- Route des Grandes Alpes
The Route des Grandes Alpes is a tourist itinerary through the
French Alps betweenLake Geneva and theFrench Riviera passing over all the high passes of the Alps within France.The road starts at Évian, through Thonon,
Morzine andCluses toChamonix . It then heads to Saint-Gervais andMegève , over the "Col des Saisies" (1,633 m). It then passes through Beaufort,Bourg-Saint-Maurice and ontoVal-d'Isère . The road then crosses the "Col de l'Iseran " (2,770 m).The road then passes through
Modane and over the "Col du Galibier " (2,642 m) and then the "Col du Lautaret " toLa Grave . The road heads toBriançon and then over the "Col d'Izoard " (2,361 m). The road then heads through Embrun and over the "Col de Vars " (2,111 m) and ontoBarcelonnette .The road then climbs the "
Col de la Cayolle " (2,327 m) toEntrevaux . It then follows the Var river toNice .Tourist Website: [http://www.route-grandes-alpes.com/pages/home/index.php]
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