Natural features
Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie
A cable car from Chamonix climbs to the Aiguille du Midi, a granite peak at 3,842 m, in about 20 minutes, with one of the most spectacular views in t…
Natural features in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Natural features
Pont d'Arc and the Gorges de l'Ardèche
Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, Ardèche
A huge natural stone arch, 54 metres high, spanning the Ardèche river at the entrance to its gorges, where limestone cliffs rise 300 metres above the…
Natural features
Aven d'Orgnac
Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, Ardèche
One of the largest and most beautiful show caves in France, discovered in 1935, with vast chambers full of giant stalagmites up to 20 metres tall.
Natural features
Puy de Dôme
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme
The highest of the Chaîne des Puys, a line of about 80 extinct volcanoes in the Auvergne, which form a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the Limagne fa…