Name: On the Mountain Tops - Deepest France
Uploaded: 2021-08-31T05:00:00.000+02:00
Duration: 2585 s
Description: Mountains cover more than a third of France. They are beautiful but fragile natural environments, endowed with exceptional biodiversity and are privileged places for observing and anticipating environmental changes. This film takes us to meet the French people who live their passions at high altitudes, continuing long tradition as well as innovating.

Górzysta Francja: od Alp po Wogezy

Douces France(s), côté nature

Cara dolce Francia

On the Mountain Tops

Frankreich, mild und wild

En las alturas

Mountains cover more than a third of France. They are beautiful but fragile natural environments, endowed with exceptional biodiversity and are privileged places for observing and anticipating environmental changes.
This film takes us to meet the French people who live their passions at high altitudes, continuing long tradition as well as innovating.

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Deepest France

<p>Mountains cover more than a third of France. They are beautiful but fragile natural environments, endowed with exceptional biodiversity and are privileged places for observing and anticipating environmental changes.</p>
<p>This film takes us to meet the French people who live their passions at high altitudes, continuing long tradition as well as innovating.</p>

Mountains cover more than a third of France. They are beautiful but fragile natural environments, endowed with exceptional biodiversity and are privileged places for observing and anticipating environmental changes

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