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Great family location for Skiing
14 Reviews The German and French railways have announced that starting March 23, 2012 there will be a direct high-speed train connection (only once a day at first, but still) from Frankfurt am Main via Mannheim,...
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Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière
43 Reviews Looming above Lyon from its position on a hilltop on the right bank of the Saône, the Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière can be seen from numerous places in the city. So it is certainly a prominent...
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18 Reviews I visited this place a Sunday night and then they played salsa music and also karoke in French. There werent so many people here and they had no entrance fee. You just pay 2 euros to hang your jacket....
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25 Reviews Unlike most other French cities, Lyon never completely abandoned its old network of trolleybus lines. Instead, these lines have been modernized. They now use modern Cristalis trolleybuses, either...
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43 Reviews A lovely old town to explore and is worth at least an afternoon of anyones time! Enjoyed our afternoon here albeit a freezing cold one and also too a ride on the funicular(later tip) up the Fourviere...
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3 Reviews and 264 Opinions I must admit to sleeping around in my favorite cities! :-) Blame it on wanting to experience...
33 Reviews What? At ca. 3,800, Aiguille du Midi gets you as close to Mont Blanc as you can get without mountain climbing skills or inclinations. At ca. EUR 50 per person, the cable car is pricey, but very much...
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17 Reviews try Chamonix www.voyages-sncf.com for all options on train, or plane. I send my kids there flying again near there next month; there is bus connection see also http://www.skiinfo.co.uk/ its in...
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15 Reviews It's quite an experience, using the mechanical means to go up and down the mountain, and to walk several meters inside the glacier (with the advantage of being the shortest of the three rides locally...
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15 Reviews The Clubhouse opened in 2005 with much fanfare. They do not seem to get too busy but somehow are getting by year after year. It appeals to city based adults who want to come out to the mountains but...
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Touristic Trains/Cable Cars Etc
8 Reviews The slopes in Chamonix now offer 4 hour passes, which are good starting at any time (ie no more 'half day' passes where you must wait until noon to start using them). The clock counts down from the...
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1 Review and 134 Opinions Central location and very accomodating staff.
1 Review and 87 Opinions Hotel Novotel Centre is a centrally located business hotel in WTC Grenoble, just behind the railway...
6 Reviews The last invasion of Yvoire is surely by the greenery. When stolling in the streets, you could enjoy many flowers and the famous Garden of the Fives Senses (entrance fee). Since many years Yvoire...
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3 Reviews This is a must do. When you're in Evian or Thonon-les-Bains, make a day-trip to Yvoire. A return ticket costs you 25 € but it's really worth it on a sunny day. The boat takes you slowly along the...
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This hotel was just okay, a typical roll them in roll them out ski package hotel. Friendly staff, although it was near the end of the ski season & you could...
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Q: We are traveling by car in February from Lyon to Geneva. We have all day to make the trip. Looking for ideas for places to stop...

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Yet Another Beautiful Area Of France!

The Rhone and Alps area is situated in the south east of France. The alps are the highest mountains in western Europe with the peak being Mont Blanc on the Italian boarder. This is a world class......
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Rhone-Alpes region gather the ''departements'' of Rhone (Lyon), Isere (Grenoble), Drome (Valence), Ardeche (Privas), Loire (Saint-Etienne), Ain (Bourg), Savoie (Chambery) and Haute-Savoie...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Rhône-Alpes. I'd love to share with you the 4 tips I've written, the 17 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created.
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Rhone-Alpes... a simple name for such a rich area!

I have to remind my lessons when i was under 10... Anyway let's understand why Rhone-Alpes is much more than Rh?ne and the Alps... France is a small country... But very convenient: you can drive a...
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