Located in the southeast quarter of France, the province of Dauphine is composed of two departments, the Drome and Isere located in the current administrative region Rhône-Alpes and the department of Hautes Alpes, located in the PACA.
Attached to France in 1349 the province was only genuinely attached to the kingdom of France until the mid-fifteenth century under the reign of Louis XI. Home she saw the birth of Protestantism the famous Chevalier Bayard, without fear and without reproach.
Drome which is now part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes boasts However, being in the north of Occitan. His prefecture, Valencia, in the center of the Rhone Valley is a crossroads between the South, Lyon and Grenoble. Diois, historical and tourist region whose main city is Die, contains the Vercors world famous for its cliffs rocky cliffs overlooking the magnificent gorges, where you can experience all the sports and outdoor activities: from hiking, cycling, mountain biking, horse (and donkey), climbing, canyoning, canoeing, tree climbing, via ferrata, paragliding, caving.
But the Drôme is also some wonderful things to discover, visits do not miss the crocodile farm at Pierrelatte or more than 350 species of crocodilian reptiles can be seen in a zoo of 8000 sqm. The famous castle of the XII century Grignan overlooking the Drôme Provençal perched on a rocky outcrop. And the Ideal Palace, Cheval's work, which naive construction he became the architect of raising stones here and there, building his dream palace now part of Heritage Hauterives, just 120 km from Die.
After exercise, pleasure! This region is particularly rich in products likely to flatter your palate. Who has not heard of the famous ravioli or Fiction rennets Chabeuil! Besides the small appetizers and other liquors as well as the nuts Clairette de Die: drink modération.Un doubt as to the next destination for your vacation in nature, quiet, eco tours: the Drôme in the Dauphine.
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