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Mesmerising A view of Mont Blanc
The French Tourist Office in India is celebrating “French Connection 2007” in full swing these days. As part of it, it is working towards publicising Rhone Alps as an ideal vacation spot for the Indian globetrotters.
Pascal Visintainer, Marketing Director of The French Tourist Office says, “This is an important platform to ensure that Indian tour operators are well-informed about the various French tourism experiences and products.” The idea behind celebrating “French Connection 2007”, according to him, “is to widen the understanding of France as a place that has much more to offer than simply wine and fashion.”
Geographically, Rhone Alps is nestled on the crossroads between Southern and Northern Europe. It is chiefly popular for having the largest ski area in the world.
Canoeing
Other activities which a tourist can enjoy at Rhone Alps are horseback riding and canoeing.
The region offers a patchwork of diverse landscapes which comprises of glaciers and mountain peaks like Mont Blanc.
An addition on the itinerary of every prospective tourist should be a visit to the numerous reserves and national parks. The other endowments of nature are the region’s lakes around which are built thermal resorts providing health treatments. The landscape is criss-crossed by many rivers which in turn boast of dams that are reflective of complex architectural acumen.
Visintainer says the region can offer a great experience to food lovers. Starting with chicken from Bresse, truffles from the Tricastin to fish from the Dombes, one can try out many delicacies.
As a wine producing region, Rhone Alps promises an exotic wine list too. Though many might feel that language could be a possible hindrance while travelling across the French Republic, the officials dismiss this saying: “All the tourism officials are extremely well-versed in English. France is home to people of 52 different ethnic backgrounds. Resultantly, around 80 per cent of the population can converse in English.”
NAINA SHARMA
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