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Vercors Regional Natural Park
The Vercors Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du Vercors'') is a protected area of forested mountains in the Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of southeastern France. Geography Set upon a limestone plateau south of Grenoble, the park extends into the Main chain of the Alps#Western Alps, French Western Alps. It spans two Departments of France, departments, Drôme and Isère, and covers a total area of . The plateau's main elevation reaches while the eastern Alpine mountain ridge tops with Grand Veymont, Le Grand Veymont (2341m). The Vercors area is peppered with caves. During World War II, it served as a safe and defensible position for the French Resistance: ''Forteresse de la Résistance''. The area now contains around three hundred monuments to the Resistance, including a memorial center and the preserved remains of a destroyed village. In modern times, Vercors has become a popular tourist destination frequented for skiing, hiking and spelunking. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris. Rhône-Alpes has the sixth-largest economy of any European region. Geography Rhône-Alpes is located in the southeast of France. The neighboring (pre-2016) regions are Bourgogne (Burgundy) and Franche-Comté to the north, Auvergne to the west, Languedoc-Roussillon to the southwest, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur to the south. The eastern part of the region is in the Alps, and borders Switzerland and Italy. The highest peak is Mont Blanc, on the French-Italian border. The central part of the region comprises the river valleys of the Rhône and the Saône. The confluence of these two rivers is at Lyon. The western part of the regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
