Vercors National Park, France.
Walks in the Vercors national park, France.
Please watch at 720p quality.
Discover European Cities: Grenoble, France
This is the first episode of Discover European Cities short documentary program that aims to cover unpopular cities in Europe in a short video clip. This program shows quickly main areas in each city visited with popular monuments in the city. Also, Dicover European Cities program will cover each city by less than a 5 minutes video. This video was made using iPad Air camera.
Grenoble is a city of around 550,000 inhabitants located in south-eastern France, in the Rhône-Alpes region that encompasses the French Alps.
The climate is quite cold in winter, with days of snow almost every year. Summers are known to be hot, as mountains surrounding the town stop any wind.
Grenoble is crossed by two rivers, the Drac and the Isère, and is surrounded by three mountain chains, the Vercors, Chartreuse and Belledonne.
History of the city
43 B.C. : Gallo-Roman period ; first mention of Cularo
End of the 3rd century (between 286 and 293) Cularo becomes the administrative center of a city
379 : Cularo becomes Gratianopolis, creation of a bishopric
12th century: Grenoble becomes the Dauphins' capital and a co-lordship
1340 : The Delphinal Council moves to Grenoble
1453 : Dauphiné Parliament
1562 : Religious Wars : the city is in the hands of the Protestants
1590 : Duke of Lesdiguières and his successors
1788 : The Parliament rebels : Day of the Tiles and the Vizille Assembly 1793/1794 : Terreur « douce »
1815 : Napoleon and the 100 days, siege of Grenoble
1830 : New city walls and construction of the Bastille fortress
1835 : patent registration for glovemaker Xavier Jouvin's glove punch in Grenoble
1842 : founding of the first cement company of Grenoble (the second oldest in France)
1850 : Grenoble becomes one of the most important glove-making centers in Europe. Cement factories and hydroelectric power continues to develop. Grenoble becomes an industrial capital.
1860 : Military capital of the Alps with barracks
1925 : International Exhibition of Hydroelectric Power and Tourism
1941 à 1944 : World War Two and the Resistance ; Grenoble, capital of the Maquis resistance movement.
1955 : Scientific research and high technology industries ; university
1968 : Winter Olympic Games1987 : Grenoble install the first tramway in the world accessible to disabled people.19994 : Starting of the ESRF (European Radiation Facility)
1990/1995 : creation of the Europole district
1998 : Opening of the Musée de l'Ancien Evêché
2001 : Starting of Pôle-Sud ice ring
2004 : Re-opening of MC:2
2005 : Grenoble signs first contract for adapted tourism in France
2006 : Starting of the new tramaway line: line C
2006 : Starting of the new european scientist complex MINATEC
2008 : opening of the Alps' Stadium
2009 : Grenoble won the National Grand Prize of the eco-neighborhoods with the quartier de Bonne area.
2011 : re-opening of the MAG: Archeological Museum of Grenoble
Reaching Grenoble
Air
There are three airports near Grenoble:
Grenoble Isère Airport
Also known as St Geoirs,is a small low-cost airport. Flights are more frequent in the ski season.
easyJet and ryanair and Norwegian Airlines offer flights.
Lyon Airport
Also known as Saint Exupéry formerly is farther away, about 100 km (1 h by bus, car or train).
Geneva Airport
Geneva Airport, 157 km from Grenoble, is a usual destination of many flight companies, and can be cheaper than Lyon airport.
Car
• A41, Geneva 1hour and a half(via Chambery)
• A48, Lyon 1 hour
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Grenoble can be difficult to navigate by car, but once you get there the Park and Ride (parking relais) system operated by Semitag-parking is a good way of getting around. (see trams and buses)
Train
Several high speed trains (TGV) from SNCF:
-Paris to Grenoble directly every day, for a three-hour trip of 640 km.
-Lyon (Part-Dieu station) This takes around an 1h15 to 1h30 with the TER (regional trains)
-Geneva in Switzerland 2 hours from the Cornavain station in Geneva's center.
To eat:
-Budget-restaurants: Tacos de Lyon in Sainte-Claire and Tandoori Express.
-Average-Restaurants: Restaurants in Place Grenette like Sporting, Au Bureau,and Cafe Laffe
-High-end restaurants: Auberge Napoléon, Restaurant L'Epicurien.
To sleep:
Best Hotel: Le Grand Hotel in rue de la république.
Average Hotels: Novotel Hotel, Europole Hotel, and Hotel Ibis.
Randonnée Pyrénées | Béarn : le Trek des 3 Vallées - 2ème partie
En route vers le final époustouflant de ce trek magistral du Béarn ! De Sanchèse au sommet du Pic d'Anie, second opus de ces Carnets de Rando spéciaux.
Deuxième partie de ma route sur le Trek des 3 Vallées et une identité toute différente, résolument tournée vers les sommets. En quittant le Val de Lescun, le randonneur fait son entrée dans un univers de géants. A la fraîche sensation des estives succède la démesure grisante de l'altitude. De Lhers à La Pierre Saint-Martin, on y apprend que le massif de l'Anie peut s'aborder autrement que par le GR10 ou la HRP. Un choc visuel permanent qui s'achève en apothéose avec l'ascension du Pic d'Anie, formidable promontoire sur un Béarn revisité.
Gorges du Verdon (les basses gorges) Gorges de Baudinard N°1 LC VIDEO
Après les vidéos les gorges du Verdon vues depuis le lac et les villages entourant le barrage de Ste Croix, une suite s'imposait
On va découvrir aujourd'hui un site peu connu, les gorges de Baudinard. Elles débutent sous la chute du barrage de Ste Croix, et là, le Verdon à creusé de magnifiques gorges sur environ 13 kilomètres. On peut y voir de nombreuses grottes préhistoriques, des falaises pouvant atteindre plus de 150 mètres de haut, et ce qui étonne le plus le visiteur, les résurgences du lac de Ste croix situé en amont (l'eau ruisselle partout )
Les images de ce mini reportage mettent en valeurt la partie haute de ces gorges Bientôt une suite: la partie basse et ses nombreux lacs
Les passerelles/footbridges du Monteynard (Isère - France)
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(EN) Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet is an artificial water reservoir for the Électricité de France power station on the Drac River. It belongs to the department of Isère. It is bounded by the canyons of the Drac and Ebron.
The lake was created in 1961, when the 145-meter-high dam was built. The lake is 10 kilometers long, and in some places up to 300 meters wide.
This lake is often windy and wavy. It is considered to be one of the best places for windsurfing and kitesurfing in Europe. It is also an important site for fishing, as it has a great variety of fish species. Swimming in the lake is permitted.
The lake is bordered by the following municipalities: Avignonet, Cognet, Marcieu, Mayres-Savel, Monteynard, La Motte-Saint-Martin, Roissard, Saint-Arey, Sinard, Treffort.
In 2007 two simple suspension bridges were built across the Drac and Ebron. The bridges are 220 and 180 meters long, respectively, and used 1200 meters of cable.[2][3] Depending on the level of the water in the lake, the Drac bridge is 45—85 meters high above the lake. Construction of the bridges was achieved with the help of helicopters.
The bridge design was based on traditional simple suspension bridges used in the Andes (see Inca rope bridge) and Himalayas to cross deep gorges from rim to rim. Locally, the Drac and Ebron bridges are known as passerelles himalayennes (French, Himalayan footbridges). Like some traditional bridges of this type, the Drac and Ebron bridges are stabilized with cables from below the deck.
The bridges allow hiking and biking from Matheysine to Trièves, on a circuit of walking journey and adventure of 30 km route around the lake.
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Map for tourists:
VALPARD FILMS
Balade à moto en Touraine
Villandry, Langeais, Bréhémont, Ussé, Chinon, Les Roches Tranchelion, Crissay-sur-Manse… Les châteaux de la Loire et les paysages de Touraine se découvrent très agréablement en moto !
VALENCE (FRANCE) MUSÉE des Beaux Arts et Archèologie
Visite du Musée de VALENCE (FRANCE); Art et Archéologie. Le 1 Mars 2015
Rhone Alpes - Tourist Attractions
Rhone Alpes - Tourist Attractions | Aiguille du Midi, Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval, Col du Galibier, Glacier des Bossons, Gorges de l'Ardèche, La Tournette, Lac d'Annecy, Mont Blanc, Parc de la Tête d'Or, Parc naturel régional du Vercors, Vallee Blanche
Camping Les Foulons 2012
If you want to go on holiday in a quiet campsite with lots of space, good sanitary facilities for a very reasonable price and Wifi for free? Camping Les Foulons is the place to be. Just watch the video and you will understand.
Rando Famille 3 jours
Entre découverte et aventure, Corsica Natura vous propose 3 jours complets au cœur de la Corse: Au programme activités ludiques et variées. Tout ceci en étoile, autour du Col de Vizzavona.
L'hébergement est un petit hôtel de montagne, familiale, gratifié du titre de maître restaurateur.
Pour le programme complet, rendez-vous sur :
Un séjour idéal pour profiter en famille de trois jours #détente et #fraîcheur. Une programmation Juillet/Août, adaptable également à vos envies.
Pour les familles de passages, toutes ces activités sont disponibles à la journée sur: