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Elevation and stops

Thonon-les-Bains Departure
1 Cluses
2 Col de la Colombière
3 Col des Aravis
4 Col des Saisies
5 Bourg-Saint-Maurice
6 Col de l'Iseran
7 Modane
8 Col du Galibier
9 Briançon
10 Col d'Izoard
11 Embrun
12 Col de Vars
13 Barcelonnette
14 Col de la Cayolle
Menton

Best season: June, July, August, September

The classic Alpine pass route from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean (684–720 km depending on source): the Colombière, Aravis, Saisies, Iseran (2,764 m — the highest paved pass in the Alps), Galibier, Izoard, Vars and Cayolle passes. Begun in 1909, opened in 1913, named in 1950. The high passes are open in summer only.

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