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2 unusual facts about Chartreuse Mountains


Into Great Silence

It is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, a monastery high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains).

Lucien Aimar

He finished seventh, coming second behind Roger Pingeon on stage two, in the Chartreuse.


Classic rally

For example, Monte Carlo Rally had long sections running through the Chartreuse mountains between Chambéry and Grenoble before crossing the Rhone valley and continuing in what was often the deeply snowbound and ice covered Ardeche, all in the same night.

Coupe Icare

Coupe Icare (Icarus Cup) is an annual festival of free flight held between Saint-Hilaire (on the border of Chartreuse Mountains) and Lumbin (in the valley of Isère in France).


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Nout Lequen

In her workshop in Meylan (Isère, Dauphiné, France) near the Chartreuse Mountains, she was touched by the silence and the lights of the Alps.