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Jura & Alps (winter 2007) - The Alps is France's third most popular tourist region, following Paris and the Côte d'Azur, and it is Europe's largest mountain range. The Alps spread over France, Italy and Switzerland, with the highest peaks being on the eastern edge and forming a formidable natural barrier with Italy. Isère is the highest département, followed by Hautes-Alpes and Savoie. Mont Blanc in Haute-Savoie stands at 4,807m (15,767ft) and is the tallest mountain in Europe.

Separated from the Alps by Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), the Franche-Comté region contains the Jura mountains to the south and borders the Vosges mountains on the north side. The Jura mountains are more accessible, yet less exploited by tourism, than the Alps and are thus extremely popular with winter sports fans, nature lovers and ramblers. The scenery is largely green and unspoilt and the region is well endowed with rolling fields, pine forests, lakes and towering mountains.