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3 days ago · Rhine River, river and waterway of western Europe, culturally and historically one of the great rivers of the continent and among the most important arteries of industrial transport in the world. It flows from two small headways in the Alps of east-central Switzerland north and west to the North Sea, into which it drains through the Netherlands.
3 days ago · Lyon[c] is the second largest city of France by urban area. [d] It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne.
1 day ago · The Rhine is one of four major rivers taking their source in the Gotthard region, along with the Ticino (drainage basin of the Po), Rhône and Reuss (Rhine basin). The Witenwasserenstock is the triple watershed between the Rhine, Rhône and Po.
2 days ago · France has a very varied territory, in the northern and western parts there are vast river plains, such as those where the Seine, the Loire and the Garonne flow, sometimes interspersed with low hilly areas such as those of the Normandy Hills or the Armorican Massif in Brittany. To the north-west along the border with Belgium are the low hills ...
Aug 28, 2024 · Lyon, capital of both the Rhône département and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région, east-central France, set on a hilly site at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers. It is the third largest city in France, after Paris and Marseille.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · Avignon is on the left bank of the Rhône river, a few kilometres above its confluence with the Durance, about 580 km (360 mi) south-east of Paris, 229 km (142 mi) south of Lyon and 85 km (53 mi) north-north-west of Marseille.
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2 days ago · Start in France’s gastronomic capital and explore the beautiful Saône and Rhône river before making your way to beautiful Provence on this solo traveller tour with Riviera Travel.
