What are your favorite places in the Alps? I'm only sort

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>>1172428
I like the French Alps because contrary to say Switzerland, Germany and Austria they are also close to the sea and thus the French pre-Alps really have an atmosphere and climate of their own, the Vercors region for instance (pic related), even though the highest summits are located further into the Alps
Here a nice video taken in the French Alps, from a shepherd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7GHAGnRCYI

>>1172472
Thanks, that video is great

>>1172428
Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen are the best places to see and do what you're describing, as far as I know. I stayed in both and hiked a lot. Climbed one of the mountains off-trail, got stuck at the top, had to sleep in a rain shelter, goats were trying to get into our place, etc. Incredibly stupid. But it was the best memory I have of my trip to Europe. The Bernese Oberland has so much to see and do, if you're into hiking and the outdoors. Get there.

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Only ever been to one place in the Alps -- Castelrotto / Kastelruth in Italy. So it is my favorite.

>Dolomite, baby!

>>1173127
>Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen
OP here, those are the places from Rick Steves that first got me interested in the Alps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFxqMPmxsDA

>>1172428
Berchtesgaden / Schonau Am Konigssee, Germany
Triglav / Bled, Slovenia
Val di Fassa, Italy (but really the Dolomites as a whole)
Annecy, France

>>1172428
Pretty well all the Swiss Alps have loads of well marked hiking trails. There are readily available maps, splendid wlaks in the mountains, good walks elsewhere when the wether is less good. But ... the place is infernally expensive.

Fabvourites of mine are Wengen for the Eiger/Grindelwald area and the Eiger Trail along the bottom of the N Face in particular. Zermatt for the Matterhorn. And the area around Gruyere for lower level particularly Gorges de la Jogne.

Only been to Slovene Alps, since I live here. AMA

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Verbier, obviously.