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Despite the fact that major roads in Corsica are relatively new and well maintained, most of the island's roads are narrow and have an abundance of sharp bends.

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The A35 autoroute is a toll free highway in north eastern France. It is also known as the autoroute des cigognes and the Voie Rapide du Piémont des Vosges.



One of the most famous of the mountain climbs on the Tour de France, but not the toughest one. L'Alpe d'Huez has hosted a stage finish almost every year since 1976.

 

The barrage d’Ossoue at an elevation of 1834m above the sea level, is a lake located in the Ossau Valley (Vallée d'Ossau), in the French Pyrénées, in thePyrénées-Atlantiques département, France. The lake is reached by the D128 road.



Spectacular high mountain road between Champagny-le-Bas and Champagny-le-Haut Road, two small towns in the municipality of Champagny-en-Vanoise, a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

 

The Cirque de Gavarnie is a cirque in the central Pyrenees, in south-western France. The cirque is 800 m wide (on the deepest point) and about 3000 m wide at the top. It is located within the commune of Gavarnie, the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, and the Pyrenees National Park.

The Cirque de Troumouse is an imposing curved wall of rock,10 km long and 1.000m high located in in the Hautes-Pyrenees in France, forming the border with Spain, in the municipality of Gèdre.



A short but dramatic stretch of D900a road, from Verdaches to Digne-les-Bains (France), goes inside the Clues de Barles, a narrow road going through deep canyons.



Clue de St Auban is a spectacular gorge which links St Auban and Brianconnet (France) and has the Esteron River flowing through it. Is situated in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur and belongs to the Alpes Maritimes.

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Clue d’Aiglun, going by the D10 road, is very scenic to drive through, with tunnels and at one point the road follows a narrow ledge cut into the rock, it should not be attempted by novice drivers and those who don't know how to reverse!

 

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Col Agnel, at an elevation of 2744 m above the sea level, is a mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, west of Monte Viso between France and Italy which links the Queyras valley (Hautes-Alpes) with Pontechianale in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, and links the italian road SP251 and the french D205t in the summit.



Col Burdin Olatze at an elevation of 892 metres above the sea level, is a mountain pass in the Pyrénées between the Basque provinces of Lower Navarre and Soule, especially between the basins of the Nive and Saison.

The Col d'Agnes, at an elevation of 1570 m. above the sea level, is a mountain pass on French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (East).



Col d'Allos, at an elevation of 2250 m. above the sea level, is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France. It connects Barcelonnette in the Ubaye Valley and Colmars and goes on to the Col des Champs.



Col d'Andrion, at an elevation of 1680m above the sea level, is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in France.


The Col d'Artigascou, at an elevation of 1351m above the sea level, is a mountain pass on French Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne. This pass links the valleys of Garonne and Ger. This pass also provides access to the ski resort Le Mourtis.

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