French Alps & the Jura Mountains
High up in the French Alps, it's enthralling to imagine the forces that shaped these colossal peaks. The African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided some 35 million years ago, forcing the land skyward into a 1000km chain of saw-edged mountains.
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- Attraction in ChamonixAiguille du Midi
- Attraction in FranceChapelle de Notre-Dame du Haut
- Attraction in BesançonCitadelle de Besançon
- Attraction in GrenobleFort de la Bastille
- Attraction in ChamonixMer de Glace
- Attraction in GrenobleMusée de Grenoble
- Attraction in FranceParc National de la Vanoise
- Attraction in FranceParc National des Écrins
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