Complete details on over 100 hikes through the uncrowded national and regional parks of France and NW Italy.
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Less well known than their Swiss and Austrian counterparts, the Alps of France and northwest Italy begin near the Mediterranean and rise northward. These remote and impressive peaks, valleys, and meadows have been preserved by the French and Italian governments as part of their national park systems; the trails therein are the subject of this new book by Lieberman (The Outdoor Traveler's Guide to the Alps, Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1991). More than 100 trails in four French parks and one Italian park are described, with concise information about each trail's difficulty, distance, high point, and total elevation gain clearly stated. The book also offers information on travel accommodations, weather, language, safety, history, and the environment. Lieberman (whose husband provides the photos-not seen) presents a readable and informative guide to the Alps; of special interest to libraries with strong travel and recreation collections.
Pamela Bellows, Northwestern Connecticut Community-Technical Coll. Lib., Winsted
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Pamela Bellows, Northwestern Connecticut Community-Technical Coll. Lib., Winsted
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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We just returned from our second hiking trip in the French Alps using this book, and we're already planning a third. This is the best guide we have found in English or French. The authors know their trails, and they found the wildest, most unspoiled parts of the Alps, which are protected in national and regional parks - the Vanoise range, the Ecrins, the Queyras, and the Mercantour. (The book does not cover Chamonix and the Mont Blanc range.) Our favorite wild hiking area is the valley of the Veneon (near Bourg-d'Oisans). We enjoyed the hikes there recommended in this book.
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The Alps of France and northwestern Italy comprise a beautiful and varied region of impressively high peaks and steep glaciers, mountain tarns and alpine meadows, and lonely valleys. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sentier balcon, navette stop, ruined stone cabin, total climb, alpine club huts, signposted junction, few blazes, small stone cabin, hut keeper, sign points right, few cairns, boulder slide, alpine parks, loop trip, yellow blazes, jeep road, grassy shelf, trail bends, fixed cable, trail switchbacks, trekking poles, trail curves, blazes mark, trail levels, signpost points Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gran Paradiso, Refuge de la Vanoise, Lac de Tignes, Refuge de la Martin, Refuge du Plan Sec, Col de Salèse, Col Fromage, Pointe de Villeneuve, Chalet-Hôtel du Gioberney, Col du Vallonet, L'Alpe du Lauzet, Lac Ste, Madone de Fenestre, Vallée des Merveilles, Grand Belvédère, Refuge des Merveilles, Col Rosset, Monte Viso, Refuge du Viso, Col de Chamoussière, Col du Palet, Grand Collet, Lago Djouan, Les Fontanettes, Refuge de la Glière New!
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The Alps of France and northwestern Italy comprise a beautiful and varied region of impressively high peaks and steep glaciers, mountain tarns and alpine meadows, and lonely valleys. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sentier balcon, navette stop, ruined stone cabin, total climb, alpine club huts, signposted junction, few blazes, small stone cabin, hut keeper, sign points right, few cairns, boulder slide, alpine parks, loop trip, yellow blazes, jeep road, grassy shelf, trail bends, fixed cable, trail switchbacks, trekking poles, trail curves, blazes mark, trail levels, signpost points Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gran Paradiso, Refuge de la Vanoise, Lac de Tignes, Refuge de la Martin, Refuge du Plan Sec, Col de Salèse, Col Fromage, Pointe de Villeneuve, Chalet-Hôtel du Gioberney, Col du Vallonet, L'Alpe du Lauzet, Lac Ste, Madone de Fenestre, Vallée des Merveilles, Grand Belvédère, Refuge des Merveilles, Col Rosset, Monte Viso, Refuge du Viso, Col de Chamoussière, Col du Palet, Grand Collet, Lago Djouan, Les Fontanettes, Refuge de la Glière New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Lonely Planet Walking in France by Sandra Bardwell on page 256 (1), and page 256 (2)
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