• Cicerone Cycling in the French Alps 2008

    The publisher says: The guide presents a personal selection of the most picturesque cycling routes through the mountains of south-east France. The eight tours -- seven circuits plus the "Grand Traverse" from Geneva to Nice -- include the "classic" high passes of the French Alps (Galibier, Iseran, Izoard, etc.) as well as many lesser known areas of the pre-Alps and Southern Jura. Although all the tours are in mountain areas, the scenery -- from the rolling hills of the Bugey to the dramatic limestone gorges of the Chartreuse or the snowy peaks of the Ecrins -- is extremely varied. Without neglecting the "must-see" places, the tours have been designed to take you through the secret corners and forgotten backwaters of the regions described; even amongst the most awe-inspiring mountains, it is often the more discreet facets of the countryside that reveal an area's true charm.

    Details:
    Title: Cycling in the French Alps (2nd edition)
    Publisher: Cicerone Press
    Pub. date: April 2008
    Authors: Paul Henderson
    Paperback; 144 pages
    List price: $22.95
    ISBN-10: 1852845511
    ISBN-13: 978-1852845513


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