mountain pass
Cormet de Roselend
A 1,968 m Beaufortain pass whose road skirts the turquoise Lac de Roselend reservoir: one of the most photogenic climbs of the Tour de France and the Route des Grandes Alpes.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
Mercury works well as a base: 10 minutes from Grignon, 24km from Lake Annecy.
Mercury is a town located in Rhône-Alpes, France. With a population of 2,562, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Mercury sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mercury to your route.
The Château de Chevron is a redesigned and remodelled castle in the commune of Mercury in the Savoie département of France. It was owned by the powerful Quilliard family.
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Mercury is located in Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe. The coordinates are 45.6745 latitude, 6.3369 longitude.
Mercury has a population of approximately 2,562 people, making it a town in France.
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mountain pass
A 1,968 m Beaufortain pass whose road skirts the turquoise Lac de Roselend reservoir: one of the most photogenic climbs of the Tour de France and the Route des Grandes Alpes.
23 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's purest lake, a dazzling turquoise jewel framed by the French Alps and the charming pastel-hued old town of Annecy.
24 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
A 1,486 m pass between La Clusaz and Flumet with a tiny chapel at the summit and a postcard head-on view of Mont Blanc framed by alpine pastures.
24 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
A challenging Tour de France climb in the Savoie Alps at 1993m, with long, winding approaches through pastoral valleys and dense forest.
27 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Eighteen tightly stacked hairpins climbing a near-vertical cliff wall out of the Maurienne valley: a ribbon of switchbacks so photogenic it became an instant Tour de France icon in 2015.
41 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Western Europe's highest peak at 4,808 meters, a snow-capped giant straddling the French-Italian border in the Alps.
45 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A vertiginous 3,842-meter granite needle reached by a spectacular cable car, offering face-to-face views of Mont Blanc.
48 km · about 55 min drive
tunnel
An 11.6 km tunnel beneath Western Europe's highest mountain, linking Chamonix in France with Courmayeur in Italy: the quickest year-round route between the French and Italian Alps.
49 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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