Best Places in Rhône-Alpes

As the name suggests, the Rhône-Alpes region in France is defined by the name of the river Rhône and the French Alps. But the Rhone not only gives the region its name, it also shapes the landscape, the economy and the people on both sides of the banks of the Rhone with its dominant Rhone Valley.
Following the course of the Rhone from north to south, travelers in the Rhône-Alpes region not only experience a change in climate from continental to Mediterranean with corresponding changes in the landscape.
Anyone driving south from Lyon, the capital of the Rhône-Alpes region, towards Valence will also experience a change in culture and lifestyle. It is no different for those traveling to or through the region, on excursions or tours by motorcycle, car or motorhome towards the mountains, the Savoie or the southern Alps. #rhônealpes #france #bestplaces

Introduction Best Places in Rhône-Alpes 0:00
18. Lyon 2:12
17. Meribel 5:45
16. Valence 8:02
15. Aven d’Orgnac 9:36
14. Chambery 10:54
13. Caverne du Pont d’Arc 12:44
12. Chamonix 14:33
11. Ideal Palace 17:16
10. Lac du Bourget 18:56
9. Pérouges 20:51
8. Grignan 23:15
7. Tournon 25:14
6. Saint-Étienne 27:07
5. Yvoire 28:43
4. Grenoble 31:36
3. Gorges de l’Ardèche 31:12
2. Aiguille du Midi 33:58
1. Annécy 38:09

[Music] as the name suggests the Ron Alp region in France is defined by the name of the river ran and the French Alps but the ran not only gives the region its name it also shapes the landscape the economy and the people on both sides of the banks of the Rome with its dominant Rome Valley following the course of the Rome from North to South Travelers in the Ron Alp region not only experience a change in climate from Continental to Mediterranean with corresponding changes in the landscape anyone driving south from Leon the capital of the Ron Alp region towards Vos will also experience a change in culture and lifestyle it is no different for those traveling to or through the region on excursions or tours by motorcycle car or motor home towards the mountains the savvo or the Southern Alps Life Changes in in all directions they say about France’s wine and Gourmet region the change in Traditions way of life and the regional Cuisine of Southern France in the Ron H could hardly be expressed more aptly while in the fertile valleys you can enjoy the good vintages of good wines from the south of France such as a court do ran with fish and vegetables the typical Regional Cuisine and the mountainous regions of the Ron Alp is much stronger with Smoked Meats cheese and potatoes take a few moments now we invite you to follow us to the most beautiful places in Ron Alp if you enjoyed this video please leave a comment like or subscription thank you [Music] at the Confluence of the San and ran Rivers the Old Town Nestles picturesquely against the hills as you stroll through the UNESCO world heritage site you will discover Charming Beast that proudly celebrate the unofficial title of France’s Gourmet Capital famous wine growing regions such as the boal and the Kat D Ron just outside the city so you can spend some enjoyable days here Leon the third largest city in France can look back on over 2,000 years of History one of the city’s most famous sons was the future Roman Emperor kakala whose father was the Roman governor of the province of ghou in the Middle Ages the city was a center of silk weaving Leon’s Cuisine which is simple yet Exquisite is also famous the fact that it Rose to such great Fame is thanks to the May Leones who set up their own small restaurants after the decline of the Bourgeois in the 19th century a tour of leyon is a journey through 2,000 years of eventful history with many different impressions in The Culinary capital of France you can taste simple Regional Specialties as well as highly decorated gour Cuisine lose yourself in the Maze of travel or stroll through one of the largest squares in France dance and Marvel at the impressive architecture the many murals on the facades of the houses are a particular artistic Delight [Music] w [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] literally located in the heart of the XXL ski area three valleys marble is considered an exclusive Winter Sports Resort and offers a unique Ambience surrounded by impressive Pine forests marble presents itself as a modern ski resort on the one hand and is characterized by traditional Savard architecture with predominantly wood clad shal on the other in addition to the districts of marable Center marable Village and marable motay between 14400 1750 m above sea level the valet Dez Alo the middle of the three valleys that make up the TWA Valley Ski Area is home to the thermal Resort of breeds labor at 600 M and the Le aou Valley Station at 1,000 100 m above sea level at 2,950 M the mondu valon is the highest ski peak in the ski area marble owes its popularity in particular to its location at the heart of the three Valley Ski Area which can be easily explored from here thanks to a perfect lift connection to the Belleville and kevel valleys on both sides the largest interconnected ski area in the world is practically on the doorstep the marable Valley at self also offers a variety of slopes vast expanses of snow and the ideal descent for every skier not to mention the fact that marble has been awarded the title of familyfriendly Ski Resort [Music] now it’s over and we you call me over through Valance the gateway to the south of France and the capital of the Drone is a Charming City in the ran Valley with its Sunny climate its Riverside location and its city of Art and history label it is an attractive City in every respect with its many Cafe Terraces Pleasant pedestrian squares shopping streets and classified buildings the old town has a warm and welcoming atmosphere Valance has some very beautiful buildings the oldest of which is sonop Palina cathedral which dates back to the 11th century the colorful Stone decorations and the white stone Bell Tower contrast with the mass structure you can’t miss the beautiful house of heads at number 57 great Street which owes its name to the many sculpted heads that Adorn the facade and Courtyard the sanjan church and its beautiful 19th century Neo Romanesque style Bell Tower and sculpted capitals date from the former medieval Romanesque Church the Monumental Fountain from 1887 designed by Eugene Patu is located in the city center on Boulevard bansel or the 13th century House of the cloth Merchant the oldest house in vance built of stone and located in the sanjan district [Music] the aend dorc is a stalactite cave classified as a grand site to France and was discovered by a French spel olist in 1935 it is located just a few steps away from the ardesh gorge in the municipality of onak laen this ardesh cave is the world’s Benchmark for underground caves you will discover breathtaking landscapes and light shows have even been installed to intensify the impression of this fairy tale setting explore the aend dnak cave on a guided tour when visiting the cave you first descend over 700 steps to reach the underground halls and then find yourself more than 120 M underground don’t worry the ascent is by elevator the r a de Jolie Hall 50 M below the Earth’s surface the chaos Hall 100 M below the Earth surface the Red Room 121 M below the Earth’s surface each of these rooms has its own special feature but you will be able to admire gigantic halls with stalagmites and stalactites of great Beauty [Music] everywhere historic capital of the savoir shury is a city of history and art that reveals many assets the Old Town admirably restored invites The Walker to discover its mysterious Avenues with multiple covered passageways its patrici houses its facades its Charming Courtyards its cathedral St Fran Dell which contains Trump ly paintings its Castle former residents of the counts and Dukes of savoir its pedestrian streets and its famous Fountain of the elephants the visit continues with the savwa museum which exhibits archaeological ethnographic Collections and the Museum of Fine Arts which houses a large number of Italian paintings the St leer Square very Lively is an unavoidable place in the city to stroll and rest at a cafe Terrace the city also proposes a large number of cultural events with the asass Andre malro located in the curiel district and the shell Dule theater [Music] [Music] [Music] the chave Pont D cave is home to the oldest cave paintings known to date dating back around 36,000 years the paintings depict horses Lions rhinoceroses and hundreds of other animals there are 15 different species in total they were engraved into the cave walls with red ochre or flints or drawn on the walls with charcoal on June 22nd 2014 the cave was added to the UNESCO world heritage list the cave is located near the famous natural stone bridge known as the Pont dark the gateway to the ardesh Gorges to prevent the murals from being destroyed the climate in the cave is meticulously monitored for this reason it is unfortunately not possible to visit the gr chave however just a few kilometers away from the original Grotto a copy called grot chave to adesh allows visitors to admire all the riches of the original for this unusual project painters sculptors Architects set designers and major construction companies have joined forces to use their expertise to reconstruct the best of the original Grotto on a scale of 1 to one over an area of 3,000 square m a permanent exhibition in the so-called gr Chet 2es shows the life of people in the Stone Age as well as lifelike replicas of animals from this period which have been recreated on 8,180 square m of walls and ceilings thanks to Modern 3D technology [Music] the shaman Mo blor Valley is mythical unique and incomparable it is a land full of history and rich in sporting Feats a breathtaking natural environment a mecca for skiers snowboarders and Freer riders with the world famous runs on the grand Monte but there are also other runs for beginners and intermediate skiers in Shaman top athletes and total beginners can make their own history as they wish and in Total Safety sport culture and Leisure more than 46 different sports are practiced in the shaman Valley in summer including hiking mountaineering paragliding golf The Marked Trails invite all hikers good or beginners to discover the valley on foot from Easy walks to more challenging Mountain tours the auuu medi Cable Car offers an unforgettable view over the more blore mif and the high Alpine surroundings the unique trip of on the Little Red cogwheel Train from Mont a takes visitors to the May de Glass glacia Sea of Ice the more blow cogwheel Railroad and the brevent cable car thanks to the many lifts everyone can easily access this unique Alpine landscape composed of shady forests glittering glassiers Green Mountain pastures and steep Peaks the drum’s hilly landscape staggers its soft rounded shapes from the slopes of The Bard doin and the VOR to The Valleys where the ran and eair flow as border Rivers its Horizon is adorned with green foundations from which Pebble houses rise at its heart in otri an enchantingly fascinating building is dedicated to the imagination the ideal Palace of the letter carer chevel the only work of architecture in the tradition of naive art and art brute created by a single man gods and demons Grotto turrets and minettes the P Al duur chevel of the country let carrier chevel in otri is a colorful Bazaar of architectural Styles and an eccentric Monument to naive architecture it all began with a fall over a lump of tough the shape of which appealed to the Future master builder he then created his dream of the great world in 10,000 days from 1879 to 1912 with a Hindu temple berba castle and ancient columned gate Gaudi was the inspiration as were the avangard buildings of the Paris World exhibitions around 1900 every summer the palet eal duur chevel hosts various music events in the heart of the Garden in an intimate [Music] setting it is the largest glacial Lake in France France and the wildest of the large Alpine lakes in Continental France L du bour fulcon hunt on its western shore while the Romans used to take the waters on the flat Eastern Shore the route to baders leads to the most beautiful viewpoints 18 km long and 1 and 1/2 to 4 km wide the 44.5 Square km Lake stretches along a gully between the high mountains and the foothills of the Alps it is framed by massives over 1,000 MERS High such as the shend dein and the mif de as well as the Mont Dua and Mont rad they damned up the flood waters at the end of the last warm Ice Age around 19,000 years ago when the Great Alpine glacia retreated from the quaternary period creating a lake in the Jura mountains that is still more pristine and wilder than L Dani and Lake Geneva in the morning early morning Mist covers the surface of the water whose color changes with the changing Shores and Seasons deep blue here emerald green there lead gray in Winter the waters are crystal clear with mute swans fluffing up their white plumage as soon as a boat or standup paddler approaches 14 Harbors with a total of 2,600 births line the shores of the lake with 1,646 births for boats and Yachts the marina in X labor is one of the largest of its kind on a French Lake 320 births are reserved for visitors and [Music] tourists the medieval village of perouge is located on a small hill and is one of the most beautiful villages in Fr France it is exceptional architecture that bears witness to a rich past the cultivation of hemp and the weaving industry in particular made perouge flourish The Village was fortunate that little was destroyed and that it was rebuilt in time from 1911 and many houses were restored the small village is a regular venue for cultural events such as nights games or music festivals such as the spring of perouge in May and June when you visit you really feel like you’ve been transported Ed back to the Middle Ages you can literally hear the voices and sounds of the past it is the reason why many films have been shot here including films of the Three Musketeers after passing through the town gate you are greeted by a picturesque scene of cobbled streets lined with old houses and a 15th century Church Medieval half- timbered houses with protruding bay windows and Renaissance houses with tracery Windows characterize the medieval image of the town in the middle of the Village is the lyen square with the 13th century Oster where sick people and guests of the monastery were accommodated the Museum of old perouge is also located here [Music] [Music] [Music] greena is one of the most beautiful villages in France and a village botanique the village with its Mighty fortifications and Castle can be seen from afar the extremely picturesque Village sits enthroned on a hill and is surrounded by Lavender Fields and Vineyards of course the castle and the ramparts are the most obvious and impressive sites in greena the castle was first mentioned in the 11th century and in the 13th century it was rebuilt into the largest Renaissance Castle in Southeastern France the town wall was also reinforced at this time with 12 observation towers over the course of time it was modified again and again until in the 19th century the town grew to such an extent that it also extended outside the city walls in the 17th century Madame de s was a guest at the castle to whom greena owes much of its Fame her letters many of them to her daughter are now an important source of information about the people around her and the times and so you come across this lady again and again in the town many things are named after her and her grave is also located in greenard from the top you also have a gigantic view of the surrounding area and the village if you take the circular route along the Fortress wall you will pass the bombastic sensore Church [Music] ton andain leage form a twin town that stretches along both sides of the ran in the adesh in Southeastern France around 80 km from leyon the left and right banks of the ran are connected by a pedestrian bridge bridge that was built between 1379 and 1583 the two municipalities are known among other things for their location in the large Court Duron wine growing region where wines with the origin Hermitage are produced aside from its wine making honors the town’s historical Heritage is also impressive in addition to the castle of Chon as the most famous visitor magnet visitors can look forward to many other buildings steeped in history the site of today’s Chown was already settled in Roman times vulture was already practiced back then a source from 38 ad reports that the region was covered in Vines the first documented mention of the Town dates back to 8814 at this time there was already a castle built on the site of a Watchtower from Roman times in 1102 the castle was expanded into a fortress at the beginning of the 14th century it was given a new protective fortification in the 20th century The Fortress was used as a Catholic Monastery long since secularized the former Castle is known as the castle of tunon and is home to several interesting museums that should interest history Buffs [Music] rich in a mining and Industrial Heritage the city of Art and history santen has preserved an important Heritage especially from the 19th and 20th centuries the unmissable gene Jess Square adorned with a Charming Bandstand and lined with beautiful buildings such as the cathedral the town hall and the prefecture the Lively pedest streets with stores of the sjop district the picturesque POA Square as well as the numerous museums that the city counts are so many charms to discover the remarkable Museum of Modern Art with more than 15,000 Works houses one of the most important collections of modern and Contemporary Art in France overlooked by the silhouette of its winding Tower and its two slag heaps the mining Museum located on the site of the kuret shaft allows you to discover a former mining site by visiting various places such as the changing room the lamp room the underground passages the winding machine room or even the energy room also not to be missed are the Museum of Art and Industry and the Museum of the old stien around the city a peaceful and preserved nature awaits Walkers with the proximity of the laa gorges and the pilot massive [Music] [Music] yoir is a medieval village labeled most beautiful villages in France and is a pleasant place to stroll and wander between the stores in the cobbled streets and the Lakeside prominade where white swans and cruise ships await guided tours of the medieval village allow you to learn more about the history of yvoir and its strategic location on Lake Geneva The Garden of the five senses is inspired by this medieval past and offers landscaped spaces between plant labyrinths priests Gardens and rose gardens the Maison delist houses many documents that shed light on Yo’s past in the medieval Alleyways craft stores alternate with art galleries lace making basket weaving Crystal weaving hat making woodworking designer groups jewelry Regional products or poery many workshops open their doors to you and their stores in the port the comp genal the navigations cruise ships await you including the steam powered Bell Epoch models that offer you the opportunity to sail to Geneva for dinner [Music] [Music] now [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] groby is one of the most appealing vacation destinations in France this is not surprising as nature speaks its own language rivers meet and surrounded by mountains groby makes for a delightful cityscape with an outstanding backdrop interesting Excursion destinations are available for guests sporting activities and a distinctive artistic and cultural landscape make for a varied vacation connoisseurs are familiar with grenoble’s culinary Specialties and enjoy the Delicacies groby promises its guests life and adventure for a reason a city with a lot to offer invites you to enjoy a relaxing vacation a mountainous landscape with 60 km of the beldan Massif enchants the city groby is the highest mountain City in the Alps but of course shender beldan and chatra massives begin around greny bizar mountain peaks stretch over an altitude of 3,000 M it is a successful landscape with something special that is not only appreciated by Nature lovers but also attracts tourists like a magnet groby is very well endowed in terms of cultural history the famous Muse de groby contains the third largest art colle ction in France contemporary art from the 13th to the 21st century has established itself The Fortress L Bas on the chatra mif presents the unity of 19th century military architecture [Music] [Music] w oh [Music] [Music] in the south of the deamon ardesh LIE the approximately 32 km long spectacular Gorges the Gorges de ladesh they are located in the last third of the river between the towns of Von pontar and St Martin dardes this section of the ardesh is home to magnificent Landscapes created by water over more than 100 million years during this time a breathtaking Canyon was carved into the Limestone Cliffs some of the cliffs rise up to 3 300 M high in the midst of untouched and protected nature the spectacular Gorges begin at the Village of Von Pont dark with a naturally formed Stone Bridge this is also the place to descend the ardesh in a canoe or kayak various tours of approximately 8 km are offered here as so-called mini tours as well as longer tours covering the entire route of approximately 32 km the longer tours last up to 2 to 3 days of course this region is very busy in July and August and should therefore be avoided at this time beautiful sandy beaches along the river invite you to relax and swim a road d290 also leads from St Martin dardes or from Von Pont l through the Gorges of the ardesh with impressive viewpoints there are many marked hiking trails in the protected nature reserve a wonderful opportunity to explore the beauty of this natural environment [Music] [Music] for more than 60 years the famous Agri dumad one of the highest Rocky peaks in Shaman has been a top attraction with a worldwide reputation from the center of Shaman the auuu medi cable car takes you to the gates of the high mountains at an altitude of 3,842 M in 20 minutes at an altitude of 3,777 M the aidu medi with its Terraces offers a 360 view of the entire French Swiss and Italian Alps an elevator takes you to the summit Terrace at 3,842 M from where you can enjoy a breathtaking view of man Blan this is breathtaking Thrill Seekers will appreciate the attraction of the site a technological feat and Unforgettable Sensations more than 1,000 MERS of emptiness under your feet in this glass box glazed on five of its sides one small step for the visitor one giant leap in the history of the U do Medi Goosebumps guaranteed the tube is a 32 M long steel gallery that allows you to completely Circle the Central Summit of the uid Dum at an altitude of over 3,700 m without turning back an extraordinary place an extraordinary idea the location of the U dumad is the starting point for many mountain tours including of course the ascent of the legendary man Blan fire the three mountains many famous Mountaineers have left their Mark here to honor these inventive and daring adventurers of whom rufford is the most famous example the highest Museum in the world is being built at 3,777 m above sea level [Music] Anese is one of the most beautiful towns in the Alps the town lies at the Northern end of L Dany and is surrounded by breathtaking snowcapped mountains the lake lies at an altitude of 447 m above sea level and the highest mountain on its Shores is Lor a summit in the shape of an armchair 2351 M High the small medieval quarter is full of canals Bridges decorated with flowers and streets lined with arcades there are many beautifully decorated stores restaurants and bars along the canals two sites are definitely worth a visit the p deil a 12th century prison in the middle of the T canal and the Shadow dasty with its small Towers which is situated in the Hills above the town and offers wonderful views of the old town and the Crystal Clear Lake in the background there is a market in Anese almost everyday where you can buy food textiles or fruit and vegetables from local farms if you like swimming you will find numerous beaches on the lake in summer the water reaches a temperature of around 24° the old railroad line on the shore of the lake has been converted into a 30 km cycle route so you can easily get to the beaches as as well as the many restaurants and picnic areas [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] [Music]