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Route des Grandes Alpes
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Route des Grandes Alpes

France's legendary high-alpine route crossing 16 mountain passes from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean

French Alps556 miles12.0 hours

Route

2 stops
  1. 1
    Start

    Geneva

    Quai Du Général- Guisan 24, 1204 Genève, Switzerland

  2. 2
    Destination

    Nice

    Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

About this drive

The Route des Grandes Alpes is one of the great classic drives of Europe, tracing a magnificent 700-kilometre north-to-south spine through the French Alps from Lake Geneva to Nice on the Riviera. Crossing 16 alpine passes including the Col du Galibier and the Col de l'Iseran (the highest paved pass in the Alps at 2,770m), the route is legendary among motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts. The scenery ranges from glaciated high alpine landscapes to lavender fields and Mediterranean warmth, making it a complete European adventure.

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