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unusual facts about Rhône Valley



Annoisin-Chatelans

They thrive on the edge of beautiful cliffs overlooking the Rhone valley or on the hills where the top of the Alps and Mont Blanc can be seen.

Chippenham Without

There is evidence of monastic presence here; land in the locality was given by King Stephen to the nunnery of Martingny in the Rhone valley and in the reign of Edward I this land was transferred to the priory of Monkton Farleigh.

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.

Henry Herbert La Thangue

Between 1881-82 La Thangue spent some time painting on the coast of Brittany (one of his works from this period is "The Boat-builder's Yard"), then in Donzère in the Rhone valley (1883).

Jeb Dunnuck

He reviews wines from the Rhône Valley (North and South), Southern France, Washington, and Central & Southern California for Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and eRobertParker.com, the global bimonthly wine publication and website founded by influential wine critic, Robert Parker.

Upper Burgundy

The adjective "upper" refers to its location further up the Rhone Valley as distinct from Lower Burgundy (Cisjurania) and also from the Duchy of Burgundy west of the Saône river.

West Hesse Depression

This zone is a succession of grabens that run from the Rhone Valley through the Rhine Rift, the Wetterau and the Gießen Basin, below the Vogelsberg foothills to the Amöneburg Basin, and from there over the Neustadt Saddle in the West Hesse Depression and continuing along the Leine Graben to the Oslo Rift valley.


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Adventist University of France – Collonges

This mountain with its restaurants and breath-taking view of the Rhône valley or Mont Blanc attracts many from nearby Geneva.

Chasseurs d'Afrique

It was engaged in several battles during the taking of Toulon, in the Rhone valley, through Burgundy, Alsace, and in the Black Forest.

Fort l'Écluse

It commands the Rhone valley and is a natural entrance into France from Switzerland between the Vuache hills and the Jura Mountains.

Geyssans

There is also a very clear view, on a good day, on the Rhone valley and the Vercors Plateau.

Lens, Switzerland

The platform at the top commands a spectacular view up and down the Rhone valley, from Martigny (to the west), as far as Leuk (to the east).

Raron

It is located on the right side of the Rhone valley at the entrance to the Bietsch valley and west of Visp.