html (1592 words)

	Rhône-Alps Property Guide
		Alpe d’Huez is both a mountain and a ski resort in the French Alps.
		The village of Les Gets, situated in the Haute-Savoie department of the French Alps, although having experienced massive development over the last ten years as a popular ski resort, is still at heart an authentic Alpine village.
		Morzine, in the French Alps, is a picture book pretty mountain resort which is as popular in summer as it is in winter.
	www.frenchpropertylinks.com /Rhonealps/index.html (1310 words)

	French Alps Chateau, France - Luxurious Villas For Rent - Travelers Digest
		French Alps Chateau is located in the Savoie region of France at the base of the French Alps.
		Completely removed from the hustle and bustle of large city life French Alps Chateau is the ideal place to enjoy the typical French lifestyle.
		Your entire group will be enthralled with the views of the Alps, Mt. Blanc and you are guaranteed to be amazed and the unique lighting changes in the afternoon before sunset.
	www.travelersdigest.com /villas/europe/france/french_alps_chateau.htm (470 words)

	French Alps - Jura - France - IndigoGuide French Alps
		The Alps spread over France, Italy and Switzerland, with the highest peaks being on the eastern edge and forming a formidable natural barrier with Italy.
		Separated from the Alps by Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), the Franche-Comté region contains the Jura mountains to the south and borders the Vosges mountains on the north side.
		The scenery is largely green and unspoilt and, although not as sublime as the Alps, the region is well endowed with rolling fields, pine forests, lakes and towering mountains.
	www.indigoguide.com /france/french-alps.htm (434 words)

	French Alps hotels and vacation packages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Between the Alps and the Jura, in a village overlooking the Rhône River, Le Fartoret is a pleasant, rustic relais located in a large park, 20 miles from Geneva and Annecy Lake...
		La Mainaz, near the Massif du Mont-Blanc, the Swiss Alps and lake Leman, invites you to savour the delights of the Jura, a truly authentic region where nature is at its best.
		Only 12 mn from the centre of Lyon, close to the Eurexpo and Satolas Airport, the Mont Joyeux is overlooking Le Grand Large, a magnificient 400 acres lake.
	www.webscapades.com /france/alpes/region-page.htm (379 words)

	French Alps Bicycle Tour - General Info - Erickson Cycle Tours European Travel Packages Bicycling Tours
		Our Alps tour will also be very special, as we can choose our climb on the last and hardest stage in the Alps, Stage 17, Bourg d’Oisans to Le Grand Bornand.
		Not only will we climb all of the cols in the Alps of this year’s Tour, we will ride countless small, incredibly scenic roads that are seldom if ever part of the Tour de France.
		This is a tour of breathtaking vistas of mountains, meadows, and lakes; the cliffs and gorges of the Vercors; the mountain villages with their festive markets, friendly hotels, and delicious food and wine.
	ecycletours.com /content2004/05-french_alps.htm (401 words)

	French Alps Photographs - Dauphiné - Parc de la Vanoise
		French Alps Photographs - Dauphiné - Parc de la Vanoise
		The music playing with these photographs from the French Alps is a traditional air called Fluranço
		A Collection of photographs from the French Alps, especially the Parc de la Vanoise
	home.att.net /~corbinc/alps.html (40 words)

	Alps travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Alps are a range of mountains in Europe stretching from France through Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria to Hungary and Slovenia.
		The highest peak in the Alps is Mont Blanc at 4810 meters on the French-Italian border.
		Equivalent summer time sports such as Mountain Biking and Whitewater Kayaking are becoming increasingly popular, and the Alps have always been popular as a mountaineering and hiking destination, but clearly this is nowhere near as lucrative for the locals, as the tourist invasion during the winter season.
	wikitravel.org /en/Alps (297 words)

	Online French Alps Hotel Reservation Guide , Ski Resorts & Hotel Accommodation in French Alps - Hotel Enthusiast
		From the Mediterranean to the Rhine, the French Alps stretch along the southeastern flank of France.
		Skiing in the French Alps is said to the best in Europe and some of the resorts are legendary, such as Chamonix-Mont Blanc and Courchevel.
		From January to March, skiers flock to the key French Alps resorts all of which we have visited to bring you reviews of the hotels.
	www.hotelenthusiast.com /winter/French_Alps/accommodation_french_alps_intro.php (288 words)

	More Than A Holiday France: Alps
		The French Alps is one of the prettiest regions of France and Europe, if not the world.
		The French Alps boast not only spectacular lakes and mountains, but also picturesque Alpine towns and French villages such as Annecy, Yvoire, and Chamonix.
		If you are looking for a French holiday destination with beauty, culture, and a touch of class then the French Alps is the place for you.
	www.morethanaholiday.com /france_holiday/french_alps/holidays/french_alps.html (141 words)

	Petite French Alps Bicycle Tour - General Info - Erickson Cycle Tours European Travel Packages Bicycling Tours
		The great climbs of the Alps often determine the champion, and this year our tour will be able to climb most of the epic Alps passes on the 2005 Tour de France.
		Riding in the Alps is heaven for the serious cyclist, but only a dream for the average rider.
		True, there are big mountains and epic climbs in the Alps, but much of the scenic riding is elsewhere, over the little passes, along the rivers and valleys, up gorges with towering cliffs, through beautiful flower decked villages and down roads chiseled into vertical faces.
	ecycletours.com /content2005/04-petite_french_alps.htm (506 words)

	Saveur - Cooking of the French Alps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is especially true, not surprisingly, on the French side of the Alps.
		The region of Savoie, divided today into the départements of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, lies at the heart of the French Alps—the remnants of a kingdom that ruled much of this part of Europe for eight centuries, until the mid-1800s—and it is here that French mountain cooking thrives most vigorously.
		As early as the 13th century, the people of the commune began to farm the Alps, cutting tiny pastures called montagnettes out of the dense forests in the lower elevations of the mountains.
	www.saveur.com /article.jsp?ID=5335 (1520 words)

	French Alps Travel: Province of French Alps Tourism Directory & Vacation Guide
		The French Alps are renowned for their stunning scenery complete with beautiful mountains, rolling foothills, and pristine lakes and rivers.
		Well-known resorts such as Chamonix and Val d’Isere make the French Alps a world famous destination for skiing, with Chamonix, host of the first Winter Olympics in 1924, known as its capital.
		Grenoble, a sophisticated city in the lower Alps, crackles with electricity from a high population of international students.
	www.frenchalps.worldweb.com (213 words)

	French Alps Lodging - Europe Hotels: Read Hotel Reviews, Compare Hotel Prices, and Make Hotel Reservations at NexTag
		On the shores of Lake Geneva and against the backdrop of the French Alps, the great historical and cultural city of Lausanne offers its guests a wide variety of points of...
		The resort is situated in a magnificent estate at the foot of the French Alps and overlooking Lake Geneva.
		The only true palace in the French Alps, it is located in the Jardin Alpin Forest, facing a very wide panorama of mountains and peaks.
	www.nextag.com /french-alps-lodging/search-html (267 words)

	Petite French Alps Bicycle Tour - General Info - Erickson Cycle Tours European Travel Packages Bicycling Tours
		Our Petite Alps tour will also be very special, as we will be present on the finishing climb of one of the pivotal stages, Stage 8, Sallanches to l’Alpe d’Huez.
		The great climbs of the Alps often determine the champion, and of these epic climbs, the one that is most famous is the climb up Alpe d’Huez.
		We will not only ride up the famous Tour de France mountain top finish of Alpe d’Huez, but we will experience the beauty, grandeur, and excitement of riding in the French Alps without having to tackle all the “out of category” climbs and ultra miles of our more serious Alps tours.
	ecycletours.com /content2002/04-petite_french_alps.htm (486 words)

	Skiing apartment in the French Alps
		La Grande Terche is a traditional Savoyard village perched above the valley of the Dranse in the north-eastern corner of the French Alps.
		For many, summer in the French Alps is even more enticing than winter, and quite different in its appeal.
		The Chamonix valley is one of the most accessible parts of the Alps by car, comfortably driveable in a day from the French Channel ports.
	www.frenchconnections.co.uk /for_holiday_makers/accommodation/588.cfm (1485 words)

	USATODAY.com - Five killed in French Alps avalanche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		ANNECY, France (AP) — Avalanches swept away skiers and at least one hiker in the French Alps, killing five people over the weekend, police said Sunday.
		In the town of Bernex in the Haute-Alpes region, south of Lake Geneva, a 30-year-old man was killed in an avalanche.
		Rescuers were searching for two hikers near the French entrance to the Mont Blanc tunnel.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/news/2006-01-29-alps-avalanche_x.htm?csp=34 (236 words)

	Mountain Fieldwork: French Alps
		A selection of papers are also available in French.
		This lies between the Rivers Isere and Rhone at the western foot of the pre-Alps.
		It is mainly covered by fluvioglacial deposits, consisting of pebbles embedded in clay, swept down from the Alps in the Quarternary Ice Age.
	www.virtualmontana.org /virtualmontana/fr_alps/intro.htm (199 words)

	French Alps
		My first summer visit to the Alps, when it chucked it down all week, didn't leave me with a good impression.
		A word of advice - neither of these two trails are on the bike map - you need the French equivalent of an OS map to find them.
		Keep an eye out for mental French Downhillers though as they all hang out here, just riding the downhill all day (tuff life eh?) There is also another permanent downhill in town, making for Downhiller's paradise.
	nhumby.tripod.com /alps.htm (1227 words)

	French Alps Trip Report June 2004
		The campsite is small with a mixed clientele, including French, German, Dutch and British couples and families.
		From my pre-trip research, the French Alps do not appear to be heavily birded, with little background information to figure out what we should expect to see.
		Over the fortnight, the walks explored the range of habitats of the Alps, from farmland and wetland to high mountain snow.
	www.realbirder.com /frenchalps.htm (1635 words)

	French Alps Chalet Rental - Ski Apartment French Alps - Holiday Rental
		All our chalets and apartments are privately owned and situated in some of the most popular ski resorts in the French Alps.
		Our beautiful and comfortable chalets and apartments for rent in the Alps guarantee a high level of ski convenience, being specially selected for proximity to the slopes and the ski lifts.
		Most of the ski stations are now closed for skiing, but numerous activities are available in many resorts throughout spring and summer.
	www.planete-blanche.com (451 words)

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