Discovering the French Alps: Lac du Mont-Cenis and Saint Avre
Experiences from our road trip to Portugal (part 4)
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5 min readAug 24, 2023
Why would anyone take the tunnel when you could enjoy these spectacular views in the Alps?
Our journey from Hungary to Portugal by car, with our three kids, was getting more and more exciting. After stopping in Susa, Italy for ice cream and a walk around the Roman ruins, we continued our trip through the Alps, crossing the border to France.
Check our family trip from the beginning:
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Over the Alps
If you are in a hurry and if you are lucky you might make it faster to Grenoble for example, through the 12.87 km Fréjus road tunnel. It links the Savoie and the Piedmont.
We chose to cross the Alps the old way, through the Mont Cenis Pass . It was worth the long and winding…
