In France, we have 3 kinds of natural parks :
- Marine natural parks.
- National parks.
- Regional natural parks.
The Massif des Bauges regional natural park was created at the end of 1995 and includes some very nice areas of mountains and rural places from Savoie and Haute Savoie departments.
I know many of these places from a long time before the park's creation. When i was younger i often went there for mountaineering, hiking or cycling.
The park was created while i was living in Provence and i was hearing by the news, friends and family that the Massif des Bauges was becoming more and more famous. More and more famous for its nature, for its cheese, for its landscapes, ...
I have to say that i was a little afraid that it becomes before all a tourist place.
Since we came back to live in Haute Savoie last summer, i went to the Massif des Bauges a very few times and i could seen that things changed but not too much. Some villages just look a little more modern and seem to be a little less lost in the wilderness.
This image was done in march during my first but unsuccessful try of photography in the park.
After spending hours with driving and walking under a dull light in the Savoie's mountains i decided to come back and explore some areas closer to Annecy. I finally stopped in that forest just near Bellecombe en Bauges.
It started to be late but i could make a few photos before the night and noted this place as one i would have to visit again.
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Patrick, I was in the North of France, I wonder how different it is from the South of France.... I would love to visit the South of France one day, too! ..
Hello C,
Yes north and south are really different. Not the same climate, not the same architecture, not the same landscapes and also not the same people.
If i remember well, you also went to some places in Italy which can give you a good idea about what south of France looks like.
Il y a de ces journées infructueuses, où nous avons l'impression d'avoir parcouru des kilomètres inutilement. Est-ce que tu rencontres beaucoup de touristes lors de tes excursions?
Bonjour Anne,
Bien souvent les journées qui semblent infructueuses se révèlent fort utiles à plus long terme.
Sinon, je fais rarement des photos le week end et le plus souvent c'est tard le soir ou tôt le matin. Du coup, même si je vais dans des endroits assez fréquentés il sont le plus souvent déserts lorsque j'y suis.
Oooohhh....yes I can imagine, you are saying, the feel of the South of France is similar to the feel in Italy? While the north of France (as I noticed) feels much more like Belgium! :) I was in Belgium too! :)
I really liked the North of France, I also loved Paris, but I think that the South of France is somewhere I must visit soon, but they say that in the South, the people are not nice??? That's what they say, they say in the north, the people are much warmer than in the South... what is your opinion on this?
C,
Generally spaeking i try not to rely too much on what They say ....
You will find nice people anywhere you go if you're ready for that.
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